Reviews
Léna
Based in Boston since graduating from Berklee College of Music, Vasilis Kostas is a Grammy-nominated composer and laoúto player from...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: July/2026
VoCe
Marking 30 years of recording and released alongside his memoir VoCe – The Colors in My Head, Gino Sitson’s tenth...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: July/2026
The Dance of Death
For an artist releasing her debut album (following two EPs of traditional songs), the Hexham-born singer and electro-folk musician/producer has...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2026
The Birds Know
Jim Lauderdale and The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys
In his notes for the album, singer-songwriter-guitarist Jim Lauderdale explains that all these songs, written or co-written by him, were...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: July/2026
Seasons of the Dark Hive
Fans of the eccentric will find it hard not to be drawn to a band that describes itself as “an...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: July/2026
Aster, Atlas
Sara Parkman has always taken a multifaceted approach to her craft. Since her 2016 debut, the Swedish musician and composer’s...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: July/2026
The Myth We Choose
South Africa boasts a rich jazz tradition that has given the world greats such as Hugh Masekela and Abdullah Ibrahim....
Reviewed by Andrew Taylor-Dawson in issue: July/2026
Perfect Place
This is a duo that knows what matters sonically and has the guts to see it through. Laura Quirke and...
Reviewed by Sophie Parkes in issue: July/2026
Bala
Lassana Diabaté is the greatest living exponent of the balafon, the ancient African wooden xylophone. He has been compared to...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: July/2026
Ntjam Rosie
This is the ninth album by the Cameroonian-born singer Ntjam Rosie, although it’s the first to find its way onto...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2026
