Reviews
Cinnamon Flower
For over a decade, Charlie Rouse’s tenor sax graced Thelonious Monk’s quartet during the final chapter of the pianist’s career....
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: October/2025
Asteartea
Bea Asurmendi is a London-based Basque singer-songwriter and Guildhall graduate with a sensitive, wide-ranging voice. This album was informed by...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2025
Needless Alley
Named after a backstreet that runs through his home city of Birmingham, Wilks’ third album arrives rich in original songs...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2025
Sasquatch Landslide
The Dwarfs of East Agouza | The Dwarfs Of East Agouza
The Dwarfs Of East Agouza are an established and prolific group. Egyptian musician Maurice Louca may be the most familiar...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: October/2025
Your Comfort Zone
Cumbia grooves, salsa horn riffs and calls to rebellion coalesce on this bombastic record. Opener ‘You are the Revolution’ could...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: October/2025
Oriental Soul
Just when you think you’ve discovered all the greats from the heyday of Turkish psych, along comes a rare nugget...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: October/2025
Live in Somerset
Live in Somerset might not sound very rock‘n’roll. But Steve Knightley is a true stadium star of West Country venues...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: June/2011
Red Hot + Fela
This is the latest in the series of albums that the Red Hot organisation have released to raise money and...
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: Jan/Feb/2014
El Saxofón Humano
Fear not, listeners. Contrary to the impression created by his nickname, Aquilino Calzado González is not the even more irritating...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: Apr/May/2015
