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Review of When the Day is on the Turn

When the Day is on the Turn

Dallahan

Dallahan

Rating: ★★★★

Formed in December 2013, Edinburgh-based, Irish-Hungarian outfit Dallahan arrived on Scotland's live circuit with all cylinders firing. This is their...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: Apr/May/2015

Review of The Sky Unfurls, The Dance Goes On

The Sky Unfurls, The Dance Goes On

Wax Machine

Batov Records

Rating: ★★★

Led by Brazilian-born, Italian/English-raised songwriter and singer Lau Ro, Wax Machine’s third album, The Sky Unfurls, The Dance Goes On,...

Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: January/February/2024

Review of Diversions Vol 4: The Songs and Poems of Molly Drake

Diversions Vol 4: The Songs and Poems of Molly Drake

The Unthanks

RabbleRouser Music

Rating: ★★★★

When Molly Drake's poems and songs came to light they attracted some attention. There was a radio documentary, for which...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: July/2017

Review of Nights in the Belly of Bohemia

Nights in the Belly of Bohemia

Gabriel Moreno

Poetry Mondays Records

Rating: ★★★★

Gabriel Moreno’s new album shows the singer-songwriter at the height of his powers. The London-based Gibraltarian poet/musician explores the dilemmas...

Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: June/2025

Review of Alafia

Alafia

Sidi Touré

Top of the World

Thrill Jockey

Rating: ★★★★

You wait 15 years for a new Sidi Touré album and then, like a fleet of bush taxis, three come...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Nov/Dec/2013

Review of Jean Claude Vannier Et Son Orchestre de Mandolines

Jean Claude Vannier Et Son Orchestre de Mandolines

Jean Claude Vannier Et Son Orchestre de Mandolines

Ipecac

Rating: ★★★

Now here’s an unusual, quirky and charming instrumental set from a French composer with a deserved cult following in the...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: February/March/2025

Review of The Rough Guide to Blind Willie McTell

The Rough Guide to Blind Willie McTell

Blind Willie McTell

World Music Network

Rating: ★★★★★

The ongoing Rough Guides series showcasing the great blues and jazz masters of the first half of the 20th century...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2018

Review of Where the Gods are in Peace

Where the Gods are in Peace

Antibalas

Daptone Records

Rating: ★★★★

Brooklyn's Antibalas have been releasing Afrobeat records for nearly two decades and their latest effort is an exemplary demonstration of...

Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: November/2017

Review of The Other Side of the Air

The Other Side of the Air

Jayme Stone

Jayme Stone

Rating: ★★★★

Canadian Jayme Stone can count his banjo playing as being just the beginning of a host of achievements on this...

Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: March/2014

Review of The Hum

The Hum

O'Hooley & Tidow

Top of the World

No Masters

Rating: ★★★★

A neighbour of Belinda O'Hooley and Heidi Tidow brought them news that the sale of a house close by had...

Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Apr/May/2014

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