An Album this deep-hearted and digestible call out for mass-consumption. And the more people who hear this record, the better. [Spring 2009, p.90]

Just as you're really gearing up for a night on the town with Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix as your sidekick, it ends abruptly. There's only one remedy: Play it again. And Again, And again. [Spring 2009, p.94]

It's not that Rose City has nothing to offer, it's just at its best when it's most forgettable. [Spring 2009, p.98]

This makes for an important sophomore release that is even more sweepingly seductive than "Fort Nightly." [Spring 2009, p.92]

I can already sense the love-it-or-leave-it polarization for listeners over Michael Angelakos's dizzying falsetto range, but one thing's for sure--it's a match for the far-out music he's making. [Spring 2009, p.97]

While he doesn't exude happiness throughout all 12 tracks, there's a feeling of contentment with his newfound solitude. Clearly, Lytle's time away has recharged him, even if it's in a way that reflects a more mellow life. [Spring 2009, p.92]

No longer satisfied with the kitchen disposal, Eats Darkness just goes ahead and throws in the kitchen sink, tractor, uprooted tree, and any other incongruous items it can find. [Summer 2009, p.96]

Divided By Night continues to raise the bar for the electro wizards. [Spring 2009, p.96]

To put it plainly, Actor is St. Vincent's doe-eyed awakening. [Spring 2009, p.94]

Spoils delivers a series of eight meandering folktales, which wouldn't be out of place in a pub, and more likely borne from your average drunkard than a drunkard literary giant. [Spring 2009, p.106]

It's unexpectedly novel...and predictably disjointed. [Spring 2009, p.92]

The trio's skronky bits and folksy mannerisms are in place, often found competing within the confines of a single song. [Spring 2009, p.96]

For the most part, Outside Love distinguishes itself as a record of singular quality. [Spring 2009, p.97]

It's Watson's voice we're missing most from the overwhelming instrumentation, and after hearing the Buckley-esque transcendence that his vocals are capable of, it's more than disappointing to hear them take second chair. [Spring 2009, p.106]

The heavy-handed force of the latest effort to sonically disconstruct and reconstruct gets tiresome. [Spring 2009, p.103]

This is a fine pop album; it bites as well as bops. [Spring 2009, p.96]

A disappointing product of the partnership betwen party boys Modeselektor and space cadet Apparat. [Spring 2009, p.106]

Touchdown is the band at its best, most consistent and crowd-pleasing to date. [Spring 2009, p.106]

The record's personlaity wins over, and the evil guitars do too. [Spring 2009, p.98]

This sort of sincerity is what makes a good album, and it's what too many records these days are missing. [Spring 2009, p.100]

The echo-chamber drums and forlorn strings crescendos that epitomize Camera Obscura's discography blossom on standouts like the Ronettes-like single 'French Navy,' country-rocker 'Forest And Sands,' and full-band travelogue pouter 'The Sweetest Thing.' [Spring 2009, p.100]

It's deeper than you think. [Spring 2009, p.103]

Their songs do run deeper than they seem, but you have to listen closely and push through fluff. It was cute the first time, but now it's just awkward. [Winter 2009, p.97]

Fanatsies may not have "Live It Out's" fire, but it smolders just fine, thank you very much. [Spring 2009, p.92]

Heavier, headier, and roaring with a kind of rock assault unimaginable from its first, the band lays it all on the table from the get-go. [Spring 2009, p. 91]

Nothing on this album quite lives up to the previous "Give Me Every Little Thing," but in the end, Maclean does make the case that he should continue hanging around the mixer for many years to come. [Winter 2009, p.100]

While certain tracks such as "The Animator" And "What It's For" seem to get a little lost in themselves, most tracks triumph in the end, becoming thoughtful and often foot-tapping experiences not to be missed. [Spring 2009, p.92]

Just enjoy the ride and don't ask any questions. [Spring 2009, p.97]