Lemonade hits hard. Beyonce has chosen to portray herself like this, and those choices are bold, powerful and at times, properly shocking. [#361, p.110]

It all makes for a remarkable second album. [Jul 2016, p.110]

The title's maths may not add up, but he's onto a winning formula. [Feb. 2011, p. 115]

Steadman sounds totally at home. [Aug 2017, p.109]

First Taste is a record exploding with ideas and interesting twists. [Sep 2019, p.109]

It's the laziest of comparisons, but their harmonies--and they do it expertly live, so fear not--do have the ring of The Beach Boys. [May 2003, p.99]

This is a wonderful record--involving and irresistible. [Sep 2016, p.105]

The pint pot-rattling To The Pub reflects on disappointment, while the spine-chilling Melting Man is a horrific account of putrefaction and dying alone. [Aug 2017, p.106]

As on Tramp, Van Etten's lyrics remain similarly frank. [Jul 2014, p.117]

It's another masterwork from a group of no peers. [Sep 2020, p.113]

Charming without being cloying, Paradise is the work of a band beginning to stretch their wings.

A thrilling testament to Meredith's seemingly limitless capacity for reinvention. [Jan 2020, p.110]

Ditch square ideas of substance and solidity, though, and Hamburg Demonstrations is studded with wonderful moments, even some grander stretches. [Jan 2016, p.102]

There's only 22 minutes of material here, including skits--but his edge has never been sharper. [Jan 2019, p.113]

Utterly distinctive, this excellent, effortlessly surprising record is the perfect cleanser for even the most jaded musical palette. [Jan 2016, p.106]

This won't make them stars, but that's not the point: it's lovely and they should pursue further. [Mar 2018, p.113]

A new fraught kind of soul music. [Mar 2019, p.115]

A boot-stomping blast from start to finish. [Feb 2016, p.110]

Their fifth album together since 2002 maintains an astonishing standard comparable even to that of original legends like Aretha Franklin and Otis Redding. [Jan 2014, p.122]

Despite th[e] bleakness, Pure Comedy is delivered with wit and warmth, and redeemed by the tiniest twinkle of light. [May 2017, p.110]

There's always something clever going on over the rhythmic chug. [Mar 2013, p.102]

A slow-burning but deeply impressive debut. [Sep 2002, p.109]

His debut album isn't quite as off the wall [as his mixtape], but taps an irrepressible post-Kanye West mood. [Jun 2010, p.133]

Despite the rollercoaster ride, there are intense moments of pop wonder and cartoon hilarity. [Sep 2004, p.120]

Sure, it sails close to novelty record territory but Folds demonstrates exceptional skill in marrying wryly observational lyrics to upbeat piano-driven craziness.

The result is an inspired collection of songs from a consistently surprising and creative artist. [Jun 2014, p.110]

If many tracks sound like the back-half of an extended mix, the effect is never short of mesmerising. [Sep 2016, p.106]

[Has] a sunnier, jangly guitar pop backdrop. [Jul 2003, p.102]