Undoubtedly his definitive statement--not just as a guitarist, but as a songwriter and vocalist. [Jul 2005, p.96]

Fascinatingly oblique songs are plaed with confidence and laid-back precision, rather than smothered by a desperation to impress. [Mar 2005, p.96]

The Posies [are] now a surprisingly politicised act. [Aug 2005, p.104]

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

Corgan allows a surprisingly vulnerable side to appear. [Jul 2005, p.96]

What's disappointing is how evenly-tempoed and sedate the pace is. [Jun 2005, p.95]

His most lyrically sharp and melodically inspired material in years. [Jul 2005, p.99]

Brassbound is a far better played, better written and lyrically grown-up record than its brash, Brit-pop-punk predecessor. [Jul 2005, p.102]

Conjunto, corrido and jazz emerge from and mingle with R&B and pop as the band follow the story from innocent beginnings to the tragic, bitter end. [Jul 2005, p.98]

This is perhaps Eno's most personal record to date. [Jul 2005, p.102]

[Disc 1] is grunge-punk-metal boiled down to mere energy -- and calories don't rock. [Jul 2005, p.102]

By the third listen, Burner is starting to feel like a great 21st century pop record. [Sep 2005, p.103]

A compelling exercise in craft. [Jul 2005, p.96]

Not that much has changed sound-wise. [Jul 2005, p.114]

Finally, Embrace deliver a poignant and prolonged rush of blood to the head. [Oct 2004, p.116]

They lack a style or personality of their own. [Jul 2005, p.106]

X&Y is awash with cliches, non-sequiturs, and cheap existentialism; at times it all becomes nigh on unbearable. [Jul 2005, p.97]

They fare less well when they get ambitious. [Jul 2005, p.112]

A classic Fannies record with scant regard for prescribed notions of cool. [Jun 2005, p.104]

When the approach works, the results are bracingly exploratory; when it doesn't they're frustratingly half-formed. [Jul 2005, p.94]

Magnificent. [Jul 2005, p.100]

A sonic quantum leap. [Jul 2005, p.100]

They have clearly been rejuvenated by this beguiling collaboration, producing their best work for years. [Jul 2005, p.110]

Callahan is back on track. [Jun 2005, p.104]

Their best in almost a decade. [Jun 2005, p.100]

It's a noticeably urban record, an irritated rebuttal to the notion that dance music is dead. [Jun 2005, p.98]

Singer Paul Smith's blend of dry and witty lines would make Jarvis smile, but disappointingly, the album still likes a Take Me Out-sized hit single to beat the floppy-fringed competition. [Jul 2005, p.96]

Their most challenging record to date. [Nov 2004, p.102]