Reviews
Brother Sister
Considering their shared history – basically growing up playing together with Chris Thile in the progressive bluegrass band Nickel Creek,...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: November/2020
Telyn Rawn
Think you know the harp? Think again. I’ve been aware of Rhodri Davies, the uncompromising, experimental harpist for decades, but...
Reviewed by Elliw Iwan in issue: November/2020
Global Control/Invisible Invasion
Tunisian producer Sofyann Ben Youssef, aka AMMAR 808, created an extraordinary album Maghreb United, a Top of the World in...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2020
Para la Espera
A folk superstar in Latin America, Cuban singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez I embodies a fast-ageing fantasy of left-leaning pan-continental unity spearheaded...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: October/2020
Boring & Weird Historical Music
As hard to categorise as it is to stop listening to, Boring & Weird Historical Music is a genre-defying aural...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: October/2020
Flowers Where the Horses Sleep
After recently focusing on traditional songs, Burnell’s sixth album finds him back with pen in hand. Joined by a collection...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: October/2020
Gitana Mora
This new release from La Banda Morisca comes with an attractive 35-page booklet (in Spanish only) containing florid journalism along...
Reviewed by Jo Setters in issue: October/2020
Taranta Lanera
Italian expat Mari Lanera is a multifaceted artist in the Bordeaux underground scene. Yet, as Taranta Lanera for her eponymous...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: October/2020
Atlantic Edge
Now in their 21st year, the West Ocean String Quartet celebrate their anniversary with their first outing on disc since...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: October/2020
