Reviews

Talitakum

Avalanche Kaito

Avalanche Kaito’s 2022 self-titled debut was a triumph of noise punk indelibly informed by griot music from Burkina Faso. Since...

Reviewed in issue June/2024

Out of the Blue

Las Lloronas

It’s reassuring that some things don’t change. For their second album, the Brussels-based international trio of former street musicians follow...

Reviewed in issue June/2024

Zero Grace

Liam Bailey

Born in Nottingham with an English mum and Jamaican dad, Liam Bailey grew up listening to reggae, soul and rock...

Reviewed in issue June/2024

Black Star Liner

Fred Locks

Disillusioned with the financial side of the Jamaican music industry after working with such harmony groups as The Lyrics (who...

Reviewed in issue June/2024

Africamore – The Afro-Funk Side of Italy (1973-1978)

VARIOUS ARTISTS

While it’s possible to sleep on nylon sheets, you’d really rather not. Similarly, the experience of listening to the synthetic...

Reviewed in issue June/2024

2gether

Yinon Muallem & Saman Alias

An intriguing meeting of two Iraqi Jewish artists who have spent years in Israel and Turkey (in the case of...

Reviewed in issue June/2024

Swaken

Bab L’ Bluz

In the few years between the release of their 2020 debut album Nayda! and Swaken, this hotly anticipated follow-up, Bab...

Reviewed in issue June/2024

One Night String Band Vol One

Old Spot, Jeri Foreman & Ruth Eliza

The story of how One Night String Band came together is worth recounting. Because of gig conflicts, two old-time duos...

Reviewed in issue June/2024

All Gist

James Elkington & Nathan Salsburg

All Gist, the third album by duelling acoustic guitarists James Elkington and Nathan Salsburg, is an eminently enjoyable, ten-track collection...

Reviewed in issue June/2024

Grietas

Newen Afrobeat

Celebrating 15 years since their formation in Santiago, Newen Afrobeat present Grietas, their dynamic fifth studio album. Enriched by a...

Reviewed in issue June/2024