Reviews
Up and Away
While unapologetically poppy at heart, there’s a redeeming musical depth and (there’s no other word for it but) ‘soul’ to...
Reviewed in issue August/September/2022
The Canny Band
The debut album from Sam Mabbett, Michael Biggins and Callum Convoy is an exciting and fresh piece of trad fusion....
Reviewed in issue July/2022
Hatching Hares
A one-time member of early music-cum-folk ensembles Wilde Roses and the Mediaeval Baebes, Tam is an acclaimed multi-instrumentalist with a...
Reviewed in issue July/2022
Calling
It is heartening when a thing of beauty emerges following an existential threat: this album is a case in point....
Reviewed in issue July/2022
A Year Too Late and a Month Too Soon
Thankfully, it is now that we are beginning to see the beauty that can emerge from a tumultuous few years....
Reviewed in issue July/2022
The Lark’s Call
Born and raised in France, now ensconced in Dingle, County Kerry, where he has attracted attention as the uilleann piper...
Reviewed in issue July/2022
The Merciful Road
This follow-up to 2018’s The Fell finds the Northumberland duo tramping through familiar musical ground as they once more meditate...
Reviewed in issue July/2022
Life’s What You Make It
In 2018, Lush co-founder Mark Constantine released a triple-vinyl set, Self Preservation Society, featuring new versions of classic rock/pop from...
Reviewed in issue July/2022
AnásanA
While this is the first solo album from the Greek pianist, singer and composer, it’s certainly not her recording debut....
Reviewed in issue July/2022
CAOIN
The debut album from one of Ireland’s most intriguing emerging talents, visual artist and vocalist Ceara Conway, CAOIN (Cry), clothes...
Reviewed in issue July/2022
