McElroy’s latest release, Beacons of the Wilderness, opens with haunting birdsong accompanied by atmospheric strings and a spoken narration. The...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: December/2023
An experimental fusion of Portuguese folk, introspective soul-searching and out-there electronica, this debut album by Ana Lua Caiano is an...
Reviewed by Huw Hennessy in issue: June/2024
One of the most rewarding things while listening to Cyril Cyril’s third album is not being able to anticipate what...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: June/2024
Carme López plays the Galician gaita (bagpipes), but for this debut album she’s dedicated to what sounds like the deep...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: June/2024
‘Life is here, can you feel it?’ Mirja Palo’s lyrics don’t shy away from the pain of labour and childbirth...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: June/2024
It’s been a fair few years since Thompson’s previous set, 2018’s excellent 13 Rivers. Here it’s more a case of...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2024
Bongo Joe Records’ first foray into gitara music from Azerbaijan (the aptly-titled Azerbaijani Gitara by Rüstem Quliyev, released in 2020)...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: July/2024
The press release which calls the second album by the Staples Jr Singers ‘long awaited’ is something of an understatement....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/2024
Award-winning composer, producer and performer Kuljit Bhamra pays tribute to the music of his childhood, that is, Indian film music...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: August/2024
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