Reviews
Atlantic Oscillations
It often seems Will Holland takes delight in confounding his audience. Just take his last three albums as Quantic: a...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Ibra
With a warm blast of flute curling over gentle birdsong, the stage is set for the fourth album by Eneida...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: March/2020
What the Hammer
From the moment the opener ‘Gun Hill’ blasted into my ears, this reviewer was transported back to his days of...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: June/2017
George Sansome
One third of BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award nominees Granny's Attic, Sansome releases his solo debut. This self-titled album...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2020
Heavy Wood
Jez Hellard & The Djukella Orchestra
Djukella is an insult, common in the Balkans, meaning mongrel. Hellard and his band have reclaimed it aptly: their music...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2016
Anthology of Traditional Folk Music in Moravia 6: Love & Wedding Songs
These are the final releases in the excellent Czech label Indies Scope's survey of Moravian music. While the first four...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2016
L’Intégrale
The story of the four-piece band Faham begins with one of the murkier episodes in 20th century European history. Uprooted...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: October/2013
¿Que Vola?
¿Que Vola? (‘What's Up?’ – a greeting commonly used by Cubans) opens traditionally with a grand salutation to the Santería...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: March/2019
Lion Songs: Essential Tracks in the Making of Zimbabwe
As an audio companion to his recent biography of Mapfumo, the American writer and guitarist Banning Eyre has compiled 14...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2015
