Reviews
The Prodigal Son
Ry Cooder's first band, back in the 1960s, was called the Rising Sons; here the prodigal comes home by returning...
Reviewed in issue June/2018
Illusion & Doubt
Like a backfiring, smoke-belching, fluid-dripping jalopy from a bygone era, The Dead South pop, chuff and wheeze their way across...
Reviewed in issue May/2018
Vamo a Gozá
Supported by the Grammy Foundation, Irka Mateo travelled around the Dominican Republic documenting genres, even bringing one, comarca, to the...
Reviewed in issue May/2018
Radyo Siwèl
This fresh, intriguing and unexpected set comes from a Haitian singersongwriter who had been away from the island for 20...
Reviewed in issue May/2018
Sones Jarochos y Huastecos y Más
Everybody knows at least one son jarocho, even if they don’t realise it, and chances are they heard it while...
Reviewed in issue May/2018
Choke Cherry Tree
Choke Cherry Tree finds founding band members Ben Miller (vocals, guitar) and Scott Leeper (washtub bass, backing vocals) joined by...
Reviewed in issue May/2018
Washington Phillips and His Manzarene Dreams
What’s appealingly apparent in the opening moments of this album’s first track, recorded 91 years ago, is that the instrument...
Reviewed in issue May/2018
Absolutely The… Uniques
Sweet harmonies reign supreme on this previously ultra-rare Trojan release, available now for the first time since 1968. In Jamaica,...
Reviewed in issue May/2018
Mambo Cosmico
Sonido Gallo Negro are a nine-piece band from Mexico City who are intent on exploring the outer limits of cumbia....
Reviewed in issue May/2018
