While this more contemplative side rounds out their usual roaring punk, it does strip them of some edge, making The Black Market sound oddly anonymous. [Sep 2014, p.113]

His world of heartbreak, damage and survival attains an out-of-time quality that admirers of superior barroom soundtracks will warm to. [Sep 2014, p.113]

Like Old Crown's best stuff, it evokes a time our of mind. [Sep 2014, p.112]

He clearly has difference aspirations to many of his contemporaries, but on this evidence hasn't completely freed himself o f their influence. [Sep 2014, p.112]

This career-best seventh album seeps into your head and stays there. [Sep 2014, p.110]

A real jewel from an underestimated band. [Sep 2014, p.111]

The only sticking point is frontman Carson Cox's vocals. He's so curiously low in the mix at times that it gives the impression of a man absentmindedly wandering through his own songs. [Sep 2014, p.111]

This is a charming side-step from a significant latterday voice of America. [Sep 2014, p.110]

The thrilling racket of their live show has been sanded down but not blunted. [Sep 2014, p.110]

Grumbling Fur largely inhabit their own wonderful world, dreaming up very old-school British psychedelia that hints at the rituals behind the privet and sigils on the parquet floors. [Sep 2014, p.109]

Season Sun aims to evoke the spirit of travel using the same dream-pop template as The Soundcarriers. Only occasionally, however, do they achieve it. [Sep 2014, p.109]

It's a shame that the album starts so blandly. [Sep 2014, p.109]

The duo's experience and aplomb win out. [Sep 2014, p.108]

Uncanny. [Sep 2014, p.108]

It's a brilliant record, without question their best to date. [Sep 2014, p.107]

With a running time of barely half-an-hour, it seems likely to remain a minor footnote to Drozd and Coyne's already extensive back catalogue. [Sep 2014, p.106]

There are times even [Tom Clarke] threatens to get swallowed up in a swirling mix that leaves the post-dubstep scene decisively behind them. [Sep 2014, p.106]

While there are sprightly, smooth-cheeked moments--the bumptious riff of Blue Velvet, for example--there's a draining lack of invention or novelty. [Sep 2014, p.106]

While Booker plays with a certain fury on this self-titled debut, he sings with a leisurely cool. [Sep 2014, p.105]

The Voyager finds Jenny Lewis--earthbound for these past few years--readying herself for lift-off. [Sep 2014, p.104]

This time around Petty's Heartbreakers have brought out the very best in the man himself. [Sep 2014, p.102]

Over time, a soulful, joyous record reveals itself. [Sep 2014, p.103]

These tales of iron-age blacksmiths, 17th-century highwaymen and modern-day ecological disaster are brilliantly told, long on smart wordplay, but light on tunes. [Jun 2014, p.103]

As ever there are reservations about Molinari's blase attitude to the second-hand song title, but it's still a solid, engaging set. [Jul 2014, p.111]

An assured start, though he'll need to be braver next time round. [Aug 2014, p.115]

A charming record. [Aug 2014, p.115]

Fink runs the folk gamut from A and B quite beautifully. [Aug 2014, p.106]

When the formula gels, it can make for a potent cocktail, even if the arrestingly noirish production and twisted production often turn out to be more striking than the songs. [Aug 2014, p.112]