Without the usual suspects, The Slow Wonder just seems like a well-produced demo of songs he's readying for Electric Version's follow-up. [Aug 2004, p.116]

Immediately memorable. [Aug 2005, p.164]

Even more devastation stems fro Iain Cook and Martin Doherty's sophisticated and catchy layers of synthesizers and vocal loops. [Oct 2013, p.82]

With Jace Lasek's glistening falsetto intertwining with wife Olga Goreas' dreamy midrange pipes, the Montreal group's third album, The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night, creates a nocturnal viobe in broad daylight. [Apr 2010, p.122]

The Libertines just don't live up to the hype. [Jan 2005, p.113]

Exactly what you'd expect from the involved parties. [May 2005, p.138]

The songs are mature but not boring; nicely layered but not overproduced; well executed but not sterile. [May 2006, p.164]

While the band do seem to reconcile something within by the conclusion of Odd Soul, the unpredictable, biting musical journey to get there makes for some powerful listening. [Nov 2011, p.96]

At times beautiful, at times shambling. [Jun 2006, p.194]

A scattershot bagful of wild rides and demented ditties and an album of maniacal depth and vision. [#146, p.86]

At times monotonous, Heart's strongest tracks are those augmented with vocals by female guitarist Marcie Bolen and basist Carrie Smith. [Apr 2004, p.96]

More cohesive and less frantic. [Apr 2007, p.180]

Gira spins riveting yarns like a charismatic neighborhood storyteller. [Jun 2005, p.164]

As edgy as singer-songwriter pop gets. [Oct 2005, p.158]

Mariachi el Bronx (II) triumphs because not only does it treat West Mexican Musical idiom with respect, it raises the bar for future directions and possibilities. [Sep 2011, p.114]

Thick and lethal guitar chug and vocals bordering on death-metal bellowing are offset by spidery single-note melodies and catchy sequences. [Sep 2012, p.92]

The proof [of the band's maturity] is in each one of the songs: Every member is playing with a richness and depth that can only come from spending all this time in the studio and onstage together. [Jun 2015, p.95]

The Florida foursome still manage to top themselves with each outing. [Nov 2015, p.96]

Bob Mould is no ordinary musician-in fact, you could say he's a pop genius. Silver Age is just one more confirmation of that fact.

There are enough interesting moments... that each spin reveals a new nuance that makes this genre roundrobin worth signing up for. [Nov 2005, p.218]

Even the psychedelic overreach shows a most uncommon artist at work. [Feb 2003, p.64]

For every great line on the album, there are three throaway verses. [June 2003, p.96]

Amazing. [Jan 2004, p.108]

A satisfying and surprisingly profane comeback. [Jan 2005, p.114]

When the music these guys create individually is already so great, why would anyone mind having it mixed together? [Oct 2009, p.106]

A well-rounded album that might be mewithoutYou’s best.

On any other Walkmen album, just the hooky brilliance of the title track could be enough to declare this set a success, but there's never been one quite like this before.

There's just incredible depth to The King Of Limbs, and if you're impatient, you'll miss it.