Yet for all the walks-ons, this remains a two-man show that celebrates the MC/producer relationship at the heart of hip-hop--and allows both talents to shine at their brightest levels. [Summer 2019, p.113]

Reminders of a great talent lost, and what might have been. [Sep 2020, p.111]

Buoyed by a blissful, lovestruck mood, this album's sumptuous tone elevates it beyond familiar terrain. [Aug 2002, p.128]

A dense, fascinating, idiosyncratic and accomplished art rock album.

Sister Wolf and Justine, Misery Queen highlighting the pair's ability to twist their songs into new, potently alluring shapes. [Jan 2017, p.107]

An intoxicating listen that's well worth experiencing for yourself. [Dec 2012, p.109]

He's getting better with age. [Aug 2008, p.140]

It's charming, tuneful stuff, rich in canonical cool. [Apr 2014, p.121]

If there is an immediate impression here it is one of polish and precision. [May 2015, p.104]

Caustic Love is a truly excellent modern soul record. [May 2014, p.114]

The English Riviera is a major progression for Metronomy, idiosyncratic but also as instantly accessible as, say, Hot chip. It's a winning combination. [May 2011, p.114]

At 10 songs and 35 minutes, Cala doesn't over stay its welcome, making its hypnotic pull all the greater. [Sep 2019, p.116]

Gorgeous, sun-dappled sounds from San Francisco. [July 2011, p. 121]

The relentless macho intensity would be oppressive were Hill and Morin not having so much fun pillaging everything from punk to crunk. [Jun 2012, p.100]

Marauder is not the sound of a group chasing lost sounds or long ago glories, rather it is a band detaching itself from its past, from a time that has long defined them; it is the sound of growing older, closer and more open. [Sep 2018, p.108]

This is the sound of Low finding extremity in a new, thrilling way. [Oct 2018, p.112]

Golden State is, inevitably, rather good.

It's big and clever; also bloody brilliant. [Aug 2012, p.98]

It's a nocturnal-sounding affair--with the spectrally moody title track, the bleepy poetry of Writer and the Kid A vibes of JFK. Taken together, FLOTUS is a beautiful thing. [Jan 2017, p.108]

Soused remains a distinctly perverse pleasure. [Nov 2014, p.120]

Worth investigating. [Mar 2007, p.115]

A varied and hugely absorbing record. [Feb. 2012 p. 107]

It's a one-tempo caramel cream of an album--sticky-icky and irresistible. [Feb 2014, p.110]

Beneath their silly-string riffs are nuanced screamers. [Jun 2018, p.114]

Knock Knock is a visionary blend of minimal techno and armchair psychedelia, jammed with canny features. [Jun 2018, p.117]

Mostly their ebullient sixth LP is clever and kooky enough to be cherished on its own terms. [Jul 2019, p.110]

It's a stripped-down and straight-ahead rock record. [Apr 2014, p.121]

Bobby Gillespie murmurs over Minimal's slinky pop, while Silenced and Kuzurenai toy with space, R&B dynamics and even more tunes. [Sep 2020, p.107]