Reviews
City on a Hill
Richard Thompson's ‘1952 Vincent Black Lightning’ has become something of a new bluegrass standard thanks to The Del McCoury Band's...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: July/2019
Guitar Maestro
Known as much for his books on guitar playing as his virtuosity, Spanish maestro Juan Martín possesses quite a lineage....
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2019
Benji & Rita
Benji Kaplan and Rita Figueiredo's first album as a duo is a curious, avant-garde mish-mash. For the most part, the...
Reviewed by Gabrielle Messeder in issue: July/2019
Growing Upward
Rupa & the April Fishes are back after a long break. The San Francisco-based band led by singer-songwriter, doctor and...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: July/2019
The Fell
Bosky and fecund, the second album from Northumberland's Brothers Gillespie is steeped in the gently lilting folk sensibility and travelling-man...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: July/2019
Kyogokuryu-Sokyoku ‘Shinshunfu’
The latest instalment of EM Records' archive series focuses on a single piece by Japanese composer Kohei Amada (1892-1985). A...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: July/2019
360°
Mulele Matondo was born in Kinshasa but his career was built in Zimbabwe, working with the Lubumbashi Stars and the...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: July/2019
Turning Point
For quite some time now, Celso Fonseca has led a solid career as an MPB (Brazilian Popular Music) singer-songwriter. His...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: July/2019
Avante Delírio
Born in Belém, raised in Fortaleza, based in São Paulo, Saulo Duarte claims to be an exponent of country-style guitar...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: July/2019
The Borametz Tree
There's a lot to enjoy under The Borametz Tree, a musical interzone from Cambridge guitarist C Joynes, encompassing desert blues...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: July/2019
