It's rock'n'roll for aging urchins who don't know how to quit. [Apr 2015, p.98]

A glorious return to form for one of the world's most peculiarly successful bands. [Jun 2013, p.92]

Much of the record is set to a reflective key--providing a flexible canvas for subtle mood changes, sassy alt-rock grooves and space to cultivate retro but relevant, non-cliche rock. [Summer 2013, p.91]

The fourth album is a joyful tornado of shamelessly old-school indie pop. [Feb 2014, p.97]

This brilliant and beautifully captured set positively vibrates with the atmosphere and thrills that incandescent Warren and his funk 'n' fury-informed cohorts bring to the material. [Mar 2015, p.89]

Nobody will pretend this album is among the most inventive you’ll hear in 2015. But Buckcherry just wanna pump up the volume and get the groin shifting. And they do it well enough to put some zest in the tank.

All the emo-rooted, posthardcore stylistic hallmarks are present and correct, embellished with a load of electronic arsing about on top, but the almost constant use of the same soaring ‘wo-ah’ pop hooks will soon have you wanting to hack your ears off with a pair of blunt scissors.

Papa Roach's not entirely convincing attempt to music in on the action. [Feb 2019, p.88]

Noise & Romance offers a much more disjointed, disorienting and unpolished experience. [May 2019, p.84]

A polished vista rock for anyone in urgent need of a Foos stopgap. [Sep 2019, p.83]

A hit-and-miss affair padded out with too many Fred Durst-style shouty tantrums. [Apr 20202, p.88]

An elegant set of sweeping rock anthems, not a rough edge to be found, and yet there' soul amid the aural perfection. [Jul 2021, p.85]

Although Donald Fagen's vocals have mellowed, there's no decline in quality. [Dec 2021, p.73]

Mo’s resonant vocals and articulate guitar work shine across the styles.

Each song title is followed by a reference to specific verses from the Bible that have spurred Anderson into lyrical action. The connection is not always easy to make, and sometimes you’re better off just going with his words, although they can take some unravelling at times. But that’s all part of the plan.

'Zingers exhibit a whole lotta heart. But sometimes heart alone's not enough. [Dec 2023, p.79]

The majority is syncopated lightweight pop, as if selected by algorithms for mass consumption. [Aug 2024, p.72]

Things take a kitschy turn for the sickly sweet. [Dec 2024, p.79]

Curious Ruminant will not sate anybody’s desire for a tub-thumping Tull album, but Anderson seems to be beyond that now. Instead his mind is overflowing with lyrical tangents and still capable of dispensing hooks, and he’s entering the final stages in fine fettle. [Apr 2025, p.70]

The band's sixth album is another uneven mix, but with enough fresh twists and smart cameos to save it from redundancy. [Jun 2015, p.90]

The skeletal arrangements allow the controlled frailty of Doherty’s voice to pack a stronger emotional punch.

Plodding, overwrought gospel epics like Shine and Tempted are the order of the day, pale passionless shadows of the Mode’s mighty, desperate Condemnation.... Things improve on the starker latter half.

In Another World is a remarkable album and another marvellous continuation: power and pop. [May 2021, p.88]

Repetitive chants and moments of unfettered melodic joy further bolster or confuse the situation, depending on your mindset. [Jun 2013, p.93]

A fine tribute to a timeless songwriter of our times. [Apr 2015, p.95]

Ship Of Fools is a gloriously and unapologetically joyous listen, and one that serves to remind us how the Flaming Lips lost their mojo, while simultaneously showing Empire Of The Sun the way forward.

An intricately crafted return to form. [Nov 2020, p.85]

With the other 10 tracks, featuring Roger C Reale’s gruff blues shout and robust brass section, he’s more content to let his liquid economy embellish, deliver spine-tingling solos and drive the funky soul grooves of She’s So Fine and The Go-Getter Is Gone, deploying Soul Man-style hammer riffing on the title track and evoking his Dock Of The Bay on One Good Turn