Reviews
Asas Terrenas
Sarine is Mariano Melo, a Brazilian multi-instrumentalist based in São Paulo. Melo is known for his drumming with DEAFKIDS, purveyors...
Reviewed in issue January/2025
Manos Panamericanos
The story of this unlikely duo, Larry & Joe, is a powerful indictment of US immigration. A renowned musician and...
Reviewed in issue January/2025
The Escapist
On previous releases, Minneapolis-based guitarist David Harland explored singer-songwriter territory alongside instrumentals but this is an entire album of solo...
Reviewed in issue January/2025
Direct-to-Disc
Marcelo Peixoto became known through his work with 90s rap-rock band Planet Hemp and their ceaseless cries for the legalisation...
Reviewed in issue January/2025
Alma Enamorada
Fifteen more corridos (narrative songs) from the ‘Godfather’ of the genre. Backed by the accordion and polka rhythms of a...
Reviewed in issue January/2025
Woodland
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
Precision, persistence and grace in the face of adversity, grief and destruction are at the heart of this impeccably intricate...
Reviewed in issue December/2024
Wake the Dead
San-Franciscan Chuck Prophet teams up with cumbia urbana group ¿Qiensave? from California with roots in Michoacán, Mexico, on Wake the...
Reviewed in issue December/2024
Pique
Those familiar with the surname Morelenbaum or the Latin Grammy award-winning band Bala Desejo in the context of Brazilian music...
Reviewed in issue December/2024
Canhoto de Pé
Since his first recordings in 2009 Thiago França has covered a remarkable variety of genres, from the Afro-jazz-punk of MetaL...
Reviewed in issue December/2024
