Lion is Murphy's most enraged, engaged and engaging album. [No. 110, p.57]

Terrifically jangling. [#73, p.99]

Ridiculous packaging and intensely personal liner notes make this a must-have for fans. [No. 106, p.56]

There's much more to this band and album than the throwback aesthetic. [Fall 2007, p.98]

His velvet voice has aged, but with elegiac tunes like “Dog On A Chain,” “Someone Else” and “Friday’s Love,” you can still hear the gifted genius who charmed a true legion of harmonic pop savants. [No. 129, p.59]

The songs are steeped in anguish and melancholy, distressing meditations on the loss and limitations that are coming to define life for many young people in these uncertain times. [No. 106, p.56]

By focusing mostly on the early entries from Dylan's canon, Nile reminds us of Dylan's power and poetic brilliance. [No. 144, p.57]

The Power Of Negative Thinking is a weighty, absorbing, often hugely entertaining and occasionally thrilling curio. JAMC completists will love it, but four CDs’ worth?

Modern Creation is big, buzzy guitar pop that is as timeless as it is timely. [No. 108, p.60]

The comforting melodies offset Toth's poetic wordplay, shining a light on lyrics that are alternately comforting and disturbing. [No. 110, p.61]

A keeper. [No. 106, p.58]

Golightly's voice has the ability to inhabit a variety of characters in conversational styles, and her versatile guitar playing makes the songs come alive. [No. 107, p.57]

The Jayhawks have always sounded nostalgic, but Paging Mr. Proust proves there's still vitality in the tried and true. [No. 131, p.57]

Nothing truly "new" but still revealing surprises and delights for the initiated. [No. 144, p.61]

By stepping around traditional rock instrumentation, the group is able to cover a lot of ground. [#69, p.112]

The perfect companion piece for black-lit nights at home. [No. 144, p.61]

This is dense and metallic and gorgeous. [#82, p.57]

Somber early works by the Cure and Joy Division read like knock-knock jokes by comparison. [#46, p.66]

Their most sustained work... It's sometimes ethereal, sometimes sedate, sometimes dissonant--but it's always artufl, quoting tiny fragments of Steve Reich, Brian Eno, and Miles Davis to steer the music toward a smart new seriousness. [#47, p.122]

Circles finds the band leaving a bit of the motorik behind for more melodic and dynamic territory. [#82, p.57]

It's a success throughout. [No. 94, p.53]

Though there are crinkled guitars and tiny beats slipped into the mix, they only add to the eloquence of the lush affair.

A captivating listen. [No.87 p.58]

The slowly picked guitar, the detailed songwriting, the harmonica and the intriguing, plain-spoken lyrics are all here. [#64, p.96]

The playful Dig!! Lazurus Dig!!! stands among his most mature albums. [Summer 2008, p.98]

The arrangements turn more delicate and acoustic as the songs grow more hopeful. [No. 131, p.61]

It's every bit as special as it sounds. [No. 149, p.57]

These songs are raw and muscular. [No. 131, p.61]