Reviews
Parenthesis, I
Now with a number of bold solo albums under her belt and a successful record label, it’s hard to remember...
Reviewed in issue July/2024
Pulled by the Stars
‘Clash Vooar’ is Manx for Big Groove, and the band’s second album includes a batch of sturdy grooves, along with...
Reviewed in issue July/2024
Svängo Nuevo
Even after 20 years of playing together, the Finnish harmonica quartet Sväng still hold a unique voice in the landscape...
Reviewed in issue July/2024
Nun V’Annammurate
The opening song of this album is really enticing. A delicate mandolin melody, accompanied by guitar introduces the voice of...
Reviewed in issue July/2024
Dove Voglio Stare
A popular act in the Neapolitan live scene for the past 12 years, Tartaglia Aneuro gather around singer and frontman...
Reviewed in issue July/2024
Come as You Are
OK, let’s clear out the elephant in the room. Yes, Galway singer-songwriter Niamh Regan has named her second album Come...
Reviewed in issue July/2024
Sulla Rotta dei Venti
North East Ska Jazz Orchestra are back with a powerhouse album to celebrate their tenth anniversary. Taking listeners on a...
Reviewed in issue July/2024
Build Something Better
Grace Petrie is a Leicester-born singer-songwriter and musical activist who sounds better, and angrier, with every new album. She started...
Reviewed in issue June/2024
Outliers
Jenny Sturgeon & Boo Hewerdine
The title of this collaboration between singer-songwriters Jenny Sturgeon and Boo Hewerdine encapsulates the lockdown experience in which it was...
Reviewed in issue June/2024
Pepito y Paquito
Many albums are ballyhooed for their ‘historic’ significance. Most are truly significant only as gap-fillers on the shelves of completist...
Reviewed in issue June/2024
