Reviews
Maison Maquis
This third album by one of France’s leading avant-pop bands is as whacky and genre-defying as the name the two...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: October/2024
Breathing Raga
Breathing Raga is heaven, a full dhrupad performance of raag Bhairav, from alap to bandish (composition). The singer here is...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: October/2024
Digital Indigenous 07: Why Not
This is the seventh instalment in the 1000HZ series which spotlights local producers –predominantly from Malawi – working with rudimentary...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: October/2024
Old Juniper
The Appalachian-style trio The Down Hill Strugglers return with their first album since the passing of founding member John Cohen....
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: October/2024
Hadal Deluxe Edition
This deluxe edition collects Texas-based jazz quartet Atlas Maior’s recorded output from the past four years. It’s an album of...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: October/2024
Queen of Eyes
Take a pair of harmonising female vocalists, ask them to record outside a one-room cabin on an island off Washington...
Reviewed by Motez Bishara in issue: October/2024
Little Electric Chicken Heart
Frango Elétrico’s name comes from the bastardisation of their original surname, Fainguelernt, and while Elétrico’s 2018 debut with its indie...
Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: October/2024
Migrating Bird
Originally from Mauritius, violinist-vocalist Véronique Serret is an Australian-based musician, known for her evocative compositions and performances. Bridging across film...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: October/2024
Sometime Between Now and Never
Punchy Balkan brass, bubbling dub rhythms and piquant punk guitar riffs jostle joyously on this first offering from Montréal-based Dumai...
Reviewed by Simon Cross in issue: October/2024
