Reviews
Blackhouse
Taking inspiration from the present and the future, Blackhouse is an energetic and exciting album from the Peatbogs and shows...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
The Happiest Man in the World
Eric Bibb & North Country Far & Danny Thompson
Eric Bibb refutes the stereotype of the bluesman as bad-ass drunkard who would sell his soul so to play music...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: July/2016
Hâfez & Goethe: Divân
Abed Azrié is the sort of intellectual musician who could probably only flourish in France. Born in Syria’s most cultured...
Reviewed by Bill Badley in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
Charlatan de Balkan
Magnifico – born Robert Pešut – is a Slovenian singer-songwriter whose eclectic music making and willingness to employ humour and...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: December/2016
Clychau Dibon
The Welsh-born Catrin Finch has made her name playing harp with some of the world’s most prestigious orchestras, yet she’s...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
Esquineros
The esquina (street corner) has mythic currency in Buenos Aires. It's the classic location of cafés and bars, and it's...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: November/2016
Binga
Having started his career as a protégé of Ali Farka Touré in 1997, Samba Touré is now a firmly established...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: June/2021
Work Harder and One Day You’ll Find Her
This gorgeous, melancholic and magical mini-album of eight songs, clocking in at around half the length of many of today’s...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2010
