Reviews
Cold Blows the Rain
Bridget Hayden and The Apparitions
This is a good period for ethereal and weird folk and traditional music, with acts like Milkweed seeing their idiosyncratic...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: February/March/2025
AKKOR
Best known as the lead singer of the Turkish retro psychedelic rockers BaBa ZuLa, Melike Şahin has now set out...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: February/March/2025
Forgotten Tunes
Jarek Adamów | Jarek Adamów & Nadbużanie
Jarek Adamów has been championing traditional Polish folk music for some 25 years. His albums have received mixed reviews in...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: April/2025
The Granite Way
The granite massif of Dartmoor runs as a giant seam through the consciousness of South West England – a beautiful,...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: April/2025
Mirrored Daughters
The record label describes Mirrored Daughters as “lo-fi folk-pop and explorative woodland meditations”, which sums it up quite neatly. Melodic...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: April/2025
Lion Awakes
For 23 years, Nigerian singer Amayo was the frontman for the acclaimed Afrobeat collective Antibalas. Having left the band in...
Reviewed by Tom Spargo in issue: April/2025
Come Tenderness
This newly mastered compilation from the Australian Dead Can Dance co-founder showcases her distinctive artistry. Known for her film compositions,...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: April/2025
Our Calling
Piers Faccini & Ballaké Sissoko
The British-Italian folk songwriter Piers Faccini and the Malian kora player Ballaké Sissoko (Taj Mahal, Toumani Diabaté, Derek Gripper) first...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: April/2025
Mercy
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry | Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & The Upsetters
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry’s work – and whole being – have always inhabited otherworldly realms; Mercy is no different. Three and...
Reviewed by Celeste Cantor-Stephens in issue: April/2025
