Reviews
Bring Back Home
The Somerset singer's sixth album comprises 12 original songs and two traditional ballads, with her band including Gigspanner's Peter Knight...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2018
5 Star Motel
It's hard to find out anything about Gitkin. It appears that this is the almost-one-man-band's debut record; 5 Star...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: June/2018
Inglorious Technicolor
This Brighton crew perform daubed in pallid Day of the Dead skull-masks. Their music is quite a concoction, with swirling...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: December/2016
Special Edition Part 1
Since forming in the 1990s, New Zealand soul-dub-electronic outfit Fat Freddy's Drop have steadily built a deserved reputation as one...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2020
Gryningsland
This Swedish-Finnish trio's name is their mission statement: they enliven the Nordic folk canon with avant-garde influences, finding a pleasing...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: April/2018
War Stories
Lancashire-based Harp and a Monkey call themselves ‘electro-folk-storytellers’ and their songs resonate with a strong sense of history coupled with...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Jindo Island: Funeral and Shamanic Chants
Having featured several other Korean (both North and South) traditional genres in its long-running collection of field recordings, this time...
Reviewed by Anna Yates-Lu in issue: May/2019
Telyn Rawn
Think you know the harp? Think again. I’ve been aware of Rhodri Davies, the uncompromising, experimental harpist for decades, but...
Reviewed by Elliw Iwan in issue: November/2020
