Holland's fragmentary syntax, rendered in a variety of heavily treated voices, rarely proves as mesmeric as the music. [Aug 2011, p.116]

Classic thrash gets proper remastering for 25th birthday. [Sept. 2011, p. 123]

The trouble is, for all its inventive wordplay and expert pastiches, Join Us swiftly becomes the musical equivalent of that witty, but rather-too-clever male party guest who always ends up going home alone. [Sept. 2011, p. 119]

Mission statement from feted San Franciscan droners. [Sept. 2011, p. 119]

Devon soul woman meets Dave Stewart, in Nashville. [Sept. 2011, p. 118]

Alt-rap veteran's lo-fi gamble pays off handsomely. [Sept. 2011, p. 116]

Swedes channel shoegaze on strangely beautiful debut. [Sept. 2011, p. 113]

London "ravestep" duo make vividly raucous debut. [Sept. 2011, p. 115]

Patchy sixth efforts from hip hop innovators. [Sept. 2011, p. 111]

Halcyon haze from Californian flute-toters. [Sept. 2011, p. 110]

Los Angeleans' Paul Simon-channelling second LP. [Sept. 2011, p. 110]

Zach Condon's troupe emerge from indie safe house on triumphant third. [Sept. 2011, p. 109]

At Glastonbury she dazzled; here she plays it safe. [Sept. 2011, p. 105]

West Coast eccentrics' second ambitious offering. [Sept. 2011, p. 104]

ADHD-powered hardcore New York punk. [Sept. 2011, p. 104]

Recent name change can't save disappointing debut. [Sept. 2011, p.105]

Hynes, it seems, can get away with more than most. [Sept. 2011, p. 103]

Big Talk are less grandoise and more low-key than his dayjob, thought, and these 12 tracks do sag in the middle when this eponymous debut takes a detour into pub rock with No Whiskey and Girl At Sunrise. [Sept. 2011, p. 103]

Brain-melting return from digital hardcore heroes. [Sept. 2011, p. 103]

Nu-folk starlet shines ever brighter on third outing. [Sept. 2011, p. 100]

It still sounds fabulous and relevant too, though this Super Deluxe Edition with lots of superfluous add-ons and a super £50-plus price tag to match is surely for completists only. [Aug 2011, p.133]

Growing confidence as a songwriter, arrangements that push the boundaries of Americana, even an unlikely Captain Beefheart cover make Stranger Me, her third release, extra rewarding. [Aug 2011, p.126]

Yucca is pure pop primitivism that's all distorted vocals and fuzzy guitar swirls, just like The Jesus And Mary Chain never happened. [Aug 2011, p.126]

Before stardom, they stopped off to reinvent guitar rock. [Aug. 2011, p. 128]

Enigmatic dubstep maestro's spooky follow-up. [Aug. 2011, p. 127]

Spine-tingling electronic experiments from Denmark. [Aug. 2011, p. 127]

Psychedelic 12th LP from prolific garage rockers. [Aug. 2011, p. 126]

Osaka pop-punk veterans release their 17th record. [Aug. 2011, p. 126]