Gabriel is mesmerising, his plaintive rasp never more gorgeous. [Oct 2002, p.107]

It's a glorious return; joyous, enraged and exciting. [Aug 2017, p.103]

Be More Kind strikes a balance between the personal and the political. [Jun 2018, p.116]

A gorgeous, near-religious record. [Feb 2004, p.100]

Songwriting thus warm and wise can't be as easy as Musgraves makes it sound. [Jul 2013, p.108]

Spacehopper is out there, yes, but not so out there that you can't still admire it from Earth. [Aug 2013, p.106]

Chrissie Hynde still answers to no one and it's a glorious sound. [Dec 2016, p.107]

A return to his best work. [Apr 2006, p.116]

It sounds like [he's having a lark]. [Jul 2012, p.108]

This is music that hovers at the edges of modern life, out of time but in its own glorious world. [Dec 2013, p.116]

A surprisingly easy album to enjoy. [Mar 2013, p.105]

{Awayland} is not blessed with the stark folkloric purity of Becoming A Jackal. It still confirms, however, that O'Brien is a songwriter out of step, out of time, and when he hits his lyrical stride, out of this world. [Feb 2013, p.110]

They're all set to limber pop that draws on the more understated aspects of both indie rock and dance, with Li's one-off personality a delight throughout. [July 2008, p.107]

Marling's seventh solo LP has the clarity, mastery and quiet strength of a folk-rock classic. [Jul 2020, p.110]

They sound leaner and more quietly aggressive than ever--a streamlined, seething version of themselves. [Feb 2014, p.118]

The Canadians [Badbadnotgood] deliver in spades.... Even when Ghostface doesn't bring his A game, he gets by with a little help from his friends. [Mar 2015, p.108]

While Hinton's selections vary wildly in style, the production is both fluid and empathic. [May 2016, p.114]

Liars' untidy room remains a wonderful place to visit. [Apr 2014, p.113]

The six tracks on Take care... are beautifully realised mini-symphonies that invite comparisons with a leaner Godspeed You! Black Emperor, all defined by epic, awe-inspiring crescendos. [May 2011, p.115]

It never tries to blow the house down. Rather, the soloists take turns to dance around each other, creating a supple and mellifluous air. [Sep 2019, p.115]

The result is a more polished sound that lets Nau's '60s/'70s-echoing songs shine. [Sep 2018, p.117]

Tinariwen's most intoxicating record yet. [Oct 2019, p.113]

He's on top form here: still damaged, still brilliant, still floating in a musical galaxy entirely of his own creation. [Oct 2018, p.114]

It all serve to confirm Cutler as one of contemporary electronica's most gifted and distinctive sonic manipulators. [Aug 2014, p.110]

This second effort duly ushers in a greater sophistication, with near Kinksian observations of the waster mindset, set to a broader musical spread, laced with monster Who-y riffs and tinges of neo-psych. [Oct 2015, p.107]

Nicholls has regained his muse in spectacular style. [May 2006, p.129]

This is menacing, magical stuff. [Apr 2018, p.116]

Overall Operator is headlong, upbeat and punchy. [Mar 2016, p.115]