Reviews
Bem-Vinda Amizade
Even those with only a passing interest in Brazilian music will have heard the song ‘Mas Que Nada’ – a...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: May/2022
The Poor Shall Wear the Crown: Songs by Leon Rosselson
In 2020 when the UK locked down because of COVID-19 and live performance was impossible, Nancy Kerr had a bright...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: May/2022
Houdou Nisbi
Drum roll, please – and a sinewy horn line and psychedelic Moog squiggle – for the vinyl release of this...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: May/2022
Lysbærer
Lysbærer could easily be the soundtrack to any of the popular Viking series available on our screens and it’s the...
Reviewed by Buzz Bury in issue: May/2022
Şatellites
Şatellites are a brilliant Tel Aviv Turkish-psych cover band – but they’re also much more than that. Some of their...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: May/2022
The Strings of São Domingos
Gently swaying rhythms as effortless as lapping waves, melodies infused with the sweet melancholic longing of saudades: the music of...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: May/2022
Wganda Kenya
Wganda Kenya were a studio group of Colombian musicians created to offer a homegrown alternative to the increasingly-popular African and...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: May/2022
High on Life
What hits you immediately upon initially listening to Marvara’s debut release is the incredible whirlwind of energy coming from the...
Reviewed by James Roriston in issue: May/2022
Never Slow Down
In the fall of 2019, when The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys made their Grand Ole Opry debut, their third album, Toil,...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: May/2022
twelvemonth and a day
Based in Columbus, Georgia, this sextet boasts three professors, a music academy director, doctoral candidate and orchestra executive in its...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: May/2022
