In total, the rejuvenated, rockier Numan's finest hour. [Nov 2013, p.86]

It's sleek through and through; vicious when it needs to be, yet overwhelmingly classy. [Jun 2016, p.93]

Tricolore feels like an imaginary soundtrack. [Jan 2014, p.103]

The recurring hallmark is Ritter's literate storytelling. [Nov 2015, p.94]

A-grade pop songwriting. [Aug 2020, p.94]

A searching, typically heart-warming record about middle-aged men somewhat adrift, yet ultimately anchored to people and place, Endless Arcade testifies to the Fannies' endurance. [Jun 2021, p.82]

Wolf has established his own distinctive and mighty voice. [Jul 2021, p.89]

Warpaint's finest album so far. [Jun 2022, p.88]

Though musically more fulsome, lyrics are still key. [Sep 2022, p.96]

A blissful escape from whatever ails you. [Feb 2023, p.89]

The alien instrumentation here is systematic rather than fundamental--atmospheric colour that shows Hawley's current mindset rather than confirming some fundamental musical shift. [Oct 2009, p.94]

At times, her fluency leaves you wishing for a smudge or run that hasn't been place deliberately, but from the Tom Petty love-the-one-you're-with of Apples And Oranges to Cherry Baby's soft-focus disco, Lewis is a smart, fluent builder of her world. [Jul 2023, p.90]

Flawless.

Powerful to the point of brutality, but affecting. [Oct 2017, p.98]

Once more, Daptone has come up trumps; this is solid gold soul. [Jun 2015, p.90]

This is uneasy listening with little in the way of recognisable groove or plotting. [Jan 2015, p.94]

From the title track's monolithic defiance down, this one's an out-of-the-blue, anti-establishment classic. [Nov. 2010, p. 106]

The 2CD "best of" is a strong cherry-pick of his catalogue. [Oct 2012, p.102]

The words "necessity", "mother" and "invention" spring happily to mind. [Jul 2013, p.92]

Open's success lies in its final effect on the listener, an enveloping state of reassuring calm. [Dec 2013, p.84]

He's still a whiz with a tart lyrical couplet, too. [Oct 2018, p.94]

This London quartet's third LP avoids indie cliche, taking various routes to achieve electro-pop lift-off. [Oct 2018, p.94]

The incomplete tape of his concert. ... Some of the best moments on the 11 surviving songs from this University of Tuscaloosa show with Jack Nitzsche, Ben Keith, Tim Drummond and Kenny Buttrey are the mellow, almost hymn-like After The Goldrush and the edgy Alabama. [Jul 2019, p.107]

Bathed in hope and spiritual substance. [Mar 2020, p.93]

A bold work of divine and nourishing textures. [May 2021, p.86]

This album again showcases Marshall's exceptional ability to burrow right into the marrow of a song. [Feb 2022, p.82]

Crooked Tree is a bountiful harvest, fruit of more dedicated application. [May 2022, p.91]

Isn't shy about where it's coming from, and it is assured. But ... It lacks their previous warmth. [Nov 2022, p.93]