Intricate guitar lines twine tightly and Josh Block's hyperactive drumming keeps the whole rickety enterprise a hair's breadth shy of total collapse. [Jul 2011, p.121]

More expansive, darker and that much more intriguing. [Feb 2020, p.109]

Fittingly complex. [Summer 2020, p.107]

Jurado has an eagerness to experiment and independence of thought that spills into his characters, and it's very good look on them all. [Feb 2014, p.116]

Although his monotone becomes a little wearing over an entire album, this is still his best work in a long time. [Oct 2012, p.106]

It occasionally delivers the eccentric, giant-chorused rock that made Faith No More so great. [Feb 2013, p.107]

While not exactly rammed with chart-friendly bangers, the likes of Oino's Day-Glo twitch and Mountain's doe-eyed dream pop should hopefully ensure Dust the success that eluded him first time around. [Jul 2015, p.108]

Free from any external pressure to conform, Hebden has managed to make a wholly uncompromising record that remains compulsive from start to finish. [Dec 2013, p.115]

A starkly modern folk record centered on a narrative of a mother leaving her family. [Jul 2018, p.114]

They stand up to modern scrutiny. [Apr 2020, p.118]

Radiates good feeling and warmth. [Nov 2005, p.131]

It's wall-of-noise stuff, but consistently they manage to either build a decent tune into the squall or else engage the listener through exhilarating power alone. [Nov. 2009, p.101]

Occasionally there's a little too much going on... Overall, though, Gartside remains intriguing. [Jul 2006, p.116]

EarthEE finds that magic spot where the feet are grounded but the head's floating on a cloud. [Apr 2015, p.111]

The two have a great dynamic--potentially even a special one--its just not fully realised here. [Jun 2016, p.108]

Universal themes absorbs and moves far more than it frustrates. [Aug 2015, p.113]

It's pretty good. Production values have been upped in the intervening period but rather than smooth out their edges, they only serve to accentuate their fierce, angular approach. [Aug 2015, p.110]

Lush and lyrical, Jones makes 2013 a year to remember. [Apr 2016, p.108]

These are deftly executed songs that regularly throw out unexpected curveballs within their Gorky's Zygotic Mynci-like bounce. [Sep 2017, p.109]

The connective sense of an on-the-hoof holiday from the day job, plus emotionally deep and humorous lyrics, make this a winner. [Summer 2020, p.98]

Nostalchic is texturally dense, yes, but made of simply swoonsome stuff. [Apr 2013, p.104]

It's by no means a classic but there's enough personality to suggest Hozier will be with us for the long haul. [Oct 2014, p.110]

On this excellent record, she maps a route forward. [Jun 2019, p.109]

What's lacking from the Oakland native is the kind of fresh approach to a retro sound that elevated Amy Winehouse above straight homage. [Apr 2009, p.110]

it ens up a tie between waffling self-indulgence and occasional moments of inspiration. Definitely not predictable, though. [Apr 2011, p.110]

The swagger of Marshall's lyrics indicate a musician luxuriating in her maturity. [Nov 2018, p.105]

The sonic scope here is far wider, incorporating both industrial and squawking jazz into something that chimes perfectly with uncertain times. [Jun 2020, p.106]

A lot of the goofy teenage kicks have been replaced with more tiresome sex raps. [Sep 2005, p.115]