Reviews
Riζituals: Inspired by Cretan Vocal Traditions
This is an intriguing album, reworking the rizitika vocal tradition of Crete for female voices and a backing of Greek...
Reviewed in issue May/2025
Teeth of Time
Belfast-based singer-songwriter Joshua Burnside’s latest album ranges from the atmospheric opener ‘Teeth of Time: Mountain’ – its first half a...
Reviewed in issue May/2025
Her By Design
Glasgow-based Butterworth’s highly anticipated solo debut, Her By Design, delivers a timely, stirring and superbly realised release that explores women’s...
Reviewed in issue May/2025
Pool
Did someone say ‘funky folk’? Yes? Well, you’ve come to the right place. The sixth studio album from multi-instrumentalist Ross...
Reviewed in issue May/2025
Aden
Gwilym Bowen Rhys, a singer and multi-instrumentalist from Bethel, north Wales, is hailed as a rising star in Welsh folk...
Reviewed in issue May/2025
The Archive
Bob Dylan’s 1985 box set Biograph came with an interview in which Dylan said: “Some guys got it down –...
Reviewed in issue May/2025
Archwilio’r Traddodiad: Exploring the Tradition
This debut from bassist Aidan Thorne and guitarist Jason Ball was recorded live at Oriel Davies Gallery in Newtown on...
Reviewed in issue May/2025
Sunce Te Gleda
With a title translating as ‘Sun is Looking at You’, the album cover hints that this is a sequence of...
Reviewed in issue May/2025
Senu Mi Venu Mi
Described as “Croatian traditional singing with modern musical sound” and “fresh interpretations of Croatian musical heritage”, this is an album...
Reviewed in issue May/2025
