Reviews
Pafata
Describing themselves as a ‘Latin rock fusion’ group, ¿Who's the Cuban? are a septet from France's Grand Est region. Since...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: May/2023
The Forest In Me
Hard-working Cretan-Australian duo Xylouris White continue to further their culty freeform lute-and-drums oeuvre with The Forest in Me, their fifth...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: May/2023
River of Revenge: Brazilian Country Music 1929-1961 (Vol 1 & 2)
The pop and crackle of early recording gear, the guttural twang of handmade instruments, hand-me-down harmonies and country songs of...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: May/2023
Ese Puerto Existe
With their second album, Paris-based Venezuelan trio Insólito UniVerso continue their dream-laden dialogue between adopted city and longed-for homeland, as...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: May/2023
Waterfjord
With the title of his third album Matti Kallio playfully honours his origins while tipping his hat to a long...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: May/2023
La Mujer Que Yo Quiero
The story of how Israeli singer and guitarist David Broza's new album La Mujer Que Yo Quiero came about is...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: May/2023
Ecorcha/Taillée
La Tène's latest album, Ecorcha/Taillée, is a two-track journey into the depths of the experimental avant-garde. The French-Swiss trio are...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: May/2023
False Lankum
Just over three years after the RTÉ Choice Music Prize-winning The Livelong Day, Dublin's Lankum return with their fourth full-length...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: May/2023
On the Romance of Being
Based in the Amandawe township in KwaZulu-Natal, Desire Marea has held a place at the centre of South Africa's queer...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: May/2023
Ségou to Lagos
There are many names that come to mind when one thinks of the great Malian musicians, but despite serving as...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: May/2023
