Reviews
Tidawt
This new tape from Malian guitarist Ahmed Ag Kaedy and Australian drummer Will Guthrie is full of dynamism. The hot...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: July/2025
Furie
Something of an anomaly in this magazine but also on the pop scene, Anglo-Austrian singer Alicia Edelweiss is one of...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: July/2025
Fontana Rosa
Multi-instrumentalist Carwyn Ellis returns with an all-star Celtic/Latin line-up featuring Venezuelan percussionist Baldo Verdú, American drummer Shawn Lee, the Isle...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: July/2025
Divergence
Freya Rae | Freya Rae & Louis Bingham
Scottish multi-instrumentalist Freya Rae’s new album, Divergence, is a stirring collection of self-composed tunes that riff on traditional sets and...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: July/2025
Detrás da Serra
Banda De Pífanos Caju Pinga Fogo
The pífano is a type of fife flute that probably originated from Europe but was adapted using bamboo by the...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: August/2025
Elan
A confessed city boy, Gareth Bonello, aka The Gentle Good, wrote this album during a year-long residency in Wales’ Elan...
Reviewed by Elliw Iwan in issue: August/2025
Chamber Cairn
Jack McNeill | Jack McNeill & Charlie Heys
Recorded across two days deep in the Cumbrian landscape, and written, performed and produced by Jack McNeill on clarinet and...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: August/2025
All Smiles Tonight
We’ve yet to fully metabolise our experiences of the pandemic. We can relive facts of the time, list off the...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: August/2025
Souffles
French-Syrian flute player and singer Jalal follows up her stunning 2023 album Healing Rituals with this set of wind duets....
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: August/2025
Give Water to Birds
Zöj are an intriguing Australian band who defy easy categorisation. Their name means ‘Couple’ in Farsi; they started as a...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: August/2025
