[An] unexpected and trenchantly singular statement. [Jul 2015, p.86]

Any number of Zutons and Corals have already trod this path, and to keep up Kane will have to try harder than insering words like "insane" and "psychotic" into music that sounds as if it was made by James Shelley's naive young cousins. [July 2008, p.101]

There's little attempt to get under the skin of these songs, or really bend them into new shapes. [Oct 2004, p.100]

A true, if guilty pleasure. [june 2008, p.103]

A slightly muted, at times infuriatingly uneven, but ultimately rewarding collection. [Apr 2005, p.89]

Their horizons have broadened. [Feb 2005, p.102]

In Anderson's own context, it's slight, awkward stuff. [Oct 2008, p.110]

The whole thing sounds effortless, and not always in a god way. [Dec 2007, p.109]

'Welcome To The Third World' is a likeable pastiche of post-Chic funk, but tiresome country skits and Musee D'Nougart's 15 minutes of ambient fart-around are less welcome. [Oct 2008, p.110]

The shock in this collaboration is that it sounds savagely natural. [Dec. 2011, p.93]

There are just enough moments of shimmering, honeyed dexterity to keep us listening. [Jul 2012, p.82]

Slick mediocrity. [Dec 2005, p.98]

Aside from a handful of instrumental snatches... Democrazy's main events are six or seven tantalising sketches. [Jan 2004, p.96]

Sometimes erratic and headstrong, at others whimsical and somewhat listless, it ultimately sounds like an unsatisfying curio. [Nov 2008, p.110]

This lot recall mid-'90s crusty combos like Senser and Back To The Planet, their politics naive and hectoring, their music, frankly, pretty ghastly. [Apr 2009, p.108]

These 12 tunes pack an almighty sonic punch. [Apr 2007, p.96]

For every shot that hits the target, however, another flies into the blue. [Sep 2005, p.92]

Tunes abound, performances are slick, and all 13 songs boast a hook or two. [Jan 2018, p.88]

Tired and contrived-sounding.... Baptism? Craptism, more like. [Jun 2004, p.102]

Scream has balls, Cornell vacating his comfort zone with admirable readiness. [Apr 2009, p.98]

There's nothing here to advance the small-scale acclaim gathered by their debut. [Aug 2009, p.95]

Occasionally they stumble, as on the clunky 'Warboys.' But with Rogers imperious, Queen's second coming is vindicated. [Oct 2008, p.100]

Fans of relentless riffing may be sated, anyone else will be left feeling a little awkward. [Dec 2005, p.98]

A square-jawed, piano-based, falsetto-flecked collection of sediment sentiment. [Oct 2008, p.109]

Mostly you're left with the sensation that the quickie you so hotly anticipated wasn't what you were looking for after all. [Sep 2003, p.104]

A second rate version of the original. [Sep 2005, p.102]

Could pass for a load of Stone Temple Pilots B-sides. [Sep 2006, p.106]

Sadly sterile...