It's Bondy's most disturbing record, but equally his most memorable. [Jun 2019, p.88]

Stirring stuff, but a little goes a long way. [Jun 2019, p.96]

This is warm, analogue-smudged R&B that blossoms with repeated plays. [Jun 2019, p.95]

Continues to hit the sonic sweet spots. [Jun 2019, p.93]

The songs on this collection are warm and human and worth the wait. [May 2019, p.94]

Williams' storytelling gift is palpable, but pleasant to alight on though it is, Front Porch perhaps lacks that one outstanding merger of lyrical acuity/melodic potency, a la Dolly Parton's Jolene. [Jun 2019, p.89]

This is very much an album to shout "Hey!" at regular rhythmic intervals. [Jun 2019, p.95]

A baffling mix of forgettable riffs and clumsy lyricism. [Jun 2019, p.96]

[Francesco Turrisi's] accompaniments, often on old/unusual instruments, add a strange, delicate beauty to Giddens' solemn, powerful soprano. [Jun 2019, p.89]

There's a punkish, uncompromising bravery to tracks like Raging Earths--piledriving beats and a gathering storm of swelling synths--that's strangely compelling. [Jun 2019, p.95]

The fourth volume continues the quality but widens the focus to include Delta State, Abuja and the border with Benin. [Jun 2019, p.106]

Fantastic mix of rare jazz and soul, cut with contemporary electronic meditations from Sarah Davachi, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith and more. [Jun 2019, p.102]

Lowly strikes their balances adroitly, but Hifalutin could easily have become another album--one that was more straightforward. [Jun 2019, p.94]

Ambitious comeback. ... It works a treat. [Jun 2019, p.96]

It's all oddly refreshing, aurally exciting and a whole lotta fun. [Jun 2019, p.94]

They really do sound like a band more than a group. [Jun 2019, p.92]

This time around, the Gizz's experiments have resulted in a compelling macrame of blues, rock, electronica, country and more besides. [Jun 2019, p.90]

A career-builder, if not a game-changer. [Jun 2019, p.89]

These 10 compact songs work both as intimate affirmation of Jurado's current brilliance and a hushed elegy for his too-soon-departed friend. [Jun 2019, p.89]

Occasionally the lyrics are wincingly obvious. ... Emerald Valley is blunt truth for dire times. [Jun 2019, p.88]

Koenig is a formidable lyricist, and behind the music's occasional larkiness lies a record of high seriousness. [Jun 2019, p.88]

All credit to Knowles, though, whose vision is so cohesive that the 19 short tracks feel like one long, utterly immersive piece. [Jun 2019, p.86]

The album is, however, still ramshackle and oddball where it counts. [Jun 2019, p.86]

It's slow to coalesce, but when it does, U.F.O.F. flies. [Jun 2019, p.86]

A deeper dive into the grooves pays substantial dividends, not just with Doherty's impermeable gift for melody and neat turns of phrase but the intriguing torrent of witty self-examination. [Jun 2019, p.86]

The first half of their fifth studio album racing by, a blur of nimble fingers and frills. The second half, a 19-minute exploration of Pink Floyd's Echoes, will divide audiences along prog and classical lines. [May 2019, p.91]

A record you don't want to turn your back on in any way. [May 2019, p.93]

Sitting down with this album is like listening to a friend who assumes you know all the same people they do. [May 2019, p.90]