Most of which 'works', all of which comes thick with a sense of joy and love for the denim and leather. [Mar 2004, p.106]

Wiggs and Trimble do a fantastic job recreating the feel of classic soundtracks of the '60s and '70s... The only shame is that it runs out of steam a little towards the end.

Anarchic Breezes is a fully-fledged new direction, and as coherent and powerful a record as McBean has made in his 10-year career. [Aug 2013, p.88]

Nothing remotely insipid here; rather anger as an energy and top tunes. [Dec 2021, p.84]

Like [Brian Wilson's] Smile, it extends the language of pop, setting a fearsome standard for anyone equal to the challenge of matching his limitless invention. [Jun 2007, p.98]

Mantaray, however, displays a passion and conviction that shows an artist unhappy to rest on her numerous laurels. [Sep 2007, p.102]

In conception and execution, Concrete And Gold stands as Foo Fighters' most beguiling record to date. [Oct 2017, p.88]

Brooklyn duo deliver shock psychedelic masterpiece. [May 2010, p. 96]

An intriguing return. [Jul 2024, p.86]

Based on what's here, it's impossible to guess which could follow next. [Jul 2023, p.84]

The instrumental work is impressive throughout, but Gidden's vocals are the main attraction. [Apr 2012, p.88]

It's both far-out and potentially pack-leading. [Jan 2017, p.99]

[A] perfect symbiosis of mournful brass and life-giving rock. [Dec 2015, p.92]

As accomplished as anything in his storied catalogue. [Jul 2003, p.113]

Unstoppably ace. [May 2012, p.88]

A meditative record that flutters elegantly and throbs with delicious menace. [Nov 2019, p.95]

Wolf People can play and on NRR have just enough Sabbath-styled hard riffing to appeal to the basest rock fan. [Jun 2013, p.92]

McVie brings the sing-song pop; Buckingham, the whispered vocals and fingernail-splitting guitar solos. [Jun 2017, p.86]

Model 500 fans, prepare for increased static. [Jul 2019, p.96]

The result is a collage of several kinds of classic U2 album, one that has the beauty of their panoramic '80s Eno/Lanois recordings plus the synthetic experimentation andd dalliances with pop merriment which revolutionized the band's modus operandi from "Achtung Baby" onwards. [Apr 2009, p.96]

An album of melancholy and heartbreak that's at its best when the songs fall between all-out country rock ballads and bare bones ballads. [Apr 2012, p.84]

Tke heart and enjoy The Boss's galvanising newie--Mr. Motivator is back. [Mar 2009, p.102]

Slick but foxy music from under pop music's best-maintained fringe. [Nov. 2010, p. 109]

The gauzy hypnotism of opener Infinite Trips sounds as if was beamed in from a far more enticing album altogether. [Nov 2014, p.89]

Tomita-worthy retro electronica that justifies another stab at White Christmas, and rehabilitates lesser-known carols such as Midnight Clear and Sleep Quietly. [Jan 2014, p.97]

Handsomely subversive. [Nov 2015, p.89]

Something Dirty is powerful and multi-textured, but there's less of the studio experimentation that marked 2009's C'est Com...Com...Complique, despite Peron being promisingly credited with flamethrower and goat hooves. [Mar 2011, p.98]

While they haven't suddenly become a different proposition, they are exploring structure and metre. [Dec 2016, p.88]