Reviews
In the Dark We Grow
The folk duo’s fourth album, In the Dark We Grow, steers away from the compelling introspective spareness of 2022’s Ink...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2024
Chasing Light
Henry Parker & David Ian Roberts
Self-described trad/psych/Baroque-folk guitarist-songwriter Henry Parker and folk-guitarist-songwriter David Ian Roberts have produced a lovely collection of original acoustic fingerpicking songs....
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: December/2024
Chidzorogodo
With an infectiously relaxed lyrical approach carried along by pulsing, laid-back rhythms and a vocal style that owes a debt...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: December/2024
Kiho’alu: Stories in Song, Vol 1
How delightful to have a new album from Dancing Cat Records. Founded by George Winston in the early 80s, this...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: December/2024
For the Dreams
Ever since they began releasing hit singles in 2020, culminating in their self-titled 2022 debut album, it’s been impossible not...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: December/2024
Whispering Sky
Tibetan musician and composer Tenzin Choegyal has been in exile from his home country since the 1970s and based in...
Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: December/2024
reEncanto
Andrade’s last record, Manga (2019), was a deep dive into the contemporary African pop music scene. reEncanto, a live acoustic...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: December/2024
Tales of Bobbi Niger
Formed in Denmark in 2022, the quartet of guitarists Alain Apaloo and Olav Poulsen, harmonica player Peter Nande and percussionist...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2024
Vertigo
Jaune Toujours are a brass-heavy Belgian big band who’ve been active for over 25 years. This is their ninth album...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: December/2024
İstanbul Sokakları
Hailed as ‘legendary’ this Istanbul-based four piece has been creating music best described as psychedelic for almost 30 years and...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: December/2024
