Surf's up, and deservedly so. [May 2015, p.112]

[An] entertaining tribute to the supreme genius if baroque music. [Oct 2015, p.108]

Still scabrous, sardonic and singular. [Jun 2015, p.109]

A rebirth that's actually been worth the wait. [Jan 2016, p.]

Unforced and rewarding. [Feb 2016, p.119]

The whole album yields a little more magic with each play. [Feb 2016, p.118]

Barry Adamson has often broadcast his affinity with tortured individuals at breaking point. This has found raw expression in his solo work, and Know Where To Run does not deviate from the script. [Mar 2016, p.105]

The mix is full of voices, all snipped up in fragments or rendered as blurred tones. The results lends his exquisite productions a haunting emotional resonance. [#361, p.115]

Deftly deploying percolating electronica, natural instruments and overlapping vocal lines all the more emotionally gripping for the studied semi-affectlessness of Georgas's intimate delivery, Walsh transforms good songs into a great record. [Aug 2016, p.112]

An LP that strikes a perfect balance between desparate sides of Jamie T's personality. [Oct 2016, p.108]

The real highlights are when the orchestra are left to fly, communicating the powerful feeling underpinning a reunion that was clearly as poignant as it was joyful. [Jan 2017, p.104]

The band's simmering anger are leavened by a sophisticated musical backdrop utilising brass and keyboards. [Sep 2017, p.109]

Their latest is in constant motion. [Mar 2018, p.108]

A pleasingly, gently adventurous collection. [May 2018, p.104]

A debut that should be enjoyed in sweaty, late-night dance caverns. [Aug 2018, p.116]

Amor's debut is a collaborative exercise that plays to each memeber's individual strengths. [Jan 2019, p.106]

So much here seems big and bright, but underneath there's a greyer area to explore. [June 2019, p.116]

None of it will scare the horses, but it's certainly the right side of unexpected. [Oct 2019, p.113]

Olsen's approach often defies logic, but the result is a dizzying leap into the unknown. [Oct 2019, p.110]

She's delivered an intimate record tailor-made for long wintry nights. [Jan 2020, p.106]

There's a new-found clarity and sense of purpose here. [Feb 2020, p.113]

Effectively a double album proving that time hasn't blunted Heaton's lyrical sharpness. [May 2020, p.108]

The Chatham Singers furnish these 12 tracks of street crackle and pop with skeletal verve. [Jun 2020, p.94]

If you've ever half-enjoyed an Eels album, What's New, Tomboy? will make you swoon. [Jul 2020, p.109]

The songwriting here is just undeniably strong and direct. [Jul 2020, p.107]

This enthralling, enigmatic statement conjures a mood that's all its own. [May 2015, p.108]

A murkily enveloping record, but one that occasionally misses its predecessor's gonzo sense of fun. [Mar 2013, p.110]

Complex listening that never gets too wrapped up in its own ideas, Braids here discover a perfect balance. [Jun 2015, p.102]