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Review of Soul & Science

Soul & Science

Nickodemus

Wonderwheel Recordings

Rating: ★★★

Nickodemus is a New York DJ whose global success has come through mixing house, hip-hop and disco with different sounds...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: October/2023

Review of Autopoiética

Autopoiética

Mon Laferte

Universal Music

Rating: ★★★★

Chilean singer-songwriter Mon Laferte believes her latest work is also her best. The title refers to an entity’s capability to...

Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: January/February/2024

Review of Médikamen

Médikamen

Corey Ledet Zydeo

Top of the World

Arnaudville/Nouveau Electric

Rating: ★★★★★

Now 15 albums deep, the music of Texas-born, Louisiana-living zydeco busker Corey Ledet remains as vital as ever. However, this...

Reviewed by Andrew Daly in issue: January/February/2024

Review of soFa – Elsewhere CC

soFa – Elsewhere CC

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Les Disques Bongo Joe

Rating: ★★★★

Billed as a ‘digger’s paradise for tropical gems,’ DJ soFa’s latest compilation spans 1972 to 2023, inspiring listeners to imagine...

Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: September/2024

Review of Full Moon

Full Moon

Moonchild Sanelly

Transgressive Records Ltd.

Rating: ★★★★

It’s hard to miss Moonchild Sanelly. The South African singer can usually be identified by her blue braids and for...

Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: May/2025

Review of So Long Little Miss Sunshine

So Long Little Miss Sunshine

Molly Tuttle

Nonesuch Records

Rating: ★★★★

With her latest solo album, So Long Little Miss Sunshine, Molly Tuttle further secures her reputation as one of modern...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: September/2025

Review of América Zureta

América Zureta

Ian Lasserre

Ajabu!

Rating: ★★★

Hailing from the north-east of Brazil, singer-songwriter Ian Lasserre’s songs of protest are couched in the gentlest of voices. In...

Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: January/2026

Review of A Piece of Infinity

A Piece of Infinity

Meklit

Top of the World

Smithsonian Folkways

Rating: ★★★★

Meklit is an Ethiopian-American vocalist, songwriter, composer and activist based in San Francisco. Her latest release finds her explicitly exploring...

Reviewed by George Newton in issue: December/2025

Review of Essam

Essam

Imarhan

Top of the World

City Slang

Rating: ★★★★★

Essam starts out in familiar desert blues territory, with tight, slick guitars and chanting vocals. Then the music begins to...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: February/March/2026

Review of Living in the Light

Living in the Light

Tommy Emmanuel

CGP Sounds

Rating: ★★★★

Tommy Emmanuel wrote ‘Scarlett’s World’, the first single from Living in the Light, the Australian guitar wizard’s latest full-length album,...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: February/March/2026

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