Reviews
Sun Gonna Shine
Chiefly now remembered – if at all – for his 1930s work with Tommy Johnson, here Roosevelt Holts proves himself...
Reviewed by Paul Slade in issue: April/2026
Tournivelle
Tournivelle, the second release by La Cuivraille since the band’s founding by violinist Gabriel Lenoir in 2014, showcases a refinement...
Reviewed by Duog DeLoach in issue: April/2026
Music From Somewhere Else: The Enclosure
Currently based in Estonia, British guitarist and ethnomusicologist Stuart Ironside is a graduate of SOAS who blends his classical technique...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: April/2026
Heol Las
Welsh instrumentalist Huw Marc Bennett’s new album, Heol Las, cuts a refreshingly fine dash. Taking traditional melodies from South Wales...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: April/2026
Callings of the Owed
Emerging from Cairo’s experimental underground, Mi3raj is a duo comprising poet/vocalist Mohamed Tarek Moussa and producer/muti-instrumentalist Abdelrahman Shaat. Their hypnotically...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2026
Owelu Dreamhouse
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
Canto De Todes
The fearless US anti-disciplinary artist Dorian Wood distils a 12-hour, three-movement composition and installation into nine separate pieces. These blend...
Reviewed by Justin Turford in issue: May/2026
Where All Our Names Belong
The seemingly indefatigable singer, accordionist and percussive foot dancer Hannah James is involved in so many thrilling projects (including Lady...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: May/2026
ETNO MACHINA
Joachim Mencel is an adventurous Polish musician, composer and academic whose work has fused folk influences and jazz and who...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: May/2026
Ironclad and Palm Trees
Sometimes you hear a record that feels like it is inviting you into its world. Ironclad and Palm Trees, the...
Reviewed by Joe Mulhall in issue: May/2026
