High Water II isn't The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion, but it might just be By Your Side. In the absence of anything else, we'll take it. [Nov 2019, p.85]

The original album, remastered by a team co-headed by George Martin's son Giles, is presented with a freshness and immediacy that makes a mockery of the passage of half a century. ... The two CDs of sessions and demos are a revealing trove. [Nov 2019, p.88]

It's Lanegan's Americana growl that keeps the whole thing sounding ironically timeless. [Nov 2019, p.85]

No Home Record is a masterstroke of intimate solitude, often boiling down to poetic, semi-spoken vocals and a drum machine. ... and noise, as fans of her old band would expect, is expertly corralled. [Nov 2019, p.85]

A full-on rager, this one. Devour You knows what's up. [Nov 2019, p.82]

For all the vein-bulging intensity--which reaches heroic levels on standout The River--you're left with the sense that Gallagher remains a great singer short on top notch material. [Nov 2019, p.81]

Wonderfully schizophrenic and shamelessly populist, this is prime Babymetal. [Nov 2019, p.81]

Their hooks seem to call to you from misty, far-off shores, promising mystical rave-ups. Drift in. [Oct 2019, p.91]

Triumphal stuff. [Oct 2019, p.91]

The biggest draw is the plethora of out-takes and demos. ... A 15-song love set show The Replacements at their ramshackle, off-kilter power pop best. [Oct 2019, p.96]

Highlife electronica meets understated Celtic folkiness on charmingly whimsical, multifaceted, Welsh language. [Oct 2019, p.91]

Free is easily Iggy's most ambitiously left-field album since Zombie Birdhouse in 1982. [Oct 2019, p.90]

Somewhat lacking in real character of its ow, there is nevertheless a certain charm to this album, and it's sure to trigger a nostalgia trip in those who came of age at the turn of the current century. [Oct 2019, p.89]

Perhaps Korn's best album this century. [Oct 2019, p.89]

A muddled attempt to signal contemporary relevance. [Oct 2019, p.88]

Fish cherry-picks her favourite bits from the old masters and fuses them with Stax-flavoured brass, southern warmth, classy pop balladry in Fairwell My Fairweather and nicely sleazy swagger in You Got It Bad. [Oct 2019, p.86]

For those who remain strangely tickled by their frivolous, heart-felt one-offmanship, every track here will prick your ears. Easter might be cancelled, but for rock fans Christmas has come early. [Oct 2019, p.86]

If you do like a bit of in-depth rock luxury in your life, In Cauda Venenum delivers by the caseload.

While they might not whip up the same adoration, Another State Of Grace shows that there continues to be life beyond Lizzy. [Sep 2019, p.84]

An extraordinary 11-track distillation of raw urban vitality that recaptures and resets the dizzying conversational street energy of 1972's On The Corner at the cutting edge of 80s soul. [Sep 2019, p.90]

Overall this album is Hynde's most adventurous experiment to date, opening new autumnal terrain for one of rock's greatest voices. [Sep 2019, p.85]

Randolph's evocative pedal steel soars reliably as his assured vocal attains new peaks of emotive character. [Sep 2019, p.87]

This is his best record yet. [Sep 2019, p.87]

Powers is a confident and welcome comeback. [Sep 2019, p.86]

This slick trio from Dripping Springs, Texas add cloying twang to yacht-rock tropes to asset-stripping effect. [Sep 2019, p.87]

It's music to glue your arse to a Barclays to. [Sep 2019, p.84]

This, almost surreally, is only their seventh album and contains not a dull moment. [Sep 2019. p.83]

Fear Inoculum is an intricate record that calls for you to reserve judgement until you’ve been fully immersed. It might be long (running to 86 minutes) but it’s a worthy investment of your time. [Sep 2019, p.82]