[The term techno] seems inadequate for the magnificent noise emanating from Clark. [Dec 2014, p.96]

This debut long-player has been greatly anticipated, and does not disappoint. Skating an agreeably fine line between conscious dancehall and complex nu-roots, Chronixx delivers 15 deeply personal explorations of Jamaica and the challenges it faces.

They return forever changed to confidently shape a form of country music that is entirely of their own character. [Jul 2022, p.87]

Thirteen years after they retired Swans return with thunderous tour de force. [Oct. 2010, p. 104]

Hinterland feels less like the spirit of the dance floor and much more like the crush of a weaponed march. [May 2015, p.98]

Thoughtfulness never rocked so hard. [Mar 2017, p.96]

A poignant reminder of a talent that may have gone forever. [Mar 2018, p.102]

The warm glow that they engender is palpable, but you do wonder what may happen if The Field broke free from the constraints of the loop. [Jan 2012, p.99]

Jazz albums don't come much better. [May 2009, p.101]

The result is intelligent pop infested with tense, subterranean melodies. [Jan 2012, p.91]

One of the albums of the year. [Dec 2006, p.120]

Look Now bounces with unforced, uncluttered and cleverly fleshed vivacity, every song a cherishable gem. [Nov 2018, p.86]

She's found a gift for reinvention; the change suits her. [Mar 2025, p.84]

[Navita] charts her course through destruction, indifference and the city sounds: doo wop, Lou Reed-y R&R, even indie rock. It's not until she stares clear-eyed at those closest to her that the way is clear: she's to honor her Latin and Caribbean roots in story and sound. [Apr 2017, p.96]

A reverberant, high-octane treatise on the transcendent power of love and loud music. [Dec 2018, p.94]

Cue more mariachi mystery carefully balanced on John Convertino and Joey Burn's tenth studio LP. [May 2022, p.90]

GENA craft deliciously anachronistic R&B, rewiring the lushness and melodic complexity of '70s soul and funk for the post-Dilla era. [Apr 2026, p.91]

Ultimately, this album stands in euphoric, unrepentant denial of its own title. [Sep 2013, p.91]

Throughout, Bryant's vocal is rich and full on songs that are framed in exclamatory horns and soothing organ. [Jun 2017, p.92]

The constantly shape-shifting and explosive dynamics of this brutal yet accessible blaze of glory are borne from a collaboration that's instinctive, primal and alchemical, effortlessly outclassing the competition. [Apr 2019, p.88]

This soaring album defines emotional shoegazing. [Dec 2009, p. 101]

Timeless and joyful. [Jul 2022, p.96]

This album engages out minds while it explores, but as it raises questions, it still comforts. [Sep 2019, p.92]

A focused tour de force. [Oct 2006, p.100]

More cohesive, languid and countrified [than Floaters and October Song]. [Sep 2021, p.83]

It's Williams's confessions, delivered with an intensity worthy of Richard Thompson, that make their second album so compelling. [Apr 2025, p.79]

Tempest is Dylan's best musical album of this century, a vibrant maximising of strict rules and the savaged-leather state of that voice. [Oct 2012, p.84]

In just any universe, Playing Favorites would dominate the world's FM stations for two years straight. [Apr 2024, p.84]