Reviews
Ramuntcho Matta
My, what a curious album this is. If you struggle to determine an overriding aesthetic, that's maybe half the point....
Reviewed in issue August/September/2023
Songs from Severn Grove
It's a dreamy, laid-back soundscape that Cardiff-based singer-songwriter Ivan Moult serves up on Songs from Severn Grove, his third studio...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2023
The Endless Coloured Ways
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
There is a new biography of Nick Drake out on the shelves, and this double set comprises 23 covers of...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2023
Substrat
Guillem Ballaz is a musician and musical historian who has set out to explore and revitalise the Catalan folk songs...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2023
Stories of Stonia
Singer Mari Kalkun is a native speaker of Võro, an endangered South Estonian language, not easy even for speakers of...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2023
From Skopje With Love
This is an album whose appeal grows with repeated plays. Like many artists from the Balkans, vocalist Elena Hristova's first...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2023
Stretching Skyward
Gnoss (like Talisk, Eriska and TRIP) are part of Glasgow's lively music scene, though the band originated in Scotland's Northern...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2023
Gwiad
Jean-Luc Thomas and Gab Faure are a French duo who play flute and violin – helped by occasional hand percussion...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2023
Kolkhozoy Traktor
If you’re a fan of the great festival-pleasing, throat-singing Yat-Kha, then this should be on your radar. Shono's founder, Alexander...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2023
