Reviews
Bound
Based in Glasgow, Jenn Butterworth (guitar and voice) and Laura-Beth Salter (mandolin and voice) have become a ubiquitous presence on...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: June/2017
Till April is Dead: A Garland of May
In these garlands for May, Lisa Knapp sounds ardent and pure, driven by purpose and conviction. You can tell these...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: June/2017
Almost Home
The folk-pop troupe Keston Cobblers Club return here with their third album. Since they released Wildfire in 2015, these Kentish...
Reviewed by Tommie Black-Roff in issue: June/2017
Hà Noi Duo
French guitarist Nguyên Lê and Vietnamese singer and multi-instrumentalist Ngô Hong Quang take the clash of the modern and traditional...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: June/2017
Mogoya
The last time this reviewer interviewed Oumou Sangaré was in January 2009. She was about to release the album Seya...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2017
Recycle
Founded in 2006, Hungary's Cimbaliband are a surefire festival hit. Centred on the larger-than-life cimbalom player Balázs Unger, they are...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: June/2017
Juno Concerto
When writing compositions dedicated to a child, artists have to be careful not to cross the line into sentimentality. The...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: June/2017
Diffractions
Diffraction occurs when light spreads out as a result of passing across an edge or through a small space. Ollie...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: June/2017
Ainda Há Tempo
Criolo had already been rapping at events around São Paulo for many years before he released his debut, Ainda Há...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: June/2017
