This solo instrumental album feels lighter in gates-of-doom atmosphere than previous work, but even so, whispers and echoes start to bounce off this record's walls, promising revelations at every turn. [Nov 2020, p.86]

WIXIW's pop is still complex and affecting and of beguiling substance. [Aug 2012, p.91]

A gorgeously warm, light-footed pop that roams freely. [Aug 2024, p.88]

These veterans are already better than The Funkees. [Oct 2012, p.91]

Baxter's third cracking album in a row. [Jul 2023, p.88]

She might feel her work-life balance is out of whack, but Power's creative scales are perfectly aligned. [Aug 2023, p.80]

It seems that self-examination has taken them to bold, new places. [Apr 2021, p.80]

This latest sheds much of the lo-fi fuzz and spur-of-the-moment sloppiness that characterises previous records, allowing the myriad hooks and melodies to stand out bolder, brighter and all the more pleasing. [Sep 2010, p.106]

If he wasn't there already, Freedom's Goblin puts Segall in the very top flight of late-'teens rock contenders. [Mar 2018, p.90]

While Inspiral Carpet's Clint Boon will surely applaud Monroe's retro organ flair, much of the magic here stems from Like linchpin and Nabokov fan Z Berg, whose literate lyrics and carefully hatched melodies continue to wring intrigue from that hardy perennial, boy trouble. [Sep 2010, p.96]

Like the original, Twin Fantasy 2017 transports us to a unique and fully formed world, where this time the physical geography is still more affecting. [Mar 2018, p.96]

Clever, involving, vital addition to one of the strongest discographies of the last 30 years. [Nov 2023, p.82]

NOW is a pretty intense 31 minutes. But while Locks and co's intent is radical, it's never forbidding. Instead, a punchy accessibility informs even their wildest excursions. [Jun 2021, p.88]

Their sun-baked, lyrically feverish chooglin' is more textured and melodic on these addictive new jams, ripe with Hammond-flavoured funkadelia and visionary gospel-prog. [May 2008, p.111]

These are acutely playful and poignant dissections of his world. [May 2019, p.87]

It is every bit as ace as their debut. [Jan 2008, p.110]

A spectacular step forward. [Mar 2009, p.111]

It's heavy stuff, but reliably gorgeous musically. [Nov 2022, p.82]

Instead of dynamism there is a defiantly "demos" feel to tracks that makes for a charming, fat-free album. [Apr 2014, p.96]

Neilson's own reedy but elemental voice is the perfect foil to this, and the myriad musical ideas are nailed down by classic, disciplined songwriting. [May 2009, p.108]

Mostly these provoke wows and crikeys of crooked pleasure. [Jan 2010, p.93]

Her voice is pure enough and boasts the necessary dash of grit for her to rise above mere MOR blandness. [Apr 2012, p.84]

There's something likable and everyman about his voice, which sits easily with the variety of vintage country styles on these 14 new songs. [Sep 2020, p.87]

Aural absinthe. [Jul 2003, p.115]

Showcases her passionate and bittersweet voice in a stripped-down atmosphere. [Aug 2002, p.104]

Mostly, Suit Yourself matches its predecessor's brilliance. [Jul 2005, p.100]

Further evidence who believe Coxon is the most creatively restless member of Blur. [Aug 2001, p.98]

The seemingly effortless confidence displayed throughout is startling. [Apr 2002, p.108]