Reviews

Shy Girl

Hollie Cook

London-based singer-songwriter Hollie Cook returns with a fifth album that sees her outgrow her feel-good, pop-heavy origins into a punchy...

Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: January/2026

Lek Mak: A Footprint From Bougainville / Hamoris Lian Timor: Reviving the Sound of Timor

Various Artists

These new ethnographic-oriented albums document recent Pacific projects initiated by Australian-based label Wantok Musik in the two formerly war-torn island...

Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: December/2025

Celestun

Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broemel

My Morning Jacket guitarist Carl Broemel and former Band of Horses lead guitarist Tyler Ramsey have apparently long intended to...

Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: February/March/2026

Next Of Kin

Dani Larkin

Belfast-based Larkin follows up her 2021 debut Notes For A Maiden Warrior with the spellbinding Next Of Kin. A mix...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: February/March/2026

Tu

Yijia

The Chinese character from which this album takes its name refers to soil and carries an association with outmoded things....

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: December/2025

Songs from the Temple

Bageshree Vaze

Singer and dance artist Bageshree Vaze’s eclectic new release is a mixed affair, though fans of Hindustani music will find...

Reviewed by James Rorison in issue: February/March/2026

Let Us Clap

Lamisi

Lamisi is a singer-songwriter from Accra with roots in the Upper East Region of northern Ghana. The project’s musical director...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: April/2026

Filin

Melissa Aldana

Celebrated Chilean-born saxophonist and Blue Note Records torchbearer Melissa Aldana delves into her love of the Cuban filin musical style...

Reviewed by Andrew Taylor-Dawson in issue: April/2026

KÖD

Afrotronix

Montreal-based Chadian producer, singer and guitarist Caleb Rimtobaye, aka Afrotronix, fuses ancestral African tradition with future-facing electronics. KÖD expands his...

Reviewed by Andrew Taylor-Dawson in issue: April/2026

In Light

Batila

Congolese producer Batila’s latest release, In Light, offers up a soothing soundscape that connects the listener to the rich textures...

Reviewed by Chinonso Ihekire in issue: May/2026