Reviews
Lubber's Hole
The clue to the USP with She Shanties is in the name: women singing sea shanties. This is their third...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: August/September/2023
Aykathani Malakon
Beirut-based sextet, SANAM, were formed in 2022 in response to an invitation to perform with Hans Joachim Irmler, formerly of...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: August/September/2023
Middle Eastern Grooves
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
There's been a vibrant music scene developing in Tel Aviv in recent years, and DJ Kobayashi has been closely monitoring...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: August/September/2023
You’re the One
With You’re the One, Giddens is clearly hoping to broaden her appeal beyond the folk/roots/Americana stockade and her fan club...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: October/2023
Shorelines
Shorelines, the fifth solo album from the Irish multi-instrumentalist is an exciting, inspiring and thoroughly enchanting listen. A collection of...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2023
Seed
Edinburgh-based harpist Fiona Rutherford presents a beautifully composed listening experience with her latest release Seed. A fine mix of classical...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2023
Like a River
Muito Kaballa are a nine-piece collective based in Cologne, Germany, that formed in 2019; now, just a few years on,...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: October/2023
Distancia
Distancia is the debut album from Solidaridad Tango, North America's only all-female tango orchestra. Founded by Canadian resident Aparna Halpé...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: October/2023
Praznina/Emptiness
Best known as a member of the Slovenian ‘imaginary folk’ band Širom, Iztok Koren is an experimental multi-instrumentalist who clearly...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: July/2023
