Thanks to the vision of singer/songwriter Traceyanne Campbell, this is a killer record, rather than just a pretty one.[Jul 2006, p.102]

This is a great record for and about New Orleans and one of the best the two men have ever made. [Jun 2006, p.96]

This record does not return [Ice Cube] to his early 1990s heyday, but proves he still has sufficient desire to make angry, focused music. [Aug 2006, p.90]

Vocally and melodically, Durant aims for nursery-rhyme simplicity, sometimes to her detriment. [Jun 2006, p.100]

Packed with fine folk-tinged numbers. [Jun 2006, p.102]

When Todd sings his own I Saw The Light he sounds more comfortable than when negotiating The Cars' blustering powerpop. [Jun 2006, p.111]

Only the faithful need apply. [Jul 2006, p.101]

A record that makes the tortured beauty of Tilt appear like a mildly resigned shrug. [Jun 2006, p.102]

It's another good one. [Jul 2006, p.100]

Equal parts bludgeoning Art Brut and soaring pop grace. [Aug 2006, p.94]

For all the frenetic energy, lush orchestration and earnest vocals, however, It's Never Been Like That has the feel of the work of a hollow band. [Jun 2006, p.110]

Give it time and you'll be rewarded. [Oct 2006, p.102]

To Find Me Gone won't win any awards for wheel reinvention, but it's no sterile exercise in genre classicism. [Jul 2006, p.101]

An album that sounds effortless, but at times almost dissyingly diverse--imagine The White Album, but made by happy people. [May 2006, p.96]

The autobiographical lyrics on offer here make for intimate listening. [Jun 2006, p.108]

A bewitching record. [Aug 2006, p.96]

That he is reunited with producer Mitchell Froom only partly accounts for the likeness this album shares with his '90s work. [Jun 2006, p.111]

Every generation needs an Art Brut. [Jun 2005, p.100]

A loose lyrical thread (mental instability), an unrestrained creativity and an enviable sense of musical freedom are the only things holding it together. [Jun 2006, p.104]

And the songs? Urgent, instant, bolshie mostly, with a stronger individual melodic sense than, say, Greendale, but without the intense beauty of, say, Ohio. [Jul 2006, p.112]

[A] confident follow-up. [Jul 2006, p.106]

Its music holds a refreshingly naive (if ridiculous) charm. [Jun 2006, p.110]

Fambly Cat's highpoints... stand with their very best. [Jun 2006, p.102]

One off-putting aspect: a vague sense of cocky over-cleverness. [Jun 2006, p.108]

A record sensational only in the best ways. [Jun 2006, p.103]

It's the sound of a band on a roll. [Jun 2006, p.110]

Though couched in arrangements that sometimes camouflage their immediacy, the tunes are dependably strong. [Jul 2006, p.100]

Eyes Open hardly furthers Snow Patrol's rote one guitar attack, and repetition exposes Lightbody's interpretations of love's little hiccups as a tiring experience. [Jun 2006, p.108]