Reviews
Nae Sweets for Shy Bairns
Heather Downie's debut alum, Nae Sweets for Shy Bairns, is a fine introduction to her talents. A mix of self-penned...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: April/2018
SMS for Location, Vol 4
Montréal has been at the forefront of club culture in Canada for some time now: from multi-arts practice in Ausgang...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: July/2021
Music for Dancing
Since the 90s Apulian/Roma musician and producer Claudio ‘Cavallo’ Giagnotti has worked to innovate the hugely popular pizzica salentina, exploring...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: October/2021
For the Dreams
Ever since they began releasing hit singles in 2020, culminating in their self-titled 2022 debut album, it’s been impossible not...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: December/2024
Sing It for a Lifetime
Heidi Talbot’s latest album is borne from separation and adversity – recorded in a home in the process of being...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2022
Kissin’ is the Best of A’
Bruce MacGregor, Christine Hanson & Friends
It's been ten years since fiddler MacGregor and cellist Hanson collaborated on 101 Reasons to do Nothing and Kissin’ is...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Apr/May/2012
Pop Songs for Elk
As one of the new breed of edgy Americana acts, such as Elephant Revival, Pokey LaFarge or Joy Kills Sorrow,...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2015
Music for the Mother
The Sierra Nevada is a special mountain range. On the Caribbean coast, it’s the highest peak on any ocean and,...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: January/2021
For Those Left Behind
Recorded in the shadow of Lesotho’s Famo gang violence, For Those Left Behind is a defiant, dizzying triumph. The five-piece...
Reviewed by Hillary Palesa Morusi in issue: August/2025
Looking for the Thread
Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis & Karine Polwart
This unexpected but very welcome silver lining collection first came together as a pandemic lockdown writing experiment. US singer-songwriter Carpenter...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: February/March/2025
