Reviews
Smoke Behind the Clouds
Smoke Behind the Clouds taps the deep, rich reservoir of the old-time American songbook. Led by East Tennessee native Joseph...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: August/2017
From China to Appalachia
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with Chao Tian
Musically, China is vast and variegated and Appalachia much smaller and more isolated. But you’ll find yourself tempted to hear...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: November/2024
Sotak
Now living in Lisbon and playing much of her music in Portugal and France, Karla Da Silva was born in...
Reviewed by Huw Hunnessy in issue: January/2025
Your Comfort Zone
Cumbia grooves, salsa horn riffs and calls to rebellion coalesce on this bombastic record. Opener ‘You are the Revolution’ could...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: October/2025
Marshall Allen Presents Sun Ra & His Arkestra: In the Orbit of Ra
This is a real treat. If you’re not familiar with Sun Ra then you are missing out on one of...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Louder Than Words
After playing together as The Henry Girls for more than a decade, sisters Karen, Lorna and Joleen McLaughlin from County...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: July/2014
Guitar Solo: Universo Musical de Egberto Gismonti
Daniel Murray, a highly regarded Brazilian guitarist, has here put together a well-balanced tribute to the legendary Egberto Gismonti –...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: December/2019
Night Chants – Native American Flute
Native American flute albums are oddities in the music business. They have a faithful audience, but not in the mainstream...
Reviewed by Marc Fournier in issue: July/2018
Soul Sok Séga: Séga Sounds from Mauritius 1973-1979
The international exposure of music from the Indian Ocean has, understandably, been dominated by the sounds of the huge island...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: April/2016
