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Review of Melliken

Melliken

Väsen

Olov Johansson Musik

Rating: ★★★★★

The legendary group Väsen is like a golden thread running through Sweden's folk music, connecting past traditions and players, illuminating...

Reviewed in issue June/2023

Review of Don't Worry, Be Gypsy

Don't Worry, Be Gypsy

Martin Lubenov Orkestar

Global Sonics

Rating: ★★★

There's always been a high correlation between Bulgarian musicians of all callings and immense virtuosity, and the correlation becomes even...

Reviewed in issue May/2023

Review of Tilham

Tilham

Blowzabella

Blowzabella

Rating: ★★★

Forty-five years and counting, with this their 14th album, Blowzabella are an institution of the English folk revival to stand...

Reviewed in issue May/2023

Review of Empatica

Empatica

Vanessa Bissiri

Microscopi

Rating: ★★★

Sardinian actress, singer and songwriter Bissiri works in Spain and this is her solo debut after releasing a couple of...

Reviewed in issue May/2023

Review of The Forest In Me

The Forest In Me

Xylouris White

Drag City

Rating: ★★★★

Hard-working Cretan-Australian duo Xylouris White continue to further their culty freeform lute-and-drums oeuvre with The Forest in Me, their fifth...

Reviewed in issue May/2023

Review of Waterfjord

Waterfjord

Matti Kallio

Matti Kallio

Rating: ★★★★

With the title of his third album Matti Kallio playfully honours his origins while tipping his hat to a long...

Reviewed in issue May/2023

Review of La Mujer Que Yo Quiero

La Mujer Que Yo Quiero

David Broza

David Broza

Rating: ★★★★

The story of how Israeli singer and guitarist David Broza's new album La Mujer Que Yo Quiero came about is...

Reviewed in issue May/2023

Review of Ecorcha/Taillée

Ecorcha/Taillée

La Tène

Bongo Joe

Rating: ★★

La Tène's latest album, Ecorcha/Taillée, is a two-track journey into the depths of the experimental avant-garde. The French-Swiss trio are...

Reviewed in issue May/2023

Review of False Lankum

False Lankum

Lankum

Top of the World

Rough Trade Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Just over three years after the RTÉ Choice Music Prize-winning The Livelong Day, Dublin's Lankum return with their fourth full-length...

Reviewed in issue May/2023

Review of Músiques Per Emportar-Se a Illes Desertes

Músiques Per Emportar-Se a Illes Desertes

Clavellina d''Aire

Microscopi

Rating: ★★★★★

Clavellina d'Aire is the Catalan word for a bromeliad or air plant. These grow not in the earth but high...

Reviewed in issue May/2023

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