Keery frequently channels synth-rockers The Cars (Link finds Keery doing his best Ben Orr impression, while Delete Ya is reminiscent of Ric Ocasek); ELO's crisp pop (Charlie's Garden); and Cake-meets-OK Go jauntiness (standout Basic Being Basic). [May 2025, p.103]

The record works best at its most direct and personal. [May 2025, p.103]

Bejar's MO remains a richly cinematic pleasure: alluring, allusive and absorbing. [May 2025, p.103]

Send A Prayer My Way exceeds any expectations, no matter how lofty. [May 2025, p.102]

Adebimpe's solo bow is a bracingly personal blast of emotion, invention and radiant positivity. [May 2025, p.102]

Another step forward from a rare talent. [May 2025, p.102]

They still throw molotovs at the tabloid milieu's toxic rhetoric, decisiveness and xenophobia. Yet the music is, generally, more pensive and poetic and, thus, more powerful. [May 2025, p.103]

A Study Of Losses is ultimately a pleasant (if sometimes monotonous) release. [May 2025, p.103]

A work of powerful, gothic solemnity. [Apr 2025, p.105]

[Rathlin From A Distance] assert his niche in the near-minimalist canon. .... The Liquid Hour is a contrasting group of ambient electronica grooves. [Apr 2025, p.105]

Often embraces sophisticated dance-pop, led by the disco-kissed single Baby and the introspective, percolating Spirit. [Feb 2025, p.103]

Liberated by the lack of drums, the songs are fluid and exploratory, organic yet tinged with electronica. The feathery settings range freely, creating room for the variably thoughtful, reflective and playful lyrics to breathe. [Apr 2025, p.104]

An album that's found the singer engaged again, hungry to work and with a keen eye on quality control, given a creative kickstart by a younger talent whose reverence is tangible but never submissive. [Apr 2025, p.98]

Ultimately, it's an well-executed update on his storied history. [Apr 2025, p.102]

A homespun but thoughtfully energetic package which recreates the intimacy of its creation. [Mar 2025, p.104]

This is a delightful, delicate return. [Apr 2025, p.105]

There's a freaky, hippy-ish feel. [Apr 2025, p.101]

Certain tracks are closer to the power ballad moments of Skunk Anansie. Spellling's vocal skills remain impressive as ever. [Apr 2025, p.103]

He was at Slowhand's side for MTV Unplugged, and this Vinyl/download release has very much the same vibe. [Apr 2025, p.102]

Upliftingly different. [Apr 2025, p.102]

All of this music is a blast, an affecting display of the emotional textures which Collins has always dealt in so confidently, regardless of his health issues. [Apr 2025, p.100]

Cosmically cool. [Apr 2025, p.101]

These are stripped-back songs rich in detail and full of heart, studded with everyday moments and cultural references. [Apr 2025, p.101]

D'Addario’s melodic flair and virtuosity are on full, inviting display here. [Apr 2025, p.101]

A collection encompassing wistful dreampop (Football), evocative indie (Gumshoe (Dracula From Arkansas) and delicate introspection (Beautiful Girl). [Apr 2025, p.105]

Both halves are part of the ever-changing whole, ebbing and flowing, lyrics taking in the reality of life, from doing the shopping to grander visions. [Apr 2025, p.105]

These moonlit serenades and hand grenades are, as ever, ingenious. [Apr 2025, p.105]

Perhaps the strongest work yet from a unique talent. [Apr 2025, p.102]