Reviews
Across the Western Ocean
The second album of shanties and songs of the sea from Pressgang Mutiny since they came together in 2013 in...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: December/2020
Lua Adversa
It is telling that Cristina Clara was a regular at Tejo Bar, a tiny spot in Lisbon’s historical quarter of...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: January/February/2022
With Love
The self-styled ‘King of klezmer clarinet’ is back with an album that sees him and his band drawn as Marvel...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: July/2011
Sealladh
This Scottish harpist and singer was commissioned by The National Galleries of Scotland to make music and songs paired with...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: August/2024
De Cop i Volta
Brunzit is the Catalan word for both the buzzing of the bees and a drink that’s made from honey and...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: January/2025
Ekoya
After three albums of uncompromising Congolese street funk, Jupiter Bokondji and his band have essayed something a little different on...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2025
Nordic Reflections
Maimu Jõgeda is an Estonian now living in Helsinki, and Nordic Reflections is her third album. It features nine original...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: May/2025
God Bless the USA
Originally from Mumbai and now based in San Jose, California, harmonica player and singer Aki Kumar – the ‘King of...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: October/2025
Moreïne/Déclives
It proves very difficult to tell what is electronic and what isn’t on La Tène’s cavernous and insistent new record,...
Reviewed by Rosie Esther Solomon in issue: January/2026
