Reviews
Where You Wish You Were
Bill Laurance & Michael League
Michael League and Bill Laurance are leading figures of the massively popular collective Snarky Puppy, who snag everything from jazz,...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: April/2023
Hert
Glasgow-based violinist, composer, vocalist and founding member of FARA, Catriona Price's new release is a suite for string quartet, vocal...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: April/2023
Bantu Spaceship
Post-Mugabe Zimbabwe has witnessed something of a musical freeing up since the death of the revolutionary turned tyrant in 2019....
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: April/2023
Ramblin' Soul
Count this as a lucky ramble in Melissa Carper's beloved Dodge van (the subject of one of her 11 original...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: April/2023
Songs of Slavery and Emancipation
The extensive liner notes for this two-CD set, with lyrics, tout its achievement of ‘bringing together the music of the...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: April/2023
Carvings
Norwegian guitarist and singer Juni Habel caused a quiet stir with her debut, with some quarters likening her to Nick...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: April/2023
Close Enough to Hear
With their previous two albums, 2017's Onwards and 2019's enchanting City on a Hill, the warmth, precision and virtuosity of...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: April/2023
Interconnectedness
When Carmen Souza first began playing and recording with her faithful partner, the bassist and producer Theo Pas’cal, their music...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: April/2023
Tudo Está Bom
Back in 2009, Playing for Change became an unexpected global success. It involved street musicians from across the world (and...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2023
Thunder
‘A Song for Thor’ that opens this album is a thunderous Thor de force. It features a four-metre long Tibetan...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2023
