Reviews
Grind
The second album from the 11-piece Treacherous Orchestra sees the boys at their raucous best. Grind reflects the band's new,...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: March/2015
Le Mystère des Chants Mayas
We have no idea what the more musically minded Mayans got up to during their human sacrifices, ball-court tournaments, weddings...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: March/2015
Ya Gotta Quit Kickin’ My Dog Around
Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music featured 84 tracks recorded between 1927 and 1932 and was first released in...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2015
Strange and Dangerous Times: New American Roots
The alt-country movement in the 90s was a reaction to the candyfloss of modern Nashville. It gave birth to a...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2015
Cause ‘N Affect
Born of a Tongan father and a Kamilaroi Aboriginal mother, Sydney-based singer David Leha had a troubled childhood, and wound...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2015
Bahto Delo Delo
Marin ‘Tsagoi’ Sandu is an accordionist and singer from that heartland of Romanian Gypsy music, Clejani. Indeed he's the son...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: March/2015
Housewarming
With sweet three-part harmonies and instrumental chops to burn, Melbourne's Mae Trio have become a favourite on the Aussie folk...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2015
Songs of the Spanish Civil War Vols 1 & 2
Just as Western countries have today banned their subjects from travelling to fight in Syria, in the 1930s the US...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: March/2015
Music for the Hawaiian Islands Vol 2: Kahelelani Niihau
The second of a six-part CD series highlighting the music of the Hawaiian Islands, this release further expands the reputation...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2015
