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Review of iViV

iViV

Oriane Lacaille

Music MDC/[PIAS]

Rating: ★★★★

When you listen closely to Oriane Lacaille’s music, you inveitably think of Leyla McCalla. The Creole quality of Lacaille’s songs...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: December/2023

Review of Collage

Collage

Erlend Apneseth Trio with Maja S K Ratkje

Hubro

Rating: ★★★★

The list of musical genres that Norwegian band Erlend Apneseth Trio tap into for their new album, Collage, could be...

Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: December/2023

Review of Galargan

Galargan

The Gentle Good

Bubblewrap Collective

Rating: ★★★

Cardiff-based songwriter and instrumentalist Gareth Bonello, better known as The Gentle Good, explores the traditional song and folklore of his...

Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: December/2023

Review of Look Over the Wall, See the Sky

Look Over the Wall, See the Sky

John Francis Flynn

River Lea Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Speaking to Songlines in 2021, Irish folk singer John Francis Flynn described his debut album, I Would Not Live Always,...

Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: December/2023

Review of Ao Mar

Ao Mar

Ão

MayWay Records

Rating: ★★★

‘Ão’ is a specific sound in Portuguese, a real headscratcher for most non-native speakers. Maybe thinking of it as an...

Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: December/2023

Review of Tøyen Sessions

Tøyen Sessions

Gjermund Larsen Trio

heilo

Rating: ★★★★

Although all the compositions on this new album by Norway’s Larsen Trio were apparently written by Larsen himself, you might...

Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: December/2023

Review of Land of My Other

Land of My Other

The Breath

Real World Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Land of My Other is the third studio album from The Breath, a partnership between singer Ríoghnach Connolly and ex-Cinematic...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2023

Review of Viva el Sábado: Hits de Disco Pop Peruano (1978-1989)

Viva el Sábado: Hits de Disco Pop Peruano (1978-1989)

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Buh Records

Rating: ★★★★★

When musical influences from two distinct cultural regions merge, the results are almost always fascinating, and that’s certainly the case...

Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: December/2023

Review of Beacons of the Wilderness

Beacons of the Wilderness

Ben McElroy

Ben McElroy

Rating: ★★★★

McElroy’s latest release, Beacons of the Wilderness, opens with haunting birdsong accompanied by atmospheric strings and a spoken narration. The...

Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: December/2023

Review of Double You

Double You

Catrin Finch & Aoife Ní Bhriain

bendigedig

Rating: ★★★★★

Catrin Finch continues to startle and amaze. Classically trained, and now surely the finest, best-known harpist in Britain, she has...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: December/2023

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