This follow-up is a micro-tad more optimistic [than 2011's Several Shades Of Why]. [13 Sep 2014, p.54]

The Physical world is a perfect storm of groovy punk. [13 Sep 2014, p.54]

It's consistently excellent, showcasing the band's trademark riffy and psychedelic sides. [13 Sep 2014, p.53]

This seventh record still offers plenty for those who want an aural assault. [30 Aug 2014, p.51]

It's a continuation rather than a total rebirth, but with Reincarnate, MIW's transformation is complete. [30 Aug 2014, p.51]

This is an excellent ensemble of songs. [30 Aug 2014, p.50]

One of the most hard-hitting records of the year. [30 Aug 2014, p.52]

They're actually just listless, ambling nonsense. [30 Aug 2014, p.52]

Their gloriously off-kilter approach is compelling and then some. [30 Aug 2014, p.52]

Sonically, it's perfect, but American Hi-Fi lack the songwriting genius f Rivers Cuomo or Dave Grohl that would nudge American Hi-Fi from being good to great. [20 Sep 2014, p.53]

It's not wholly original, but there's plenty here to keep the (Gnar)wolf from the door. [20 Sep 2014, p.54]

All the standard atmospheric touchstones get brushed aside here in favour of a deeper, more meditative experience. [20 Sep 2014, p.53]

It's not nice, but Electric Wizard prove here that sometimes to achieve perfection, all you need is hate. [20 Sep 2014, p.53]

Hesitant Alien is a magnificently oddly-shaped album that glides and jerks between styles like a turbo-charged rubber ball. [20 Sep 2014, p.52]

Greetings From California is an album that shines a light on The Madden Brothers' mature side. [13 Sep 2014, p.53]

This is perversely life-affirming stuff, translating misery into triumph once again. [23 Aug 2014, p.54]

At it's best, it's a thing of beauty. But if the duo's choruses set the gold standard, it's the riffs that are worth their weight in platinum. [23 Aug 2014, p.54]

Even in the absence of the drum machines and sonic complexity of old, Esben And The Witch have the capacity to be seriously trippy. [23 Aug 2014, p.53]

The Day's War is a record worthy of reclaiming all those devalued adjectives that have seem co-opted bu other, less-deserving recipients. [23 Aug 2014, p.52]

Sure, it's hard to tell some of the more sombre tracks apart, but if it's complex, squishy emotions you're after, Maybeshewill are definitely speaking your language. [16 Aug 2014, p.54]

Great Divide is a tightly honed, 12-track collection. [16 Aug 2014, p.52]

Elysian Woes and River prove that, whatever your favorite version of Opeth, they possess a embarrassment of riches when it comes to gorgeous melodies. [16 Aug 2014, p.53]

The result is an EP of razor-sharp, barrel-chested, muscular pop-punk that no-one--repeat: no-one--does better. [9 Aug 2014, p.54]

A fine album--big ideas perfectly executed. [2 Aug 2014, p.53]

You couldn't accuse it of being a complicated listen. Thankfully, the truncated frustrations of Catalina Fight Song ensure Joyce Manor are still a challenging one. [26 Jul 2014, p.53]

Wovenwar lack a bit of bite. [26 Jul 2014, p.52]

These songs do not merely take a cursory glance at varied and disparate styles, but are, in fact, detailed and carefully conceived excavations. [2 Aug 2014, p.52]

Expect to get sonically clobbered. Expect big things from Capture The Crown just down the line. [2 Aug 2014, p.54]