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Her understanding of rock'n'roll, gospel, folk and country has a profound depth.
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Venerable Texan jazz-pianist offers a soulful set.
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An ambitious work, and all of its aims have surely been fulfilled.
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Cranky, clanky, lo-fi business from the Sic Alps member on his latest solo album.
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Master musicians combine to create an orchestra of ultimate dimensions.
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British reedsman furthers his reputation for mixing tradition with experimentation.
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Minimalist brutality meets rich arrangements on Merrill Garbus’ second album.
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Ben Chasny’s solo venture continues to tackle folk as if the 1970s never ended.
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Drum'n'bass topped by cool horn statements and mournful string parts.
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He manages to make downer sentiments sound rather cheerful.
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This guest-strewn project lacks the magic of previous Quincy classics.
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He deftly shunts between cathartic blow-outs and sensitive washes of melodic emotion.
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An uncomplicated package for the uninitiated.
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Its emotional resonances hover on the right side of poignant.
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Its strongest point is its deeply sustained moodiness.
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He doesn't usually need any star guests, but we're glad this lot turned up anyway.
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Perry’s intuitively creative personality permeates every one of the collection's 44 songs.
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Atlas’ new, precisely ornamented disc has an optimistically melancholic character to it.
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A lightness of rhythmic touch is the main character of these improvised pieces.
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Quality tunes from the time before Maal entered his major label phase.
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Her original compositions sound like standards already.
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Winston Rodney’s first album to attract acclaim beyond Jamaica reissued with bonus dubs.
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Lowdown lyrics meet guitar frazzle on the group’s latest long-player.
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The four-piece’s new album delivers a sustained sense of open-mouthed surprise.
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A typically international project from the Senegalese star.
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Songs which reinforce a formula, but it's ACR's very own.
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Embraces the blues with authority, creativity and innovation.
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A mixture of uncompromising rap and populist soulfulness, often playing side-by-side.
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Surely set to be one of the Pixies main man’s strongest solo albums.
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A single-toned album that does little to differentiate its maker from many peers.
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A retro vibe can’t prevent these songs from crackling with energy.
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A versatility that produces a new band style, drawn from many quarters.
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Marking a decade of one of the UK’s best independent labels.
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Contrast is Gemini's not-so-secret weapon.
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Their musical language is varied, but based on funk, jazz and soul.
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Its orientation isn't as folkloric as initial impressions might suggest.
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Ford is one of the blues’ funkiest, jazziest practitioners.
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This may well find the trumpeter a fresh, mainstream audience.
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Acid funk with nods to Prince, Donna Summer and Funkadelic.
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Revel in this fresh musical immersion.
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A bumping together of nostalgic soul and funk moves.
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Imagine a team-up between Jon Hassell, Brian Eno and Level 42.
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A prevailing mood of relaxation, albeit with a constant background aura of quiet tension.
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A transgressive sound, full of bent notes and shiny contortions.
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A valuable exhumation of live material.
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Supremely calming without being in any way bland.
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Call them an avant rockaboogie death jazz supergroup, then duck for cover.
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Definitely not for jazzers who dig swallowing heavy roughage.
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This disc is exciting enough, but Elephant9's full damage is probably done during a...
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This entire second-half run has a sustained momentum that lends the listening...
