Reviews
Moreïne/Déclives
It proves very difficult to tell what is electronic and what isn’t on La Tène’s cavernous and insistent new record,...
Reviewed by Rosie Esther Solomon in issue: January/2026
Engrained
A purist’s delight. This is a debut album from a quartet of English fiddlers, all with firm reputations on the...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: January/2026
Afro Baroque
This is a remarkable collaboration between two great, yet very different, musicians. Yakir Arbib, who the press have called “the...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: January/2026
O Fado
This is Portuguese singer Lina_’s second album in a matter of months. And it is not a bad call. After...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: January/2026
Radio Zodiak
Intercontinental musical collective Owls Are Not brings together musicians from Poland, Malawi and Tanzania in the name of intrepid sonic...
Reviewed by Andrew Taylor-Dawson in issue: January/2026
The Jackdaw Sessions
Rising from the ashes of the legendary Moishe’s Bagel, Triptic (Greg Lawson on fiddle, Mario Caribé on double bass and...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: January/2026
Far Driven Sun
Bergamo-based Buck Curran spent ages tracking down a Stefan Sobell guitar he sold years back and has celebrated the reunion...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: January/2026
Shiraz
Dedicated to his wife, filmmaker Shiraz Fradi, the latest album by Tunisian oud virtuoso and bandleader Dhafer Youssef is the...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: January/2026
Weights & Measures
If you walked into a bar or a hall anywhere in the US and found that Darrin Hacquard and his...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: January/2026
