Reviews
Where the River Bends is Only the Beginning
This is the 12th volume in ten years in Glitterbeat’s Hidden Musics series, all recorded by Ian Brennan in his...
Reviewed in issue April/2024
All is Forgiven
Lilli Lewis has been labelled a ‘folk rock diva’, but that only describes part of her style. Based in New...
Reviewed in issue April/2024
Y’Y
Those who have been to the Amazon find it deeply affecting, coming away with a desire to contribute in some...
Reviewed in issue March/2024
Never Too Late: Duets with My Friends
In 1960s America, you couldn’t enter a coffee house without running into a malcontent folk singer with a ratty guitar...
Reviewed in issue March/2024
Los Ombligos
A surprising yet pleasurable departure from La Muchacha’s usual singer-guitarist soloist style, Los Ombligos is the new musical undertaking from...
Reviewed in issue March/2024
El Clan Antillano
A lurid cover, featuring decor worthy of a dream sequence from David Lynch’s Twin Peaks, is not the only distinguishing...
Reviewed in issue March/2024
Hearts in Bloom
Hearts in Bloom is the smashing debut album by Corn Nut Creek, the collective sobriquet of American fiddler and vocalist...
Reviewed in issue March/2024
Mundo Solo
I have been an admirer of the prolific Brazilian guitarist and composer Fabiano Do Nascimento for several years. Based in...
Reviewed in issue March/2024
When the Roses Come Again
With When the Roses Come Again, finger-style guitarist extraordinaire Daniel Bachman has officially ventured beyond the local solar system and...
Reviewed in issue March/2024
