Maynard is clearly being primed to take on Bieber. Hence the ultra-pop, super-slick confections he layers his not altogether unpleasant (but not utterly spellbinding voice all over. [Sep 2012, p.105]

To truly get into the spirit, though, you'll need to have an attention span longer than his own. [Mar 2013, p.96]

There's is much self-dramatising talk of "crazy dreamers," but no magical thinking in the music. [Mar 2013, p.102]

Very silly, but with enough invention to sustain interest. [Apr 2013, p.104]

Soppiness has become overbearing on recent records, This eighth LP, though, rediscovers their heaviness. [Jun 2013, p.99]

There are moments the focus blurs. But it's the exception on an album that dynamic, dramatic and remarkable free of self-indulgence. [Jun 2013, p.99]

Subtlety is not their strength. [Jul 2013, p.111]

Although things quieten down on the pseudo-R Kelly front as the record progresses, the squirm factor never totally vanishes. [Apr 2014, p.106]

It's a mixed bag. [May 2014, p.114]

The results ate at once intimate and expansive, layering vintage synthesizer riffs over fidgety percussion. [Jun 2014, p.112]

Rock heritage fetishism at its finest. [Jul 2014, p.114]

An album filled with skill, invention and genrey-defying fun. [Apr 2015, p.104]

Smart, knowing and the right kind of shallow, Spector have moved on to phase two in style. [Sep 2015, p.117]

They're far from failed experiments, but they do reinforce the notion that Necro Deathmort are much better at making atonal soundscapes. [Jul 2016, p.112]

Unfortunately there's no left-field motion, no unexpected turns, none of the twist'n'crawl that separated them from the workaday pack. [Nov 2016, p.102]

It's a real showcase for their strengths. [Dec 2016, p.115]

In short, electrifying. [Mar 2017, p.115]

It's a pleasing collection of multi-layered poo songs in a manner that at times recall Sufjan Stevens. [Feb 2017, p.119]

Lemon Memory is both invigorating and anaesthetising. [Apr 2017, p.115]

Not everything which follows [opening track Overlow] nails the anthemic vibe so successfully, but Elodie's wistful glow and indie-dance groover Follow show they can raise the mood even while they down the drama. [Apr 2017, p.118]

They excel most on energetic, darkly comic songs. [Jun 2017, p.110]

She's sometimes bogged down by her own weightiness, but Paradise won't stall her slow but steady climb. [May 2017, p.104]

An understated but always involving affair. [Summer 2018, p.116]

The result is intense, fractured and uncomfortable. However, by continuing the trajectory of Mess, only deep-diving further into abstract electronics, it also reveals itself as a strangely exhilarating listen. It's a shame they didn't have time to explore it further. [Aug 2018, p.113]

The results are pleasantly bouncy rather than riotously fun. [Aug 2018, p.114]

Dizzy might feel wobbly on their feet, but Baby Teeth gives them an impressively solid foundation on which to build. [Sep 2018, p.110]

While I Got You's rock-solid funk shows they know how to work up a sweat, the emotional themes don't always connect with equal force, Hatcher sounding most impassioned on 306, an ode to his ageing Peugeot hatchback. [Sep 2018, p.114]

They pull it out of the hat in quite an extraordinary fashion here. [Jul 2012, p.94]