Delicate folk rock is hardly thin on the ground, but rarely is it tackled with such mastery. [May 2010, p.125]

The aerated atmosphere might leave some feeling light-headed, but Thompson-Hannant's unfettered energy is infectious. [Oct 2014, p.115]

Cudi is very much in a world of his own. [Dec 2010, p.110]

There are hints of Shoes' mentor Dilla in the woozier beats, and grittier curs such as Nails show where his reputation comes from. [Sep 2012, p.107]

Their third album takes them into Foo Fighters' radio-friendly anthems territory. [Oct 2012, p.98]

The sound of a man taking his giant leap forwards. They're out of the indie ghetto forever now. [Dec 2016, p.104]

While Love Grows Out Of Thin Air spins exquisite patterns from chiming synths and electronic blips, The Magic In You sounds like Empire Of The Sun remixed by Jean-Michel Jarre. And not in a good way. [Jan 2017, p.112]

Nice, but probably inessential. [Nov 2019, p.111]

It's on the quieter moments--the lovely Wild, closer I Tried--that Champion finds its emotional sweet spot. [Jan 2020, p.106]

If the absence of slow-builds and ambient drones makes for more succinct tunes, they're still no snappier. Choruses won't be bellowed, the air won't be bellowed, the air won't be punched, devotees will likely be delighted. [Mar 2016, p.105]

Swedes channel shoegaze on strangely beautiful debut. [Sept. 2011, p. 113]

LA-based trio unveil their schizo-pop blend. [Aug. 2011, p. 119]

This latest offering from former Hare Krishna disciples Taraka and Nimai Larson finds the Brooklyn-based sisters in typically mind-altering mood. [Nov. 2011, p. 139]

So retro it's pratcially an historical document. [Mar 2005, p.100]

Dull production and a workmanlike band let her down on the rockier numbers, but if Desveaux ever finds the right arranger the sky is her only limit. [Oct 2008, p.147]

Sadly, CD2 is a disastrously misjudged, cartoon homage to juke-joint jazz. It is awful. [Oct 2006, p.122]

Rework is a must for toe-dippers and Glassheads alike. [Dec 2012, p.120]

They've still got the moves. [April 2012, p.106]

Alas, from [the first two tracks]... the pair slip first into mediocrity and then the standbys of those who have run out of inspiration: backwards recording and pointless noodling. [Jun 2006, p.115]

Highly theatrical, camp and not a little shrill. [Apr 2006, p.116]

Unpatterns continues the left-wards drift [toward minimalism] with no vocals except the ghostly sampled ones and a musical palate of textured house and electric funk. [Jun 2012, p.112]

Old Growth blurs mearly into a long yawn. [Mar 2008, p.103]

His second album evokes a fragmented, at times nightmarish, digital world. [Dec 2017, p.113]

It's an album constructed from the simplest of elements: muted keyboards chords, pained falsetto vocals and Krell's greatest weapon of all: near silence. [Aug 2014, p.108]

Purists may bristle at his irreverent modifications, but consider these old songs' community spirit well served. [May 2016, p.112]

Black Ice is the album AC/DC were always going to make. It wasn't broken. They didn't need to fix it. [Nov 2008, p.119]

Mark this down as the point which we can say with certainty for the first time Devendra Banhart is here for the long run. [Nov 2009, p.113]

The songs are so delicately crafted that it never feels predictable. [Feb 2012, p.103]