Reviews
A Djinn and a Hunter Went Walking
Two traditional instrumentalists from Mali, but from different cultures. Neba Solo, who also sings, is one of the most respected...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2026
Magic Accident
It’s time to start leaving out the “all-female band” tag when referring to Della Mae. While their critical role as...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: April/2026
Everybody Wants to Know How I Die
The fifth album of demon-haunted country blues from Canada’s scariest songwriter. Sinner takes traditional songs as his jumping-off point, expanding...
Reviewed by Paul Slade in issue: April/2026
Somebody Tried To Sell Me A Bridge
Van Morrison is on a roll. Following on from covers albums of skiffle and rock and the new material on...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2026
Ligurian Pastoral Vol.II
There is a timeless quality about Liguria-based instrumentalist Davide Cedolin’s second project focused on his home. Stitching field recordings and...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: April/2026
It’s Not Going to be Okay
A follow-up to last year’s enticingly experimental Teeth of Time, Joshua Burnside’s latest release is a softer, more sentimental offering...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: April/2026
Songbooks Live
The excellent quintet WÖR utilises violin, bagpipes, accordion, guitar and saxophones to reimagine 18th-century tunes from the Flanders region of...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: April/2026
We Can Be Anyone
A road-trip through Appalachia in 2012 cemented the musical relationship between three Norwegian students just out of the Trondheim Jazz...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: April/2026
Rebuilding
Jake Xerxes Fussell & James Elkington
In a move away from their usual collaborative format (James has played on and produced Jake’s last two albums), these...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: February/March/2026
