A first album since 2006 reflects interim activities. [Aug 2018, p96]

They do sound less corporate, more like their original idiosyncratic selves. [Jun 2024, p.90]

Windy City is a rather safe album. [Apr 2017, p.90]

DFA DJ/engineer's gangshow debut. [Oct. 2010, p. 95]

No new ground is broken, but everyone emerges unscathed. [Dec 2023, p.86]

Young's soundtrack to his partner's film is similarly random, but when it hits the right mark, it too dazzles. [Jun 2018, p.88]

Mostly A New Tide is high on big tunes and low on character. [May 2009, p.108]

LLFR! is a skiffle-ish, gung-ho affair built upon driving acoustic guitar and organ. [May 2009, p.102]

A challenging yet rewarding listen. [Aug 2025, p.85]

The indie poppers stay true to their roots with a tuneful balancing of high-tempo and the laid-back. [May 2014, p.96]

More quirks and rough edges would have added tot he thrill, but this is nonetheless a heart-warming set from a cultural treasure. [Aug 2018, p.88]

Not the pinnacle of his varied career, maybe, but not a low, either [Feb 2023, p.82]

They've fleshed out the colourful sketches that make up the bulk of their last album. [Feb 2011, p.96]

There's still no room for the instrumental warm-up, so don't throw out that original bootleg. [Jun 2012, p.99]

The stylistic shifts mean The Tarnished Gold doesn't hang together--it lacks the luster of real gold. [Aug 2012, p.85]

Despite the numerous positions, No Lube So Rude becomes a little no-note. [Mar 2026, p.80]

There's just enough twisted wit among the non sequiturs to redeem this controversial release. [Oct 2006, p.100]

Fireworks teems with drama. [Oct 2007, p.102]

What's missing? A hot-shot producer. Turbocharge their tunes with studio oomph and jiggery-pokery, and Soul Motivators could fill floors worldwide. [Feb 2020, p.90]

Sometimes, it fits and sounds glorious. ... But on other tracks it sounds like an Aphex B-side is bleeding in from the next room. Beneath the white noise, however, Moreland is in rich form. [May 2020, p.88]

With a shrewd selection of material by the likes of Tom Waits, Josh Ritter, Eliza Gilkyson, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Anohni and Zoe Milford, some effectively subtle, engagingly tasteful arrangements and an immaculate production by Joe Henry, it all sounds of the day for the day. [Apr 2018, p.95]

As a snapshot of Friday night through Monday morning in 36 minutes flat, this is a joy. [Mar 2008, p.106]

With everyone now doing '80s-dance-pop, these Parisians seem more veteran than hipster on this set of Italo-disco and sophisticated pop. [Jul 2017, p.96]

Starts with elegant Congolese rumba then transforms into something angrier and more powerful... What lets it down, however, is an unfocused mid-section. [Jan 2012, p.101]

The material and performances here are uniformly strong, affirming that Wright is now a recording artist of significant stature. [Nov 2017, p.98]

Tricky may not be reinventing the wheel, but his focus is sharper than ever. [Oct 2014, p.93]

For the closing three tracks, the revolving door’s finally still and Marshall himself (AKA Madman Butterfly) keens proceedings to a satisfying, if still unsettling calm. [Sep 2024, p.88]

Off With Their Heads deftest creations may fall just short of the Kasier Chief debut's ruddy-faced string of exhuberant big hitters, 'Never Beat A Beat,' 'Addicted To Drugs' and the huge 'Like You Too Much' are still sizeable cut above some of "Yours Truely's" tepid misfires. [Nov 2008, p.104]