While the album Widow's Weed has all the usual heavily layered atmospherics, there's an even inkier feel than before. [Summer 2019, p.83]

With Shooter Jening's outlaw holler and Sheryl Crow doing her backing-singer bit, the results are country slick but the execution is flawless. [Summer 2019, p.82]

[L7] still sound as toxic and ornery as ever, their songs sharp and savage, their solos short and sweet, their vocals still capable of freezing testicles at 50 paces. [Summer 2019, p.82]

Rise is long, sprawling, rather unfocused record that could have done with editing down to the strongest points, but when Hollywood Vampires are good they distil the spirit of classic rock as effortlessly as you’d hope from men of Cooper and Perry’s calibre.

The result is enough to refresh the palate of even the most jaded garage-rock fan. [Jul 2019, p.84]

A relentless stream of strong, sinewy riffs and blistering solos. ... It's just a shame he doesn't trust his own voice more. [Jul 2019, p.85]

AntiKpop, anyone? [Jul 2019, p.85]

As ever, and in the best sense, Farrell aims high and wide. [Jul 2019, p.80]

Much of the mid-section is spent down in the bayou with an acoustic guitar. ... Sink in. [Jul 2019, p.82]

What is surprising is just how good it is. [Jul 2019, p.82]

It's a credit to the line-up's combustible chemistry and Setzer's twinkle-in-eye storytelling that these songs feel fresh and often thrilling. [Jul 2019, p.84]

Packed with pop nuggets and the odd surprise. [Jul 2019, p.81]

A little unwieldy in places, but still pleasingly timeless. [Jul 2019, p.85]

A competently executed, if indulgent. [Jul 2019, p.85]

A breezy, funky prog-ssych knockabout. [Jul 2019, p.83]

Act Surprise is a very decent return indeed for the trio. ... A record bristling with merit and a validating, electric sense of urgency that it be made. [Jul 2019, p.82]

Destroyer may shake and shudder but it never falls apart. [Jul 2019, p.81]

She can sound like Stevie Nicks lost at the Whitby goth weekender. Otherwise, as always, Stina's vexations are our pleasure. [Jul 2019, p.81]

Overall this is worthy addition to the Cale catalogue. [Jun 2019, p.85]

Sweet, potent vignettes of American folk storytelling. [Jun 2019, p.89]

Overall, it's a pleasant album and one that covers a lot of bases. [Jun 2019, p.86]

As you'd expect, musically they're full-tilt melodic punk rallying cries, with the warmth of Greg Graffin's vocals contrasting beautifully against Brett Gurewitz's barbed riffs to suggest there's still a chance for redemption if we stand up and fight. [Jun 2019, p.86]

Uncompromisingly creative, it's an album designed with the absence of neighbours in mind. [Jun 2019, p.87]

Social Cues feels like the sound of a great band in desperate need of some down time. [Jun 2019, p.88]

Longtime fans of the band's intense, neck vein-popping hardcore rock'n'roll have to hunt and peck their way through this album to find the good stuff. [Jun 2019, p.89]

This is shiny modern rock with a scuffed heart and a sense of constant restlessness of spirit. [Jun 2019, p.89]

Serf's Up!'s sonic exploration heralds a more colourful new dawn for the Fat White Family. [Jun 2019, p.89]

Sprightly mid-life Americana. [Jun 2019, p.89]