The album rocks, its symphonic depth and stratosphere-surfing melodies more affecting with each subsequent listen. [Jan 2003, p.98]

The confrontational quintet dare to seek out melody and explore a new-found subtlety on an otherwise exhaustingly visceral ride. [May 2010, p. 95]

The sound has been filled out. ... The burnished folk rock accentuates the intimacy of Power's voice and her writing. [Jul 2020, p.80]

Follow-up to 2008's widely acclaimed Dear Science recorded at guitarist David Sitek's home. [June 2011, p. 92]

Initial listens may suggest contrived incongruity. Further spins reveal the affectionate smarts behind these acts of desecration. [Jul 2014, p.87]

Rejoice stands tall alongside both artists' greatest work. [May 2020, p.95]

This is thrilling, incontrovertible evidence of a major new talent in our midst. [Mar 2006, p.102]

The joyous next single, 'Let Me know,' along with dark gems such as 'Primitive' and 'Movie Star,' make this close to a modern synth-pop classic. [Nov 2007, p.90]

Tough, yet with just enough tenderness. [Aug 2005, p.101]

The entirety celebrates the ecstatic simplicity of that era [1950s-60s] of pop. [Sep 2022, p.86]

Their sixth also has a twinkly eye, and Cartwright's songwriting is never less than a joy. [Aug 2014, p.96]

This remains far from forbidding music, with an orchestrated heft that's as close to Ennio Morricone as it is Glenn Branca. [Jun 2021, p.83]

On a couple of tracks here he feels the need to introduce some lame house beats and equally passe drum'n'bass, which is a shame because the rest of the time he creates a vocabulary that's utterly his own. [Jun 2003, p.100]

On first listen Poses feels diffuse and unfocused. [Jul 2001, p.108]

The emotion flows as true as the music.

Molina's darkest, most achingly desolate work so far. [Apr 2004, p.102]

The dignity and sharp poetic instincts on American V are all classic Cash. [Aug 2006, p.89]

It's a technical leap forward...but she wears this transformation easily. [Oct 2011, p.101]

Her second full album centres on sophisticated rococo pop, but there's also a nice viscous, keyboard-heavy prog undertow. [Mar 2015, p.93]

Tantalizing use of spare and mostly intelligible, always unsettling lyrics. [Apr 2015, p.98]

The Miraculous is complex and provocative. [Dec 2015, p.87]

The results are equal parts beautiful and unsettling. [Feb 2017, p.95]

Remarkably moving. [Jan 2017, p.104]

It never feels as though her best work is behind her. [Nov 2018, p.96]

This vivid, confident collection cuts across the UK bass continuum, mixing abstract house and no-rave with moody mysticism. [Jan 2020, p.91]

As sad ballad follows sad ballads towards the close, Old Wow is not as well-paces. Nonetheless it's full of resonant music. [Feb 2020, p.94]

The strangely beautiful bounty of Mogadisco reveals more telling detail with each listen. [Feb 2020, p.103]

You need to pick through the later albums to find some occasional moments of brilliance. although if you unconditionally love well-executed '70s funky-soul, it's all good! [Mar 2020, p.105]