Reviews
From Ocean’s Floor
Linda Buckley is one of the most eclectic, least categorisable composers Ireland has produced in recent years. As likely to...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: December/2020
The Living Mountain
Jenny Sturgeon is quite the renaissance woman. The Aberdeenshirebased singer-songwriter has a PhD in seabird ecology and as well as...
Reviewed by Rob Adams in issue: December/2020
Optimisme
‘Badala’, the opening track on Songhoy Blues’ third album, is rather alarming – which of course was the band’s intention....
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2020
Tepid on My Trippin’ Heels
Naomi Randall is a Cambridge native who debuted in 2013 with an album she shared with Tom Gaskall. Randall continued...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: December/2020
Devil Told Me
Superb harmony singing, finely honed songwriting and a pointedly LBGTQ+ take on the acoustic folk and roots genre distinguish Devil...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: December/2020
Ariyo (A Sight to Rejoice)
The sixth studio album from singer-songwriter Kuku is a 16-track affair, wide-ranging in both musical and thematic scope and tied...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: December/2020
Simnadé + 4
When this recording was first released as an LP on the Rogue Records label in 1989 it heralded the exciting...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: December/2020
Pandemic Songs
Johnson is an English singersongwriter who wears his heart on his sleeve and always fights the good fight. His forefathers...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: December/2020
