Reviews
Umbelliferæ
Inspired by her love of aromatic plants, the traditions of folk and classical music, and her own chromesthesia (‘ability to...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: December/2024
Cracher le Feu
This ‘fire-spitting’ album from Montréal is the work of producer Oonga, who has hooked up with his Belizean equivalent, Ivan...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: December/2024
Sweet Release
‘These strings, this drum, from another world they come, bringing songs of sweet release,’ Adams sings over a thunderous Rachid...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2024
L’Âge d’Or
One of the key Western artistic concerns of the 19th century was the positioning of poets as spiritual leaders, equal...
Reviewed by Fred Waine in issue: April/2025
Amane
The Moroccan-French three-piece here deliver a well-crafted desert blues collection with strong 70s and 80s rock influences. The group work...
Reviewed by Fred Waine in issue: April/2025
Abdallar’a Kalan / The Heritage of the Abdals
This special project, brought out by Turkey’s Kalan after three years of preparation, collects new recordings of 46 Abdal folk...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: April/2025
B O D I E S
Berlin-based Australian singer-songwriter Kat Frankie leads an eight-member all-female a cappella vocal ensemble on this, the group’s debut self-titled album....
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: April/2025
A Little Wilderness
Foreman is the founder of the Glasgow Old Time Session who has taken her old-time fiddle music around the world,...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: January/2025
It All Came Round Again
Subtitled ‘On Stage and On Air 1982-90’, this is an extensive and intriguing history of what was a decidedly tricky...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: January/2025
