Chicago punks mark 10-year anniversary in characteristically fiery form. [12 Mar 2011, p. 51]

Chelsea Light Moving's debut is fantastic. [2 Mar 2013, p.51]

Arriving just at the right time for its message to feel truly resonant, Sorry For The Late Reply is a bold, brave, brilliant work.

The Chats have the same natural knack for this stuff as The Ramones, able to make their point in 90 seconds while also having ripping punk tunes galore that sound no different to those on their High Risk Behaviour debut. It is quite brilliant.

Taking cues from the Pixies and '90s grunge--Sell Yourself or Japanese Buffalo could be Pixies mainman Black Francis in a rage--but rowdier and caustic, they are compelling. [19 Mar 2011, p.51]

The buzzsaw guitars and cheese-free hooks remain largely the same, but there's a passion and depth to these songs that really rolls back the years. [1 Nov 2014, p.53]

Though the band rage like a jungle fire, it's the vocals that set them apart from their peers. [19 Apr 2011, p.52]

YPLL exceeds expectations, Retox ramping up the frenzy with catchier riffs and a more focused assault on musical convention. [18 May 2013, p.54]

As ever, discerning listeners will appreciate Richard Patrick's ability to send sounds spinning into their ears from several different directions. [1 Jun 2013, p.54]

Live At Maida vale remains an excellent appetizer for Baroness' return. [27 Jul 2013, p.54]

It's execution is what makes it Sum 41's finest offering to date. [15 Oct 2016, p.50]

It comes across like the soundtrack to a great lost ’90s teen movie and, best of all, with its irresistible energy and eminently quotable lyrical couplets ('I have to say you look like Hell / Oh well'), the whole thing’s an absolute blast.

At it’s core, it’s an endearing celebration of friendship and life’s small joys. Contrary to Dune Rats’ self-deprecating quip, this record doesn’t suck at all, but turn it up anyway.

While they're no Tool, there's also a little something for the more cerebral of listeners. [7 Jun 2014, p.53]

More often than not, though, Rise Against let you reach your own conclusions, and therein lies the difference between merely preaching to the choir and reaching the whole congregation. [3 Jun 2017, p.50]

Fidlar can still party; they just know they can't do it every night now. [3 Oct 2015, p.53]

If the music The men are making is punk, it's rarely sounded so awesome. [2 Mar 2013, p.51]

What Blues Pills serve up, like The White Stripes or Rival Sons before them, is a perfect transmission of warm rock’n’roll from a time gone by that effortlessly slinks along with natural swagger, without ever feeling studied.

The end result is hardly jam-packed with jump scares, but there are more than enough surprises here to keep you wondering what the hell might be coming next.

The punk legend's 11th solo album eschews his dabbles in electronic music for a career-spanning sound that nods and winks in the most unsubtle of manners at his history. [7 Jun 2014, p.54]

It sounds like Ash have never been away. [30 May 2015, p.53]

A powerful, soul-striating record that needs and deserves attentive ears. [26 Nov 2011, p.53]

This new solo album is at its strongest when Greg finds new ways to express himself. Where there are traces of the Whigs’ soul power, as on Sempre and The Tide, it’s hard not to compare the songs unfavourably to his day job.

In truth not every track on BLEED HERE NOW quite justifies its inclusion. A trimmed down version would have been the best …Trail Of Dead album in 20 years, but this sprawling incarnation remains a comforting reminder of the warmth and weirdness of these perennial outsiders.

There are dramatic dynamic shifts and a defter blend of melody and muscle, making this by far the best album the Ohio outfit have yet produced. [10 Sep 2011, p.51]

Funny and poignant, it marks Max out as one of the most intriguing songwriters of his scene. [12 Jan 2019, p.55]

The 34-year-old may not quite have reached nirvana just yet, but in his personal quest for enlightenment he’s never sounded more optimistic about life’s possibilities. [26 Apr 2019, p.53]

It's a soft, frail album Jimmy Eat World have here, but one that hits right in the feels. Hard. [29 Oct 2016, p.51]