Reviews
Crossharbour
The album cover shows a young five-piece band posed on the ‘blade of light’ Millennium Bridge linking the Tate Modern...
Reviewed in issue June/2014
Les Chansons de Paris
It’s hard to know how to evaluate this item. The subject makes sense. Paris has been much sung about, and...
Reviewed in issue June/2014
Wild Goats & Unmarried Women
She’Koyokh have carved out a reputation as one of the UK’s brightest world music bands. These young Londoners effortlessly blend...
Reviewed in issue June/2014
La Vendange
La Très Illustre Compagnie du Chat Noir
This weird and wonderful project is the brainchild of three Dutch musicians – Marijn de Valk, Rik Bosch and Daan...
Reviewed in issue June/2014
I’d Understand You if I Knew What You Meant
This, the sixth album from Craobh Rua, proves to be the most sophisticated offering yet from the Belfast-based quintet. It’s...
Reviewed in issue June/2014
The Whiting’s on the Wall
Paul Sartin and Paul Hutchinson just can’t help themselves. If ever one tune reminds them of another - for even...
Reviewed in issue June/2014
Crows’ Bones
Opera North, who originally commissioned this project as a live, touring event, clearly have a refreshingly broad idea of what...
Reviewed in issue June/2014
Brut de Bratsch 1973-2013
For their 40th anniversary last year, this veteran French group have released a blockbuster of a commemorative set: not only...
Reviewed in issue June/2014
Echoes
Smith's fifth studio album takes the Scottish singer, songwriter and instrumentalist into a new and fruitful direction. Consisting mainly of...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2014
Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola
Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola
This is a contender for one of the most magical CD releases of late. Sarah-Jane Summers is an esteemed student...
Reviewed in issue Apr/May/2014
