Reviews
A Assembleia Extraordinária
Rock gaúcho, rock from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, always had a penchant for the music of the British invasion....
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: February/March/2025
Maré Cheia
Musician and anthropologist Meno Del Picchia has managed to combine his academic career with songwriting and music production. He’s explored...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: May/2025
A Piece of Infinity
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
Songbird
In the summer of 2024, Shooter Jennings, son of the famed country outlaw Waylon, began sorting through hundreds of his...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: December/2025
WE MEAN IT, MAN!
Eugene Hütz’s American-Ukrainian gypsy-punks have always favoured heavyweight rock producers, with Steve Albini (Nirvana) and Rick Rubin (Metallica/Aerosmith) among those...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2026
Pizzica Indiavolata
Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino
There's no question that this spirited, acclaimed seven-piece acoustic ensemble is the vanguard of the effervescent present-day musical scene in...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: Apr/May/2013
Rejoice
Two old friends, giants of the African music scene, fuse influences from West and South Africa in this historic, compelling...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2020
The Wave
Composer Marcus Davidson has form when it comes to mixing things up musically, blending an ethereal chorus with the intense...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: May/2019
Brasil Bam Bam Bam
‘What was a French boy, living in South London, doing putting up aerials at the age of 15 so he...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: July/2014
Distant Kin
Funded by the Scottish Arts council, this eight-track gem captures a collaboration between six Celtic and three Indian musicians from...
Reviewed by Barak Schmool in issue: May/2016
