Reviews
Wild Cursive of Snowland
Reba Jicun’s debut album is a stunning blend of traditional Tibetan opera, rock, metal and Buddhist chanting. Jicun’s musical journey...
Reviewed by Yijia Tu in issue: September/2024
Kairo
Kairo is a very sonically diverse and soulful record from the young Senegalese maestro, aiming to bring together ancient and...
Reviewed by Nik Hann in issue: January/2025
In the Real World
Son of singer, actor and civil rights activist Leon Bibb, Eric Bibb carries forward his father’s legacy in all the...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: January/2025
I’m Jimmy Reed
It’s routinely hailed as the first great blues album but, as was the case with most bluesmen of his generation,...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: January/2025
Femmina
The vocalist and clarinettist Gera Bertolone hails from Sicily, and here puts together an album of original songs which blend...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: January/2025
Great Joy to the New
Great Joy to the New opens with ‘Derby Ram’, the surprisingly upbeat story of a gargantuan sheep and the gloriously...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: January/2025
A Terrible Beauty
More than half a century after his debut LP, Christy Moore’s first outing on Claddagh Records shows there’s still mileage...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: January/2025
Twines
Warsaw Village Band & Bassałyki
Poland’s avant-folk export combines the knotty, clay-bound roots of Polish music and folkloric traditions with innovation and experimentation, whether that...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: January/2025
Athos: Echoes from the Holy Mountain
FLEE Project are known for their work in presenting traditional musics raw, and then calling on contemporary musicians to recontextualise...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: January/2025
