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Joanna Newsom/ Alasdair Roberts

Review: As labelmates with Chicago-based Drag City Records, Joanna Newsom and Alasdair Roberts might be expected to complement each other. Hearing them one after the other turned out to be, rather, an invitation to compare.

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ROB ADAMS

As labelmates with Chicago-based Drag City Records, Joanna Newsom and Alasdair Roberts might be expected to complement each other. Hearing them one after the other, in the City, Halls, Glasgow, turned out to be, rather, an invitation to compare and contrast.