Reviews

Drink

Victor Rice

Rising up through New York's 90s ska scene, bassist and producer Victor Rice went on to play an important role...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sept/2020

Tempestad

Nohe & Sus Santos

This one takes me back to the 90s, when record labels threw money at bands to make arena-filling rock that...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sept/2020

World on the Ground

Sarah Jarosz

Sarah Jarosz's fifth studio release is the product of a new collaboration with musician, songwriter and producer Josh Leventhal. Known...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sept/2020

Erzulie

Yilian Cañizares

Yilian Cañizares’ credentials are impeccable: born in Havana, she mastered violin in Caracas’ El Sistema programme, debuted dashingly at the...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sept/2020

Sins We Made

Harrow Fair

The second outing from Canadian duo Harrow Fair – Miranda Mulholland (from Great Lake Swimmers) and Andrew Penner (musician and...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sept/2020

Shadows on the Moon

Midnight Skyracer

O sister, where art thou? Not necessarily anywhere near the Appalachians, it seems. Midnight Skyracer's 2018 debut Fire proved that...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sept/2020

APKÁ!

Céu

Brazilian singer Céu's output is not so prolific given her well-established profile over more than 15 years. This is only...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sept/2020

Travesseiro Feliz

Ricardo Richaid

Travesseiro Feliz (Happy Pillow) opens with a Brazilian alt-rock groove, setting the stage for the psychedelic fusion this album promises....

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sept/2020

25 Trips

Sierra Hull

Sierra Hull's voice is as sparkling clear as a glacial stream tinged with just the right shad of Tennessee twang....

Reviewed in issue July/2020

Rey de Mi Folclor Vallenato y Cumbia Colombiana

Beto Jamaica

Ever since Carlos Vives turned to the style in the early 90s, vallenato reinstated itself as one of Colombia's most-cherished...

Reviewed in issue July/2020