Reviews
Broadside Ballads Vol III
Canadian band The Deep Dark Woods have been around for years with their own rootsy indie folk, but a lot...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: August/September/2024
SIHR
Frédéric D Oberland, Grégory Dargent, Tony Elieh & Wassim Halal
This album by four musicians from the eastern end of the Mediterranean is a real gallimaufry, in the best sense...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: August/September/2024
La Comitiva
Øye should ring a bell as half of indie-bucolic-pop 00s sensation Kings of Convenience. But having relocated to Siracusa some...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: August/September/2024
Instrumentals Vol 2: Mandolin Mysteries
Newberg, Oregon, native Jacob Jolliff’s new album, Instrumentals Vol 2: Mandolin Mysteries, is a cleverly conceived collection of acoustic string...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: August/September/2024
Sunbird
On paper, it’s hard to imagine this works: 23-year-old bandleader Coll brings together musicians from disparate backgrounds that cover Moroccan...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: August/September/2024
Tales of Orisas
The Nigerian-born jazz percussionist Lekan Babalola and British clarinettist Kate Luxmoore formed the Sacred Funk Quartet ‘following a commission by...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/September/2024
Feyzullah Çinar Eserleri 1
If there’s any Turkish record label going to pay tribute to the Alevi-Bektaşi minstrel Feyzullah Çinar then it’s got to...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: August/September/2024
Live in Dublin
It pains me to give this only four stars. As with any live recording, this is essentially a collection of...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: August/September/2024
Culla e Tempesta
Culla e Tempesta (Cradle and Storm) is a spectacular new album by the female vocal quartet from Apulia. Formed in...
Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: August/September/2024
Where Did You Go?
Having released their first EP way back in 2018, Sandman Project’s aptly titled first full-length Where Did You Go? poses...
Reviewed by Tom Spargo in issue: August/September/2024
