Reviews
Lo Bueno Está Aquí
Paulo Olarte and Sebastian Hoyos, the two Colombian expats who make up Contento, like to call their music ‘salsapunk.’ At...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: December/2020
Eyes Rest Their Feet
This playful and alluring release from Thaba draws on a diverse array of influences: from the South African popular dance...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: December/2020
Gael Vision
Violinist Joe O’Donnell was a force to be reckoned with in the Irish music scene of the 1970s, colliding traditional...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: December/2020
After a Thousand Years
Two years ago, Brooklyn-born musician producer Jneiro Jarel had virtually completed this album, while he was living in Costa Rica....
Reviewed by Max Reinhardt in issue: December/2020
World Inverted
Estonian fiddler, composer and singer Maarja Nuut has been a favourite in these parts since her 2016 album Une Meeles...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2020
Frontrunner
Frontrunner is Anglo-Hungarian Rakoczy’s horse-themed debut. From pagan creatures to racehorses, equine figures run through the album, tying together a...
Reviewed by Celeste Cantor-Stephens in issue: December/2020
150 Voices
Sklamberg is best-known as the vocalist of The Klezmatics and an excellent Yiddish (and English) singer. Siberian-born Shepherd is also...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: December/2020
Going for Broke
Good Habits are a duo from Manchester Bonnie Schwarz (vocals/cello) and Pete Shaw (accordion/cajón). By a quirk of fate, they...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: December/2020
To the Awe
With the same band she used for her award-winning Here’s My Heart Come Take It (drummer/producer Mattie Foulds, violinist Lauren...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2020
