Often inspiring, sometimes challenging, but, crucially, never dull. [Dec 2015, p.118]

Cape God might be an awful place to visit, but the tunes are great. [Apr 2020, p.114]

The bonus material on both albums offer up further evidence that this was the Pumpkins' purple path. [Jan 2012, p.130]

Trux life feels more brilliantly warped than ever. [Apr 2019, p.114]

A sparkling record whose polished exterior barely masks the turmoil at its heart. [Jul 2018, p.116]

Combining the brittle emotion of Bob Mould with Dave Grohl's understanding of rock dynamics, My Vitriol are robust enough for the moshpit while also providing the perfect soundtrack for those dark nights when the only company you need is a wine bottle.

It might be out of time, but it's worth tuning out modern life and falling in with its curious beat. [Jan 2011, p.140]

It's a musically diverse set of songs, drawing together folk, gospel, R&B, a collaboration with Kwabs, a cover of Elliott Smith's Twilight, and reintroducing Moore's remarkable voice. [Aug 2017, p.107]

Murky depths, glittering enchantment, and the swell of heightened grandeur. [Summer 2018, p.109]

Incredibly, it works. [Nov 2009, p.104]

For sheer bravado and imagination it's something that few bands will top this year. [Oct 2003, p.109]

When Harvey stretches herself things really become interesting. [Jun 2004, p.100]

The songs are low-key, personal tales with quiet hooks, grabbing what energy they can from the production's sudden lurches. [Oct 2016, p.109]

Small, perfectly formed and wonderfully refreshing. [Jun 2004, p.105]

A sprawling, ambitious 18-track behemoth, its size and constant stylistic shifts belies its cohesiveness. [Nov 2018, p.106]

If The Killers hadn't got there first with Hot Fuss, The Bravery's debut would have been revolutionary. Instead it is merely a brilliant pop record. [Apr 2005, p.115]

An album where technological trickery frequently delivers real magic. [Jan 2018, p.110]

Syro is an album that instantly connects. [Nov 2014, p.109]

Heroically in-depth liner notes tell the full warty story of a label whose output still stimulates. [Dec 2015, p.119]

Their songs retain a Scandinavian feel, at once exuberant and enigmatic on the soaring Fountain and cellophane-wrapped Vista, while pulsing, M83-like synth rush of Chasing Kites shows they've set their sights well beyond the Nordic margins. [Jan 2015, p.126]

This collections reveals that you can make music as clever or as conceptual as you like, but back it up with magnificent songs, and the people will flock. [Jan 2012, p.132]

Supported by appearances from My Morning Jacket's Jim James, Neko Case and kd lang, Veirs still manages to find the magic and wonder in the big bad world. [Oct 2013, p.112]

Opener Into the Night sets the tine with its robotic glitterball soul music, while Undecided fantastically tweaks the Roland 303 to Olympian levels of ecstasy. [Mar 2012, p.111]

Fans of Four Tet and Jon Hopkins are advised to check out this master at work. [Summer 2018, p.110]

This isn't just a new Faith No More record. It's one of their very best. [Jun 2015, p.113]

By avoiding a quick fix, The Vaccines have made their most complete album yet. [Jun 2015, p.113]

[The] dub deconstruction of second LP Con Todo El Mundo illustrates the trio's virtuosity at sculpting pleasingly languorous, stripped-down soundscapes. [Aug 2019, p.113]

The presence of more filler than is comfortable does not detract from the creative health in evidence on the better songs. [Feb 2006, p.100]