There's a certain dumb fun attached to the gonzo country rock of Drinking Beer With Dad, but, in truth, we'd be lion to you if we said First Kiss was good. [14 Feb 2015, p.53]

Less the raised middle finger of old, this is more a clicking one, trying to snap you out of whatever Big Brother fug you may have settled for. [14 Feb 2015, p.54]

It's a deceptively simple formula, but one that Torche continue to twist into intriguing and utterly addictive shapes. [31 Jan 2015, p.54]

It's an uneven album. [10 Jan 2015, p.53]

The Mindsweep is the most enjoyable album Enter Shikari have ever made. [3 Jan 2015, p.52]

Venomously good stuff. [10 Jan 2015, p.52]

The Pale Emperor doesn't repeat the in-your-face rebellion of Manson 1996. But it does share those old traits of being brave, smart and intriguing. [10 Jan 2015, p.52]

This, album number eight, is ample reward for anyone who kept the faith. [17 Jan 2015, p.53]

Only one [band] could still sound this savage 15 albums in. [17 Jan 2015, p.53]

It's an often thrilling listen. [17 Jan 2015, p.52]

Alpha and Rainbow Gravity are the sound of a band in complete control of their sonic destiny, reining in those djenty riffs for more cinematic musings that quickly unravel into modern metal anthems. [17 Jan 2015, p.54]

There's no fat. Here in abundance is evidence of Billy's enduring genius. [13 Dec 2014, p.52]

Million Miles An Hour is the kind of dumb, red-cup rock that only very clever people can write, while Get 'Em Up is the best song about erectile dysfunction (we think) ever written. [29 Nov 2014, p.52]

There are points at which this all feels a little hollow. [6 Dec 2014, p.52]

This is a wholly disturbing listen. [6 Dec 2014, p.54]

Yes, in places the jams get a bit too funky, but even these missteps don't disrupt the haze you enter elsewhere. [16 Aug 2014, p.54]

The album is far heavier, rawer and rootsier than its predecessor. [3 May 2014, p.52]

Atop these intoxicatingly addictive gems are the vocals of bandleader Kim Shattuck. [6 Sep 2014, p.54]

While World On Fire isn't the finest thing Slash has, or will ever, put his name to, it still shows an iconic talent doing what he does very well. [6 Sep 2014, p.52]

This music made the film, basically. Of course, what matters for this physical release is that, like all the best soundtracks, these songs works as an album, independently of Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike's martial kerfuffle. [22 Nov 2014, p.52]

A little of their usual magic may have evaporated, but it's still a pleasure to hear these awkward buggers playing it straight. [22 Nov 2014, p.52]

It seems Punk Goes Pop has finally run its course. [22 Nov 2014, p.51]

Its unhurried pace is a drag at times, but should leave bands who repeat themselves with their pride punctured and their egos pricked. [22 Nov 2014, p.51]

This is an AC/DC record as lusty as they come. [22 Nov 2014, p.50]

It's dreamy stuff, but it's nothing on their 5K-rated, self-titled 2012 debut album. [15 Nov 2014, p.54]

Dear Youth will stomp your head and fire your heart. [15 Nov 2014, p.54]

It's a collection of eight good and great Foo Fighters songs. [15 Nov 2014, p.52]

IX isn't quite as boisterous as 2012's outstanding and raucous Lost Songs, but ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead's subtle power still impresses. [8 Nov 2014, p.55]