Dissonant yet heavenly, Gas Lit is an album that seethes, soothes, liberates and bewitches in equal measures. [Mar 2021, p.83]

In amongst the jumble of influences, trad indie-guitar Parquet remains: in, say, the early Go-Betweens-y Just Shadows, and the galvanising lyrics of collective consciousness - written pre-pandemic, but wonderfully inspiring for late 2021. [Nov 2021, p.84]

Musically this is the most satisfying Deftones album in a decade, welding their patented post-hardcore crunch with their noted love of twisted, Cure-styled melody. [June 2010, p. 92]

It might sound like a stunt, but results in a deeply felt and surprisingly enjoyable exploration of American Vernacular music. [Sep 2010, p.93]

James' final studio album is a sturdy effort that belies the catalog of increasingly serious health issues that have dogged her. [Feb 2012, p.102]

There are moments when dear slips down pop alleys, but for those following, there's a creeping sense it could turn a bit Don't Look Now at any second. [Sep 2012, p.86]

As a heady whole, Mother is a cousin of '60s American boundary pushers Kaleidoscope and, especially George Romanos, whose 1970s album Two Small Blue Horses defined a new Greek psychedelia. Mother is that good. [Feb 2018, p.95]

Although Gibbs's lyrics rarely veer beyond their survivalist comfort zones, his innate ability to switch up styles allows him to scale the gaping chasm between Forever And A Day's moody confessions and the unreconstructed boasts of Cold Ass Nigga with ease. [Feb 2016, p.94]

Savour John Darnielle singing. [Dec 2020, p.86]

By the time the album ends in a full-on industrial free-jazz freakout you'll either be totally lost or suspecting this man might be a genius. [Jun 2005, p.97]

A little too much. [Apr 2005, p.90]

It is a slow-growing treasure that reveals a little more of itself with each listen. [Nov 2009, p.94]

With 15 tracks, there a good deal to like. [Oct 2008, p.112]

The [7-year] hiatus hasn't impaired the band's vivid country-gothic grandeur one iota. [Apr 2012, p. 90]

An eerily oneiric album of light, space and silence. [Jun 2007, p.100]

A lush, shimmering and fully immersive experience. [Nov 2012, p.90]

This is a radical musical departure, certainly, but one that affirms the assured versatility of a singer/songwriter whose talent knows no boundaries. [Jul 2015, p.92]

In The Magic Hour is, in turn, both exhilarating and exploratory. [Feb 2016, p.97]

Another star turn for soprano Lavinia Blackwall. [May 2018, p.98]

She's better shifting gears beyond her stylistic bounds. [May 2019, p.89]

A gimlet glare cast not downwards but right between your eyes. [Mar 2020, p.107]

The results are an impressively cohesive testament to Lambchop's interpretative skills as much as their experimental slant. [Jan 2021, p.86]

Tyron unpacks its creator's complex character, flaws bravely to the fore. [Mar 2021, p.88]

Should rightly have fans and newcomers alike punching the air in solidarity. [Nov 2021, p.88]

Tackling eight traditional songs, he plays Just A Close Walk With Thee and Old Rugged Cross relatively straight, but turns the likes of We Shall Rise and Are You Washed In Blood? into glorious Southern boogie, replete with screaming guitar solos. [Mar 2022, p.82]

Bares no audible strains of road weariness. ... Retain[s] all their live urgency. [Sep 2022, p.91]

Lewis hits peak saxophone artistry here. [Mar 2023, p.89]

Hard-won optimism, as ever, from this troubled heroine. [Oct 2023, p.78]