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Owelu Dreamhouse

HopeStreet Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

Owelu Dreamhouse is a collaborative project masterminded by vocalist Nkechi Anele and multi-instrumentalist and arranger Nic Ryan-Glenie, both formerly of...

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

Alamar

Ana Carla Maza

L’Autre Distribution

Rating: ★★★★★★★★

This album reached me on the day of a UK government travel warning for Cuba, a mighty yet beleaguered island...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: May/2026

TORÓ

Vitor Araújo + Metropole Orkest

Selo Risco

Rating: ★★★★★★★★

The Netherlands’ Metropole Orkest enliven contemporary grooves with artful arrangements. On this live album they aid Brazilian pianist Vitor Araújo...

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: May/2026

Evergreen In Your Mind

Juni Habel

Basin Rock

Rating: ★★★★★★★★

The Norwegian singer-songwriter returns with a delicate, introspective set of songs for voice and acoustic guitar. Liner notes tell us...

Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: May/2026

Aba Khan

Nytt Land

Prophecy Productions

Rating: ★★★★★★

Nytt Land have long combined traditional Scandinavian dark-folk with the musical elements of their native Siberia. On their latest record,...

Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: May/2026

Palmier

Rocé

Hors Cadres

Rating: ★★★★★★★

A long-established presence in French hip-hop, Rocé brings depth and restraint to his latest release, Palmier. The album unfolds as...

Reviewed by Joe Mulhall in issue: May/2026

Tirakat

Ali & Charif Megarbane

Habibi Funk

Rating: ★★★★★★

It’s not often we come across an album that purports to explore the longstanding cultural traffic between Indonesia and the...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: May/2026

WE MEAN IT, MAN!

Gogol Bordello

Casa Gogol

Rating: ★★★★★★★

Eugene Hütz’s American-Ukrainian gypsy-punks have always favoured heavyweight rock producers, with Steve Albini (Nirvana) and Rick Rubin (Metallica/Aerosmith) among those...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: May/2026