Reviews
An Dà Là – The Two Days
After three years of near-constant touring, this six-piece band’s third album finds Ewen Henderson taking over lead vocals from now-departed...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: May/2017
Los Hijos de la Montaña
Following the success in 2016 of two collaborative albums – with novelty Smiths/Morrissey coverists Mexrissey and the more vital Tucson-based...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: May/2017
20sth
Perhaps the first thing to point out – although it’s not immediately noticeable on first listen – is that this...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: May/2017
Africa Rekk
First, the good news. Youssou N’Dour is still in powerful, distinctive voice on his first studio album in over six...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: May/2017
Are’are’
Hailing from southern Malaita in the Solomon Islands, east of Papua New Guinea, Charles Maimarosia was the original lead singer-songwriter...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: May/2017
Making Waves
Luke Daniels’ Revolve and Rotate EP featured the sounds of the extraordinary Polyphon, a sort of vaudevillian organic-analogue synth –...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2017
Nuestras Vivencias
Echoes of Spain are an Anglo-Spanish flamenco guitar duo who have just self-produced their first album. They are both more...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: May/2017
Build Music
This modern street music from Sierra Leone is based on a form of ceremonial Islamic masquerade procession music known as...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: May/2017
1000 Can Die
It’s as absurd to generalise about African albums as it would be American or European albums. But over the years...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: May/2017
A World of Hope
This double album brings together tracks donated in support of the charity Postcards for Peace – an international organisation that...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: May/2017
