Longwave is more improvisational, and the results are even more spidery than before. [Jun 2018, p.109]

Pop-house banger Bipolaire-Les Noirs and the double-jointed Afrobeats of Soleil De Volt show a knack for memorable hooks, while the album's meditative second act, not least the expansive Peau De Chagrin-Bleu De Nuit, brings emotional depth to a fascinating journey across cultures. [Jun 2018, p.106]

Isolation showcases just what made others scramble for her number: natural pop charisma and an ability to glide effortlessly between genres. [May 2018, p.113]

The result is great, as Tundra reforms the duo's patent snark in his own electro-pop image. [May 2018, p.106]

Nihilistic Glamour Shots is a 35-minute burst of frustration and cynicism ... Not subtle, but then it doesn't need to be. [May 2018, p.104]

This first rate box-set shines a light on the bass magus's idiosyncratic solo output. [May 2018, p.117]

Gut-wrenching, heart-rendering and brilliant. [May 2018, p.114]

Sex & Food is more grounded, focusing on such concerns as the state of the world. Yet it's all wrapped in warped, layered music as complex as the mess we're in. [May 2018, p.114]

They sound revitalised by the radiance of these songs, liberated from the heavy burden of being the Manic Street Preachers. [May 2018, p.102]

McMahon has found new ways to expand his wild-eyed sound, thickening the psychic murk with electronic textures but keeping the emotional edges bright. [May 2018, p.104]

The Deconstruction doesn't deviate wildly from his trusty blueprint, being a mix of rattling '60s-ish pop songs and lovely, aching ballads. ... As ever, these sweeten the sadness and hard truths of the lyrics. [May 2018, p.108]

This isn't an album that's really imbued with the sound of his own travels. that said, it's a warm, optimistic pop'n'roll record that is hard not to like. [May 2018, p.108]

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

Kline's disclosures are striking because they feel genuinely homespun, less rallying cry than cheery counsel from a friend perched on your bed. [May 2018, p.107]

Fourth effort Combat Sports combines their early impish exuberance with English GGraffiti's more polished musicality. [May 2018, p.114]

The whole thing might be like travelling back to a nightclub in Leeds in 1983 but it's executed with a gloomy elan that allows you to forgive its occasional silliness. [May 2018, p.112]

Loneliness and melancholy rarely sound this positive and on more upbeat tracks such as Two Cold Nights In Buffalo, Andrews happily confronts and owns her life choices. [May 2018, p.104]

He achieves an almost architectural sense of scale. [May 2018, p.115]

Perhaps not the best introduction to Gane's soundworld, but for fans Hormone Lemonade offers a familiar landscape dotted with enough new structures to make it worth exploring. [May 2018, p.104]

The vintage record store rummaging has given way to a more pared-back sound. Here, retro guitar tones and proggy breakdowns complement rather than dominate. [May 2018, p.114]

An atmospheric masterclass. [May 2018, p.104]

While Space Gun has its moments of off-kilter brilliance, they are cancelled out by more earthbound, laboured-sounding fare. [May 2018, p.108]

Hardly reinventing the wheel, but still a triumph of resilience. [May 2018, p.112]

Their self-titled debut crackles with youthful brio. [May 2018, p.111]

New Path has an almost cinematic drama that makes its propulsive dancefloor rhythms thunderously exhilarating. [May 2018, p.108]

This is a winner from start to finish. [May 2018, p.111]

A brilliant distillation of Reich's twin enduring motifs: repetition and melancholia. [Apr 2018, p.112]

It combines psychedelic elevation with a curious sense of order. [May 2018, p.107]