It makes a refreshing change from the studied cool of Moretti's paymasters. [Dec 2008, p.130]

It's all as plush and spotless as hotel bedding--lovely, but it may leave you craving a bit a mess. [Apr 2013, p.109]

By absorbing some of the best bits of The Beach Boys, Super Furry Animals and, at times, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci have made the perfect album for a breezy, summer afternoon.

Fans of experimetal electronica will be [happy], though Radiohead devotees should exercise caution. [Jun 2010, p.124]

It's annoyingly catchy. [Sep 2016, p.113]

It veers back to the more melancholy, washed-out experimentalism of their first records, while occasionally seeking to beak new territory. [Nov 2016, p.111]

It's far from perfect but still worthy of investigation. [Oct 2012, p.97]

It's playful rather than facetious, and the combination of sweet pop tunes and mean distorted guitar is as winning as it ever was. [Nov 2012, p.104]

Ultimately, only the flintiest hearted won't respond. [Jan 2016, p.111]

A record that feels dates, despite its archly poptimistic style. [Jun 2019, p.112]

Self-parody has lately been The Cure's greatest enemy: here, happily, it's not the main attraction. [Jan 2009, p.113]

The results are comprehensively bemusing, but Swedish is an exquisitely lulling language to listen to, and so the whole effect is oddly hypnotic. [Nov 2008, p.118]

The Stand-In succeeds in sounding expansive without losing any of its intimacy. [Apr 2013, p.109]

Before The Frost... is as comfortingly familiar as one of Chris Robinson's kaftans. [Oct 2009, p.108]

Mostly this is the swingingest easy-listening country you can shake a cocktail at. [May 2010, p.127]

The Eastern motifs on Infinty are trite. Ultimately, it's not enough to derail this engrossing record. [Jun 2011, p.116]

The first 25 minutes are exhilarating if a little one-dimensional, but eventually they rein in the noise slightly. [Aug 2014, p.107]

They're at their most effective, however, when they allow their songcraft to dictate the swirl, rather than vice versa. [Nov 2016, p.115]

In the main this is a richly rewarding collection of lovingly realised songs. [June 2002, p.121]

A superbly stealthy assault on the ears, stroking and unsettling in equal measure.

His latest is a nicely varied set. [Oct 2012, p.97]

Those familiar with Oberst's method... will find much to admire in the direct ranting on display. [Jan 2006, p.127]

The fun and fake snow does wear off after a few songs though. [Jan 2016, p.112]

Nocturne hasn't shaken its overriding influences but Tatum gently pushes these songs beyond elegant pastiche. [Oct 2012, p.114]

The overall impression is one of a garbled sonic soup. [Oct 2013, p.110]

While Coco Sumner certainly makes her mistakes, not least a stumbling cover of Neil Young's Only Love Can Break Your Heart, she's her own, electro-poppy woman. [Nov 2010, p.112]

Red Flag is both consistent and memorable. [Jun 2016, p.108]

He's smart to pair Angel Olsen with a beat from the understated end of Queen's playbook, but it doesn't always work with Camila Cabello sounding oddly generic on Find U Again. [Summer 2019, p.116]