Reviews
Krope
There are three key elements to this environmental journey of an album. This Belarusian sound-shaper, from Minsk, captures carefully placed...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: February/March/2026
Jardin d’ailleurs
Gaëlle Bagot & Juan Manuel Nieto
The piano-clarinet duet format, with vocals sung mainly in French, would not be my first choice, but this new release...
Reviewed by James Catchpole in issue: February/March/2026
The Queen of Salsa
To put together a mere 12 of the Cuban diva’s greatest recordings must be an invidious task. Nevertheless, Craft Latino...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: February/March/2026
The Nine Dimensional Pyramid
This is an interesting listen; Seven Foot Frank are an Americana trio consisting of Jonas Frank Jirhamn, Lukas Lindberg and...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: February/March/2026
Oberkas Travel
Oberkas Travel are as close to a supergroup as one can get. A quartet of seasoned members of Warsaw’s alternative...
Reviewed by Michał Wieczorek in issue: February/March/2026
kwaNTU
kwaNTU feels less like an album and more like an encounter. It brings together Madala Kunene, a significant figure within...
Reviewed by Hillary Palesa Morusi in issue: February/March/2026
Don’t Call Me Baby
Born to Haitian parents in New York and now a proud resident of the Big Easy, McCalla brings a bewildering...
Reviewed by Paul Slade in issue: February/March/2026
Sweet Redemption
Ghanaian-German reggae singer Marvin Brooks returns with an album filled with the kind of sunshine vibes which can make a...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: February/March/2026
All Tied Together
The fourth album from the brothers Diarmuid and Brian MacGloinn and their collaborators is packed with fine melodies and great...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: February/March/2026
