Reviews

Paris

Zaz

A collection of classic songs about the most beautiful city in the world, the capital of romance, by one of...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

The Untied Knot

Shooglenifty

While some bands fall into repetition after a few albums, others continue to evolve and develop, still finding inspiration and...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

Blackhouse

Peatbog Faeries

Taking inspiration from the present and the future, Blackhouse is an energetic and exciting album from the Peatbogs and shows...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

The Escape

Urban Folk Quartet

The Urban Folk Quartet have been a mainstay on the UK folk scene for a good while now, and there's...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

Wildfire

Keston Cobblers Club

Although they’re clearly rooted in the folk tradition, Keston Cobblers Club aren’t afraid of soaring, synth-based hooks and great swelling...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

Waterfall

Rasgueo

Rasgueo, a jazz-flamenco quartet led by Greek guitarist and songwriter Nikos Tsiachris, walk the fine line between high art and...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

Original Album Series

Enrique Morente

Enrique Morente, who died in 2010, was one of the most important figures in the history of recorded flamenco. Considered...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

Original Album Series

Buika

Concha Buika has added a compelling vision and an original voice to the Spanish music scene over the past ten...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

Meluta

Antti Paalanen

Finland's Antti Paalanen, as a former pupil of the great Kimmo Pohjonen, learned not only to become a brilliant accordion...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015

Still

Richard Thompson

Working with producer Jeff Tweedy, singer of the rootsy American indie band Wilco, Richard Thompson has taken a swerve in...

Reviewed in issue Aug/Sep/2015