A much stronger set of songs. Her debut album's primary coloured backdrop having been swapped out for a richer, more nuanced palette. [Jul 2018, p.119]

Mirror's In The Sky's bewitching yet minimal folktronica [is] dominated by the most rudimentary of beats and weird little keyboards. [Apr 2014, p.109]

Revitalises originals such as Hejira and For The Roses while staying faithful to them. [Jan 2003, p.120]

It is the quieter songs, like the beautiful Throwing Stones, that make this record the most charming Rubin has produced since Donovan's comeback. [May 2003, p.111]

A record that's been worth the wait, it's the sound of music made by true originals. [Jul 2013, p.109]

The Felice Brothers return bigger, better and full of surprises on their fourth UK release. [July 2011, p. 120]

Most riveting are the ballads, where he conveys a devastating truth with conversational ease.

The album does see them traveling further afield. [Aug 2014, p.110]

Captures her in full, unrepentant swing. [Jun 2005, p.111]

A pleasure, featuring some of his most winging music since [Roisin] Murphy's Ruby Blue. [Jul 2006, p.118]

Throughout, there's a warmth to the songwriting that seems at odds with an album released in January. A genuine joy. [Feb 2016, p.116]

Walker distinguishes himself from the herd with the frenetic, chest-beating chorus to the mighty Dominoes; the shyly addictive duet with Zara Larsson, Now You're gone, co-written by Fulham FC Women striker Chelcee Grimes, and the bereft Angels, all of which sparkle in very different, yet equally beguiling ways. [May 2018, p.116]

It's the sound of grand ambition realised. [Jun 2020, p.98]

It's fantastically alive, electrifying and witty stuff, the sound of something fresh and thrilling occurring. [May 2018, p.109]

This beautifully-packaged set certainly provides the perfect overview of that fine series of records. [Feb 2014, p.125]

S&P might not have rewritten the dub rulebook here, but they've certainly minted a thrilling new chapter. [Mar 2015, p.116]

It really is an indie-pop romp to die for. [Apr 2015, p.105]

Ribbons feels almost like a homecoming. [Jul 2019, p.106]

It's a record for dusk, for dawn, and for all of the dark corners in which you might find yourself in between. [Apr 2014, p.109]

An album that spins and lurches with impressive dexterity. [Aug 2009, p.104]

The overall effect is of a band who have experienced life's slings and arrows but now exude both tenderness and wisdom. [Jul 2016, p.106]

There is a prevailing, bleary charm in its warmest moments - Eveningness, White Galactic One - that make Lockett's latest well worth investing in. [May 2012, p.101]

Mostly this debut sidesteps the freakish in favour of pop immediacy. [Jul 2015, p.113]

Infinite Arms benefits from a mixture of expansive pondering--Factory, for example, coul easily become a staple of emotive TV dramas--and such lonely romance as Way Back Home, which twinkles like fireflies. [Jun 2010, p.129]

Without a single piece of filler here, this is the musical equivalent of meeting a stranger you feel you've known all your life. [Nov 2001, p.128]

Easily his best work since Babylon's ubiquity. [Aug 2014, p.106]

Work every bit as lush as that which recently propelled Rufus Wainwright to stardom. [Sep 2005, p.119]

If there's a better little band in America right now, they're keeping very quiet. [Feb 2007, p.104]