Reviews

Pegno D’Ammore

Pegno D’ammore

Pegno D’Ammore’s first flowering reimagines southern Italian oral traditions with a rock-driven edge. Led by Pino Ruffo’s salt-worn vocals, the...

Reviewed in issue June/2026

Red Sun Rising

Chris Brain

Yorkshire-based singer-songwriter Chris Brain has produced a steady stream of albums over the past four years. I wonder if he’s...

Reviewed in issue June/2026

Aba Khan

Nytt Land

Nytt Land have long combined traditional Scandinavian dark-folk with the musical elements of their native Siberia. On their latest record,...

Reviewed in issue May/2026

Taiga Trans

Fauna

Based in Gothenburg, Sweden, the eight-piece collective Fauna offer up a colourful tapestry of sounds in which Eastern instruments and...

Reviewed in issue May/2026

¡Barezzi!

Barezzi

Originating in Brussels as a trio in 2016 (Les Frères) Barezzi featured Robin Rees and Louis Henry on electric and...

Reviewed in issue May/2026

Through the Walls

Anna Lowenstein

Anna Lowenstein is a fine UK-based klezmer violinist and composer. This record is a very personal one, based on her...

Reviewed in issue May/2026

Malandra

Ão

A Belgian ensemble with a Portuguese singer and a fevered desire to be different. Ão claim affinities with “electronica, art...

Reviewed in issue May/2026

On the Dancefloor

Rahu

This is a super-tight Latvian acoustic dance band whose sets range from Talking Heads and Neil Young covers to a...

Reviewed in issue May/2026

R/evolution: 1969/83

Dick Gaughan

In January, a Celtic Connections showcase celebrated the music of Dick Gaughan, a giant of Scottish music who largely retired...

Reviewed in issue May/2026

Against the Dying of the Light

José González

As our miserable British winter drags on, this fifth album from the acclaimed Swedish-Argentine folk guitarist provides the audio equivalent...

Reviewed in issue May/2026