Reviews
Gala de la Chanson Francarabe
This wonderfully savoury compilation comes from a field still relatively little known in world music circles, in spite of the...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: June/2014
Crows’ Bones
Opera North, who originally commissioned this project as a live, touring event, clearly have a refreshingly broad idea of what...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: June/2014
Brut de Bratsch 1973-2013
For their 40th anniversary last year, this veteran French group have released a blockbuster of a commemorative set: not only...
Reviewed by Philip Sweeney in issue: June/2014
The Red Book
The tracks ‘Aurora’ and ‘1420’ from the second album by Arthur Jeffes’ Penguin Cafe were beamed into space as part...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Apr/May/2014
The Railsplitters
The Railsplitters’ eponymous, fan-financed debut isn't going to set the bluegrass world on fire. But anyone can appreciate the smart...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Apr/May/2014
Color
Essentially this is a fusion album of French accordion café music with a Congolese slant. Papa Noel is a veteran...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Apr/May/2014
Fazendo as Pazes com o Swing
Before rock'n'roll there was swing – with big bands fronted by musicians like Benny Goodman introducing African-American syncopation and jazz...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: Apr/May/2014
Echoes
Smith's fifth studio album takes the Scottish singer, songwriter and instrumentalist into a new and fruitful direction. Consisting mainly of...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Apr/May/2014
Inner Fire
A beefy baritone sax hails the return of the little big band from Ottowa. Whatever they've done to that 8-track...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: Apr/May/2014
Dirt is Good
Perhaps we can forego debating the tastiness of the mouse-on-a-stick, a Malawi delicacy hawked by this eight-piece combo when they...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: Apr/May/2014
