New Music CDs Round-Up 9

New Music CDs Round-Up 9 | reviews, news & interviews

New Music CDs Round-Up 9

Including Choc Quib Town, Keith Jarrett, Tracey Thorn, and Teenage Fan Club

by TheartsdeskSaturday, 29 May 2010

Choc Quib Town: fresh, kaleidoscopic, influenced by old-school dancehall reggae and laptop hiphop

This month's most delicious sounds found by our reviewers include a return to form by jazz pianist Keith Jarrett and bassist Charlie Haden, new electronica/grime from Rude Kid, impressive debuts from Villagers and Hindi Zahra, and the latest from Band Of Horses, Tracey Thorn, Teenage Fan Club, Nina Nastasia, Konono No1, Bobby McFerrin and the Ipanemas. CD of the month is by the "lovely and kaleidoscopic" Afro-Colombian band Choc Quib Town. Reviewers are Robert Sandall, Sue Steward, Howard Male, Graeme Thomson, Russ Coffey, Bruce Dessau, Thomas H Green, Marcus O'Dair, Joe Muggs, Peter Quinn, Alice Vincent and Peter Culshaw.

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