Reviews

BELEZA

Muca & Roberto Menescal

Muca is the Brazilian-born and London-based musician Murillo Sguillaro, presenting 12 songs, half in Portuguese and half in English, each...

Reviewed in issue July/2026

Dick Spottswood & Tompkins Square Present 1925 Songs

VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists

1925 was a landmark year for US recording studios, marking the introduction of electronic microphones to replace the huge gramophone...

Reviewed in issue July/2026

The Birds Know

Jim Lauderdale and The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys

In his notes for the album, singer-songwriter-guitarist Jim Lauderdale explains that all these songs, written or co-written by him, were...

Reviewed in issue July/2026

Tony Rice

Tony Rice

“Game-changer” is an adjective that usually overstates the case. Not so with guitarist Tony Rice’s self-titled third studio album. When...

Reviewed in issue July/2026

Hot Carne Seca

Lone Piñon

‘Hot Carne Seca’ is a type of spicy beef jerky common in northern Mexico. Likewise, New Mexican string band Lone...

Reviewed in issue July/2026

Neon Summer Skin

Bedouine

Neon Summer Skin, the latest from Bedouine, the project of Syrian-American Azniv Korkejian, is a comfortingly assured collection of songs....

Reviewed in issue July/2026

Trio Asesino

Adrian Quesada

Founder of Latin funk band Grupo Fantasma and psychedelic soul act Black Pumas, Adrian Quesada has spent the last few...

Reviewed in issue July/2026

The Black Door

Cole Berliner

This is a very satisfying, clever and immaculately presented set. Californian guitarist Cole Berliner is best known for his work...

Reviewed in issue July/2026

Antónima

Sofía Rei

Argentine singer Sofía Rei is a Grammy-nominated artist who has built up a reputation for innovative Latin fusion music. The...

Reviewed in issue July/2026

Wake

Dirk Powell

Listening to this charming offering brings you close to the sincerity and enthusiasm of one of multi-instrumentalist Dirk Powell’s performances...

Reviewed in issue July/2026