Their forte remains unashamed headbanger action. [Nov 2006, p.114]

Adventurous of chord-voicing but never showy, the band nail most of their zesty songs in well under three minutes. [Mar 2006, p.92]

A feverish set that borders on near-delirium. [Nov 2006, p.100]

The latter tracks sink into Beck-by-numbers fare. [Nov 2006, p.100]

An action-packed blockbuster. [Oct 2006, p.104]

This time the music is as rich and detailed as [Finn's] wordplay. [Feb 2007, p.100]

Inventive, shape-shifting arrangements always go the extra mile. [Oct 2006, p.112]

Something about Jet doesn't quite ring true. [Dec 2006, p.106]

His most satisfying album in a decade. [Dec 2006, p.106]

Sean Lennon continues to impress. [Nov 2006, p.104]

An exercise in economy. [Dec 2006, p.120]

At times it's spellbinding. [Dec 2006, p.118]

If only all pop music could be this smart and soulful. [Dec 2006, p.106]

A much grander affair [than his debut]. [Jun 2006, p.103]

The Lemonheads have never sounded so feral yet so tight. [Oct 2006, p.104]

They sound joyous even when they're miserable. [Oct 2006, p.96]

Most of these 12 songs... fall within the wistful to enchanting range. [Oct 2006, p.96]

Meticulously constructed. [Nov 2006, p.114]

The band's wild woolliness seems strangely AWOL. [Nov 2006, p.118]

Burke's prodigious talent and larger-than-life presence ensures the big name cameos don't steal his thunder. [Nov 2006, p.102]

You have to go back to Costello, The Beat or Smiths to find a catalogue simultaneously as hummable and as disturbing as McCabe's. [May 2006, p.102]

Tough to take in one sitting, The Outsider nevertheless boasts enough fine 'deep cuts' to be a keeper. [Sep 2006, p.98]

This isn't Air, but something quirkier. [Jan 2007, p.106]

At ease with the mellower cuts... the more aggressive Learnign The Lie and the stop-start instrumental Heji feel more contrived. [Oct 2006, p.112]

For the most part Empire is every bit as powerful as its title suggests. [Oct 2006, p.96]

His most honest, touching album yet. [Dec 2006, p.118]

This album makes good on the promise of earlier benchmarks like Ease Down The Road and Master And Everyone. [Oct 2006, p.102]

What more than saves the day here is a better-than-good melodic performance from Elton, and an outstanding set of lyrics by Bernie Taupin. [Oct 2006, p.98]