Reviews

Got to Be Tough

Toots and the Maytals

The first Toots and the Maytals release in over ten years is a big deal for reggae enthusiasts. The 77-year-old...

Reviewed in issue October/2020

Cumbia Siglo XXI

Meridian Brothers

Colombian society and culture is always at the core of Meridian Brothers, a conceptual tropical band led by Eblis Alvarez....

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sept/2020

Thread

Sally Anne Morgan

Vocalist and multiinstrumentalist Sally Anne Morgan is one of the central figures in a tidal movement among young(er) Appalachian and...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sept/2020

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