Reviews
Whitewater
Erwan Keravec grew up in Brittany, but is a Scottish bagpiper, now resident in Rennes. He marches sternly between modern...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: February/March/2026
sayr: salt | thirst
Derived from the Arabic musical concept of sayr – meaning ‘course’ or ‘motion’ – this new release by Finnish guitarist/oud...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: February/March/2026
Darkening Green
Darkening Green, the debut album by singer-songwriters Tamar Korn and Kyle Morgan, is a definitive expression of the New York-based...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: October/2025
Howl For More
Evolving from the introspective folk of his debut Quiet Rooms to a more ambitious, delicately electrified musical palette, Howl For...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: October/2025
Sílvia & Salvador
Sílvia Pérez Cruz & Salvador Sobral
Whenever two high-profile singers make an album together there is the possibility of courting disaster. But Sílvia Pérez Cruz and...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: October/2025
In the Wind of Night, Hard-Fallen Incantations Whisper
Slovenian avant-folk outfit Širom have built a much-deserved buzz around themselves over the last ten years. The trio are not...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: October/2025
Dedications
A distributary of the folk futurist group Shovel Dance Collective, Sullows are an improvising outfit consisting of Jacken Elswyth, Daniel...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: October/2025
Aficionado – Flamenco Moro
This record bridges the Mediterranean Sea, uniting the sounds of the oud with Andalusian flamenco. Casablanca-born Alaa Zouiten is the...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: October/2025
Subtropical
If we require genres, perhaps ‘heavy-dub-espionage-movie-theme cumbia’ will suffice for this latest work from Emanuele Flandoli and his new five-piece...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: October/2025
Mifankatiava
Two years ago, four young musicians from Madagascar founded the group Loko Gasy, which has now culminated in their debut...
Reviewed by Łukasz Komła in issue: December/2025
