“Junun” is the debut album of composer Shye Ben Tzur, Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood and Indian ensemble Rajasthan Express. The album was originally released in November 2015 and was recorded in an improvised studio in the 15th century Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur, India. Radiohead’s long-time producer Nigel Godrich contributed to the album and released it […]
Swan Song The vinyl LP at the heart of this éthiopiques 31 tracks 2 to 11 was one of the very last vinyl records ever released in Ethiopia.But above all it represents, we felt, the absolute masterpiece of the Ethiopian Groove – the Swan Song of Swinging Addis.The album leaves a clear idea for posterity […]
2020’s A Hero’s Death saw Fontaines D.C. land a #2 in Ireland and the UK, receive nominations at the GRAMMYs, BRITs and Ivor Novello Awards, and sell out London’s iconic Alexandra Palace. Now the band return with their third record in as many years: Skinty Fia. Used colloquially as an expletive, the title roughly translates […]
From the first listening to Héritage, the much-awaited fourth album by Songhoy Blues, it is clear that the 4-piece rock band from northern Mali are in a new frame of mind. With Héritage, they move into a more acoustic, creative re-imagining of the “desert blues” style that has brought them to world fame. The Songhoy […]
