Reviews
Frigya
Imed Alibi is a Tunisian percussionist with a curious mind. Not content to take the predictable path, his two previous...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2022
Tempos Futuros
Like long-time partner in rhythm, drummer Ivan ‘Mamao’ Conti, Azymuth’s veteran bassist Alex Malheiros makes an occasional solo sortie. This...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: March/2022
Good and Green Again
Like a roiling campfire on a cool autumn night, Columbus, Georgia-born, Durham, North Carolina-based Jake Fussell’s Good and Green Again...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2022
Immortal Tradition
We’re only ever a step or two away from the mosh pit as Finnish five-piece Ritva Nero joyfully reveal in...
Reviewed by Simon Cross in issue: March/2022
Skuggsjá
Fans of Einar Selvik’s project Wardruna will welcome this opportunity to get their hands on Skuggsjá, an album originally released...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: March/2022
Sense of the Place
Folk clubs and artists were hit hard by the pandemic, and Stonehaven, twice voted the BBC Alba Folk Club of...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: January/February/2022
The Witching Tale
I’m afraid I was all too ready to dismiss this eponymous debut album as just so much airy-fairy hokum. The...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: January/February/2022
Knucklehead Circus
Marking their 14th record and in their 29th year, Old Blind Dogs kickstart their anniversary celebrations with a blisteringly seductive...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: January/February/2022
In Tribute to Talip Özkan
Turkish saz player Emre Gültekin has recorded two duo albums with Armenian duduk player Vardan Hovanissian (their Karin was a...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: January/February/2022
