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]

While this retains their characteristic strangeness, you could argue it isn't the best use of their considerable talents. [8 Nov 2014, p.54]

This is easily the best punk album of 2014. [8 Nov 2014, p.54]

This is a modern metal classic. [8 Nov 2014, p.52]

A few teething problems aside, Between The Stars is a brilliant reinvention. [1 Nov 2014, p.54]

The bonus material could've included more B-sides and fewer half-formed demos, but that's a niggle: the 28 tracks here still sound fantastic. [25 Oct 2014, p.54]

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]

Mariachi El Bronx III is the rarest of things: an album that does not feature one bad song. [1 Nov 2014, p.54]

You've got a positively enchanting album, from what's easily the best new band of 2014. [1 Nov 2014, p.54]

Brilliant, Melvins, brilliant. [18 Oct 2014, p.54]

The 16 songs that comprise these two albums [Led Zeppelin IV and Houses Of The Holy] remaining blinding and deafening examples of strident, courageous music. [18 Oct 2014, p.54]

The 16 songs that comprise these two albums [Led Zeppelin IV and Houses Of The Holy] remaining blinding and deafening examples of strident, courageous music. [18 Oct 2014, p.54]

Its bleak, grungy soundscape doesn't always hit, but when it does, Mr. Lanegan is captivating. [18 Oct 2014, p.54]

The result is an album that quietly impresses rather than ramming you abruptly in the sternum. [18 Oct 2014, p.53]

They present a skewed take on real life rather than some mystical ramblings. [27 Sep 2014, p.54]

This is classic ATG with freshness and vigour to spare. [25 Oct 2014, p.54]