Reviews
Shake the Chains
The Shake the Chains protest-song project (featured in #125) was conceived by English folk singer Greg Russell after his university...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: November/2017
L'Aurore
You could think of this as a good dance hall disc, a souvenir of a summer's night spent in the...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: November/2017
Where the Gods are in Peace
Brooklyn's Antibalas have been releasing Afrobeat records for nearly two decades and their latest effort is an exemplary demonstration of...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: November/2017
Nykomlingen
This CD contains so much that is unexpected and surprising. It feels as though the band is on a journey...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: November/2017
Trails and Tribulations
Trails and Tribulations is consistently both beautiful, and beautifully crafted. It has an ambience of wistful, weary experience, thanks to...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: November/2017
I Can Be A Clay Snapper (Lahko Sem Glinena Mesojedka)
Širom, a young Slovenian multi-instrumentalist trio, exemplify a fine balance between improvisation and craft. This, their second studio outing, sees...
Reviewed by Tommie Black-Roff in issue: November/2017
Masaryk: Národní Písně: Moravian and Slovak Folk Songs Reimagined
A devoted exponent of Yiddish song, Lenka Lichtenberg returns with a deeply personal album that reimagines a 75-year-old collection of...
Reviewed by Tommie Black-Roff in issue: November/2017
What If
With its searingly fast tempo and hard-swinging arrangement, ‘Cavebop’ sets the bar high for What If, which is perhaps the...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: November/2017
Hills
Still only in his mid 20s, Rutter has a sterling pedigree, having recorded with Seth Lakeman and Jackie Oates alongside...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: November/2017
Cajun Accordion Kings (and the Queen)
Valcour Records is run by Joel Savoy – of the celebrated Savoy Family Cajun Band – and he does a...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: November/2017
