Williams' extraordinarily nasal, moaning drawl frequently sends shivers down the spine.
An intriguing, though not always accessible listen.
A cut above the average of its kind.
This is seriously frazzled Americana in the best sense.
Austria's most illustrious jazz export
Business as usual...
An agreeably smooth, easy going album that's difficult to dislike
Lila Downs has one of those vocal styles that can only be described as an acquired taste.
Her follow-up to West
Un Dia looks likely to win her new fans
He's a force to be reckoned with.
This won't disappoint old fans.
A pleasant but hardly essential addition to the Nascimento discography.
You may find yourself liking it a whole lot more than you'd expected.
Slow, melancholic-sounding improvisations with a beguiling array of effects.
There’s not quite enough that really hangs in the memory or has that special spark...
Call it dinner jazz with a slightly erudite edge if you like...
Fans of Belle & Sebastian, Arcade Fire and Bill Callahan may well enjoy this disc.
The tale is in the telling, but is she up to it?
All very tasteful, but where are the tunes?
There's nothing wildly innovative about this music, but as they say, there's no need...
If you're new to her charms, this will be quite a revelation.
Hanggai show plenty of promise, and deserve another outing elsewhere.
Café de los Maestros is a real labour of love.
If you're in the right mood, it can be a thrilling ride.
Nascimento's voice isn't quite the glorious instrument of his youth, but it's still a...
Try The Roots Of Chicha before proceeding with caution to this.
This has its share of pop hooks, but attempts to square this with Mattafix's world...
...pleasant but fairly unexceptional...
Lykke's solid debut album lives up to her promising groundwork.
Harris is on fine form for this, her first solo album in five years.
While it’s great that Allá don’t feel compelled to sing in English, not quite...
...a very likeable selection and a useful sampler of his recent work...
This is a strong contender for album of the year.
You can almost see his fingers sliding over the strings as he teases exquisite,...
Jal has a few more rivers to cross when it comes to music.
If she'd been any more mainstream or, say, a country artist, Hymns For The Exiled...
The Searchers' main appeal is their period charm, which is considerable.
There's still not quite a full album's worth of ideas here.
Sista K is pictured cupping her hands over her ears as if to say it’s all too much...
Certain barrels in the vaults of EMI Nigeria and Decca Afrodisia have been scraped.
A promising rather than fully satisfying album...
This compilation demonstrates that highlife still beats hiplife, hands down!
There's a lot more to Badyo than there initially seems.
The only mystery is why this disc has taken so long to appear.
Maybe he should keep his experimental tendencies and rockisms for his Symmetric...
A fine place for the curious novice to start, but also of great interest to specialists.
Que Levante El Dedo is an unexpected treat, highly worthy of your attention.
Misery has seldom sounded so musical.
The album's greatest triumph is the fact that you don't even have to be a folkie to...
