Phil Vanderyken

Derin Derin is the latest release from Baba Zula, a four-piece band from Istanbul – Fractured yet unifying and exhilarating as they coax beauty and meaning from different sounds, styles and cultures.

Awaken, the new album from Bristol-based band The Schmoozenbergs, is a fun and enjoyable record of all originals, played with love and abandon,  adding a new chapter to the long and winding saga of gypsy swing and acoustic roots music.

75 Dollar Bill have stitched their diverse influences together into a powerful, hypnotic sound that is as unique as it is mesmerizing. I Was Real showcases the band’s scope, imagination and raw power.

With Solo, Amy Thatcher not only puts herself on the map as one of the masters of the accordion but she also further cements her reputation as a fearless experimenter within British folk music. A joy to listen to.

In the Felice Brothers’ third album, Undress, you can hear some of Bruce Springsteen’s desperately yearning pathos, a Gothic darkness related to the rugged beauty of their home upstate New York, the boundless energy of early punk rock, and a thorough mastery of Americana…

Pink Mirror establishes Jeremy Tuplin as an idiosyncratic, fiercely independent singer-songwriter with a knack for melodic hooks, wryly observant lyrics and a unique sonic vision.

From the artwork to the music, this album is pure joy. Most importantly, for all their infectious joy, this is a band that does not shy away from making poignant statements about the world we live in.

Born and raised in Niger and now living in Belgium, Kel Assouf’s “Black Tenere” stands as an excellent album and a potential milestone in the blossoming genre of what critics have been calling “desert rock”.

A Cure for the Curious is an interesting and intriguing album by three talented and highly accomplished musicians breathing new life into time-honoured musical traditions with style, flair and fun. Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it led Solasta to some very interesting places indeed.

“Sauvage Formes” is a delight for ears and brains. Do yourself a favour and allow yourself to be gently led into the zany and wonderful world of “Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp”, where high brow meets low brow and worlds collide in an irresistibly catchy symphonic pop album.

There’s a long tradition both of Jewish political activism, and of artists and musicians fighting for social justice, and Ben Caplan fits proudly in both. He has used his considerable talent and unstoppable energy to create a mini-masterpiece that’s historic and timeless at the same time.

KELD is an album of eerie, understated beauty that combines folk traditions with experimental soundscapes. Both timeless and modern, it connects old and new and adds another fascinating chapter to the ever-evolving saga of British folk music.