Reviews
The Strange One
A fiery fuzz guitar solo, reggaeton bridge, vocals switching between Spanish and English, searing violins and a constant hip-hop/cumbia beat...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: March/2020
Muunduja
Many years ago, Songlines used to feature quotations from some of the more preposterous press releases that arrive in the...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: November/2018
At the Stringsmith's Forge
The traditional reels, jigs and strathspeys from Scotland, Ireland and Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia that informed Skyhook's first...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Nov/Dec/2014
Clint Eastwood/Many Moods of the Upsetters
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & The Upsetters
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry needs little introduction, being both a celebrated pioneer and producer of Jamaican music and an in-demand performer...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: October/2019
Leaving None but Small Birds
This is an exciting collaboration from two heavy rock bands exploring traditional music on an album that very much pushes...
Reviewed by Amy Hollinrake in issue: October/2021
Now More Than Ever
With Boston fiddler McNally leading the charge, the Katie McNally Trio have been steadily making waves since their 2016 debut...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: May/2021
Tango Mediterraneo
Paolo Karim Gozzo, a singer-songwriter with Sicilian and Moroccan origins, appeared on the Italian X Factor franchise in 2009. He...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2023
Tibetan Buddhist Religious Music from the Kagyu School
Phursung Kelak's life was characterised by disruption and change. Aged 13, he joined a monastery in his native Tibet. Eight...
Reviewed by Thomas Williams in issue: June/2020
J'ai Bu
Québec Redneck Bluegrass Project
The Québec Redneck Bluegrass Project originated from a busking trip to south-west China in 2006 by songwriter and guitarist Jean-Philippe...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2021
