Reviews
Sunwise
The third solo album from Scottish composer and smallpipes player Brìghde Chaimbeul, Sunwise feels like the start of a bolder...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: August/2025
Chapter 1: Where Does Happiness Come From?
The introduction to a third generation of the Kuti family came with Mádé’s 2021 debut album For(e)ward, yet its impact...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/2025
Cold Blows the Wind
The assured trio of Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne on melodeon, concertina and vocals, singer and guitarist George Sansome and violinist Lewis Wood...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: August/2025
Lamomali Totem
Back in 2017, the French rocker -M-(otherwise known as Matthieu Chedid) joined forces with Toumani Diabaté and other African stars...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: August/2025
Danger
Originally released in 1976, Danger fuses Afrobeat, funk and psychedelic soul with biting political and social commentary sweetly delivered through...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: August/2025
Star Above the Mountain
Celtic folk duo and married couple Josh and Julie Kinn serve up a handsome listen on Star Above the Mountain....
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: August/2025
In the West
In the West, the third full-length release from Gabrielle Macrae (fiddle, guitar, bass, vocals) and Barry Southern (banjo, guitar, dobro,...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: August/2025
All Smiles Tonight
We’ve yet to fully metabolise our experiences of the pandemic. We can relive facts of the time, list off the...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: August/2025
Hayti Lives
Haiti-born, Montreal-based Vox Sambou co-founded acclaimed Canadian hip-hop collective Nomadic Massive in 2004, while also launching a parallel solo career...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/2025
It’s Been a Long, Long Time
As the title of their fourth full-length suggests, it been too long since we had an album by Scotland’s premier...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/2025
