Davies's melodic gifts remain bulletproof/ In fact, he hasn't sounded more creatively alive in years. [Jun 2017, p.106]

Eloquent, revelatory and moving. [Jul 2017, p.111]

This fourth album finally hits the spot. [Jun 2013, p.93]

While it's not always clear what's on offer amid the density, there's always a sweetener on top to keep you coming back. [Sep 2020, p.111]

Stylistically, Lynne steps out in several directions and gives the impression that she could succeed in any of them: the warm caress of her voice and the cool, cutting edge of her songs suggest great things.

A bold step, especially as the songs slow-burn rather than star-burst. [Jul 2015, p.105]

Anyone expecting an album of unchallenging fodder is in for a shock. Like the voyage faced by its desperate, stateless subjects, I Tell A Fly is no easy ride. [Oct 2017, p.101]

The personal trauma behind pony was evidently tough, but hope has rarely sounded so fresh. [Dec 2019, p.110]

Ling's unhinged bluestocking vocals lift strange images out of the volatile electronica. [Dec 2018, p.104]

Its wilful lack of song structure may make for a think-piece album rather than a jukebox favourite, but it's hard to deny its still-powerful magic. [May 2006, p.137]

Kozelek is typically raw, grouchy and funny, and his words find meaning in the minutiae of his own behavior and the lives of others. [Nov 2013, p.109]

What Is Love? is a superior compilation, but it's held together by Clean Bandit's winning way with a catchy, wistful tune. [Feb 2019, p.111]

He might be a man out of time, but his music's timeless. [Mar 2007, p.114]

Throughout, Man Of The Woods seesaws brilliantly between pop and country. [Apr 2018, p.116]

The title track of their fourth album actually begins with a similarly buoyant vein. [Feb 2013, p.107]

These songs sparkle with a gentle joy, their warm softness as alluring as a swimming pool on a hot afternoon. [Jul 2019, p.109]

Deftly blending the celebratory and contemplative, Bainbridge has created a dance album that works as much on the mind as on the body. [Apr 2012, p.99]

Bolstered by members of Dylan's band, the songs are built on buoyant '60s pop and Beach Boys harmonies soar alongside lively brass. [May 2013, p.103]

They mesh exquisitely here. [Jul 2015, p.105]

The Wonder Show of the World turns over life's topsoil to find the truths beneath. [May 2010, p.122]

While their previous albums have always had great songs, with this latest set they've managed to place them in the right order, creating a truly impressive journey...

Safe to say, it's one reassuringly cosmic listening experience. [August 2011, p. 113]

It emerges as its own beguiling, brilliant listen. [Sep 2011, p.106]

By turns eerie and enthralling, it's the kind of experiment [John] Cage would surely applaud. [Dec 2018, p.111]

Gleaming with instant hooks, this is a uniformly radio-friendly album. It's also a hugely addictive and likeable one. [Mar 2007, p.108]

I Am Arrows finds Burrows ploughing a fuzzy acoustic furrow to delight fans of summery '70s pop. [Aug 2010, p.120]

Even when it perilously strays into minefields of muso, Side Effects is never forbidding math rock, thanks to its playful and sterling grooves. [May 2019, p.116]

[Pure Love] spiritedly serves up a full album's worth of way-above-par songs, which are radio friendly. [Mar 2013, p.109]