Reviews
Fifteen
For their first new album in six years, The Wailin’ Jennys celebrate a 15-year-long relationship with a nine-track collection of...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: March/2018
The Black Orchid String Band
The tragedy of West Papua and its peoples’ hopes for eventual independence is an ongoing daily struggle for the native...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2018
The Poacher's Fate
It's always refreshing to hear music that has nothing to hide behind. The London-based folk duo of Laura Smyth &...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Infinity
Chilean pianist Tania Naranjo and Finnish accordionist Minna Weurlander hail from different hemispheres but are united by a common adopted...
Reviewed by Tim Woodall in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Mr Bongo Record Club Volume Two
Brighton's estimable Mr Bongo label started its record club as an opportunity to air obscure vinyl finds from its crate-digging...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Salón, Lágrimas y Deseo
Lila Downs is a Latin American superstar. On her ninth album she fronts an orchestra of 20 musicians from as...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Two Sevens Clash
It's rare for a group to write a record so powerful that it instilled an impending fear of apocalypse in...
Reviewed by Alex De Lacey in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
The Reason Why Vol 3
Goran Kajfeš Subtropic Arkestra
According to Swedish trumpeter Goran Kajfeš, this will be the last outing of covers for his Subtropic Arkestra ensemble. If...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
The Blue Room
A fiddler with a characteristically delicate touch, Martin Hayes has won worldwide respect for his unique take on Irish traditional...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Familia: Tribute to Bebo & Chico
Arturo O'Farrill & Chucho Valdés
On Familia, two Latin jazz pianists pay tribute to two celebrated forefathers of the genre: Bebo Valdés and Chico O'Farrill,...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
