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Review of Foolin' in Time

Foolin' in Time

Cecilia Zabala, Don Davis & Joe Deleault

Delvad Music

Rating: ★★★

Languid and loose, filled with clever arrangements and multilingual lyrics placed just so, this long-gestating passion project comes from a...

Reviewed in issue June/2019

Review of Santa Plástica

Santa Plástica

Las Hermanas Caronni

Les Grands Fleuves

Rating: ★★★

Argentinian folk song has many modes reflecting the topographies and cultures whence it springs. The music of the French-based Caronni...

Reviewed in issue June/2019

Review of Gloryland

Gloryland

California Feetwarmers

California Feetwarmers

Rating: ★★★

There are a lot of trad jazz revivalist acts out there. The LA-based seven-piece California Feetwarmers are one of many...

Reviewed in issue June/2019

Review of Greatest Jamaican Beat

Greatest Jamaican Beat

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Cherry Red Records

Rating: ★★★★

Two Duke Reid-produced collections have been offset here to create a killer introduction to rocksteady reggae. The first, Greatest Jamaica...

Reviewed in issue June/2019

Review of American Music Vol VII

American Music Vol VII

Grupo Fantasma

Blue Corn Music

Rating: ★★★★

Though the seventh album from Austin's Grupo Fantasma comes after a five-year break from the studio, the band have kept...

Reviewed in issue June/2019

Review of Untitled

Untitled

Hedy West

Fledg''ling Records

Rating: ★★

A lost album from 1979, Untitled was recorded by the American singer, banjo player and guitarist Hedy West at the...

Reviewed in issue June/2019

Review of The Color of Silence

The Color of Silence

Cecilia Zabala

Acoustic Music Records

Rating: ★★★★

Every now and again you find an artist whose music is like arrows ’ each note fired straight through your...

Reviewed in issue June/2019

Review of First Light

First Light

Alvorada

Top of the World

Alvorada Music

Rating: ★★★★★

To record a fresh, innovative album that retains the charm of a century-old genre is quite an achievement. On the debut...

Reviewed in issue June/2019

Review of Notre Album Solo

Notre Album Solo

Le Vent du Nord & De Temps Antan

La Compagnie Du Nord

Rating: ★★★★

The supergroup of Le Vent du Nord and De Temps Antan came together a few years ago to tour, but...

Reviewed in issue June/2019

Review of Pedal Steal + Four Corners

Pedal Steal + Four Corners

Terry Allen & The Panhandle Mystery Band

Paradise of Bachelors

Rating: ★★★

Now here's a fascinating one. Terry Allen is an artist of many forms: a conceptual artist, painter, writer, playwright, and...

Reviewed in issue June/2019

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