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How Thoughtful - Daniel DeLorenzo (Album Review)
Daniel DeLorenzo How Thoughtful 24 March 2020 Album Rating 4 / 5 Solo Performances 5 / 5 Favourite Songs You Can Try,...

Robbie McGrail
Apr 15, 20202 min read


We Are Sent Here By History - Shabaka and the Ancestors (Album Review)
Shabaka and the Ancestors We Are Sent Here By History 13 March 2020 Impulse! Records Album Rating 5 / 5 Live Potential ...

Ben Lee
Apr 11, 20204 min read


Mamilah - Disappear (Single Release)
Leeds soul 7-piece Mamilah have returned with single 'Disappear' to accompany their second EP release, Talk Less, that will drop on 15...

Ben Lee
Apr 8, 20202 min read


Reach - Yaatri (EP Release)
Yaatri Reach 2 April 2020 EP Rating 4.5 / 5 Live Potential 4.5 / 5 Solo Performances 5 / 5 Diversity in...

Ben Lee
Apr 7, 20203 min read


March 2020 Single / EP Roundup
Ben has collated the roundup of the best single and EP's to drop from March, featuring releases ranging from jazz, electronic house and...

Ben Lee
Apr 5, 20209 min read


March 2020 Album Roundup
Hamish has collated the roundup of album releases from March we haven't been able to do full reviews for, featuring the best music fresh off

Hamish Irvine
Apr 3, 20206 min read


I THINK I'M GOOD - Kassa Overall (Album Review)
Kassa Overall I THINK I'M GOOD 28 February 2020 Brownswood Recordings Album Rating 4 / 5 Diversity in Songs 4.5 / 5...

Ben Lee
Mar 30, 20203 min read


No Beginning No End 2 - José James (Album Review)
José James No Beginning No End 2 Rainbow Blonde Records Released: 6th March 2020 Album Rating: 3.5/5 Favourite Songs: 'I Need...

Ally J Steel
Mar 12, 20202 min read


Yelfris Valdés (Live Review) - Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds, 1st March 2020
A cold night in Leeds was lit up and warmed by the Afro-Cuban rhythms of Yelfris Valdés and his band on Sunday 1st of March 2020. Valdés,...

Robbie McGrail
Mar 6, 20203 min read


February 2020 Roundup: Part 2
Ben has collated the roundup of releases from February we haven't been able to do full reviews for, featuring the best music fresh off...

Ben Lee
Mar 5, 20208 min read


February 2020 Roundup: Part 1
Ben has collated the roundup of releases from February we haven't been able to do full reviews for, featuring the best music fresh off...

Ben Lee
Mar 4, 20208 min read


Season 2 - Wildflower (Album Review)
Wildflower Season 2 14 February 2020 Wildflower Music Album Rating 4.5 / 5 Live Potential 5 / 5 Solo Performances ...

Ben Lee
Feb 25, 20203 min read


Puja - Dijf Sanders (Album Review)
Dijf Sanders Puja 14 February 2020 Unday Records Album Rating 4.5 / 5 Favourite Songs Ravana, Parvati, Citipati, Mahakala...

Ben Lee
Feb 17, 20204 min read


Maku - Shaku (Album Review)
Shaku Maku 13 February 2020 Shaku Album Rating 5 / 5 Live Potential 5 / 5 Solo Performances 5 / 5 Diversity in...

Ben Lee
Feb 12, 20205 min read


January 2020 Roundup
Starting fresh at the start of this new decade, we will release a monthly roundup of all releases we haven't had the chance to catch. The...

Ben Lee
Feb 10, 20208 min read


Suite for Max Brown - Jeff Parker (Album Review)
Jeff Parker Suite for Max Brown International Anthem / Nonesuch Records Released: 24 January 2020 Album Rating: 4/5 Favourite Songs: ...

Ally J Steel
Jan 26, 20203 min read
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2019 Release Rewind - Part 2 [July to December]
Rounding up our 2019 Release Rewind series, we've picked a collection of EP and LP's that came out from July to the end of 2019 which...

Ben Lee
Jan 8, 202016 min read
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2019 Release Rewind - Part 1 [January to June]
2019 has been a fantastic year for jazz. Whilst we have covered a lot of great releases, there were so many more we wanted to review but...

Ben Lee
Jan 7, 202015 min read


Best Non-Jazz Releases 2019
2019 was an incredible year for jazz, but also for the wider music world. Our contributors and writers have worked hard to pick through...

Ally J Steel
Jan 6, 20205 min read


Wondering How - Mondo Bizarre (Single Release)
Leeds 9-piece funk and soul groovers Mondo Bizarre have released their debut single 'Wondering How' via the Leeds label Not Quite Ripe....

Hamish Irvine
Jan 3, 20202 min read
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