Occasionally distant, the restrained urgency of Dracula and soulful vocals of Closer ripple with an enticing warmth. [May 2013, p.113]

A band recharged and re-energised. [Mar 2019, p.120]

SOHN is partial to sampling his own voice to augment the wounded confessionals. They stutter rhythmically and mix with a patchwork of minimal yet intricate electronics and low end beats to spine-tingling effect. [May 2014, p.118]

It's a strange, sometimes excellent record. [Feb 2019, p.119]

Bish Bosch is an album even fans won't necessarily play often, but on those special occasions, as per title, it very much does the job. [Jan 2013, p.104]

Ambitiously wide-ranging. [Apr 2005, p.118]

Leaving no room for nuance,it's a relentlessly dark wall of sonic aggression. [Apr 2012, p.101]

Atmospheric, soulful and cohesive, with beats as strong as rhymes. [Jun 2012, p.108]

Mastodon return to the dense riffing of old. [Aug 2014, p.109]

His remarkable Warp debut follows a series of effective "folktronica" albums on the US independent Mush. [Jul 2009, p.117]

This is their strong set of songs in years. [Feb 2018, p.108]

This 35-minute suite is hypnotically cinematic, skillfully orchestrated. [May 2014, p.119]

The 11th studio [release] has a brooding familiarity yet is also coolly exhilarating. [Oct 2015, p.111]

The best record of her life by some distance. [Jan 2010, p. 122]

The Low Highway has the brains and passion of Earle's last few releases, even if it's not especially surprising. [May 2013, p.100]

The melting-pot approach, amplified by Toure's raw, yearning vocals, is what makes these 10 tracks so tantalising and evocative. [Jul 2015, p.119]

Show Yourself and Steambreather prove that its possible to perform challenging, complex material without being self-indulgent. [May 2017, p.108]

Happyness's second LP is deceptively well thought-out, deftly constructed around unusual chord changes, and laced with subtly eyebrow raising sonics. ... Making you wonder just how impactful this able trio might be if they properly pulled their finger out. [Jun 2017, p.106]

This is a very welcome return of a singular talent. [Jun 2017, p.112]

It's a patchwork, with many edges left untrimmed, but Idehen's word's are always worth leaning in for. [Summer 2018, p.106]

A fake band they might be, but it makes for a solidly enjoyable listen. [May 2019, p.111]

When it stumbles it can dissolve into musical Esperanto. But when the balance is right--as on Everybody's nod to original diversity icons Sly And The Family Stone--Depayse makes for scintillating listening. [Aug 2019, p.116]

Aims for the middle ground, aided by Phil Ek and a sturdier indie-rock back-up that doesn't always suit them. [Mar 2020, p.120]

It's the same sure-footed, Beatles-inspired pop that made them so popular in the early '90s. [Sep 2007, p.100]

They're on terrific form. [Apr 2014, p.106]

Swedish electro-pop hipsters take understatement to a new high. [Aug. 2011, p. 117]

Familiar BSP influences such as New order, Talk Talk and Bunnymen are present and it's shot through with a Telstar optimism, ensuring that the afterglow is defiantly positive. [May 2017, p.100]

Waterfall finds them back doing what they do best. [Jun 2015, p.108]