Moodier moments respectably imitate Dylan and Neil Young, but often fall asleep at the wheel. [Sep 2006, p.110]

[A] striking return to form. [Aug 2006, p.82]

They sound ready to take on Franz Ferdinand. [Aug 2006, p.76]

Addictive listening. [Aug 2006, p.80]

Wordy but somnambulant. [Sep 2006, p.112]

[Steele's] way-back machine is aimed precisely for 1985. [Aug 2006, p.85]

Ultimately these would-be activists end up with more nervous bark than bite. [Aug 2006, p.77]

A freaky, moving masterpiece. [Aug 2006, p.80]

Germano's wooziest and most ethereal [album] yet. [Aug 2006, p.78]

It's uniformly catchy. [Sep 2006, p.102]

Does its best to earn a few Daft Punk comparisons. [Aug 2006, p.82]

These flat-voiced, fleetingly funky gangsta rips are too detached to be adorable. [Aug 2006, p.76]

Muse used to sound like a Radiohead tribute band; now they sound like a Muse knockoff. [Aug 2006, p.81]

Never transcends the level of a cheeky bumper sticker. [Aug 2006, p.82]

Remarkably, the songs on Avalanche are nearly as good as the ones on Illinois, although with surprising synth bursts and craggy guitar noise that were sandpapered off of its predecessor. [Aug 2006, p.79]

These are the weirdest tracks Yorke has ever been a part of. [Aug 2006, p.75]

Sound[s] like a band that's discovered how to enjoy itself again. [Aug 2006, p.85]

Though his delivery veers between strength and frailty, he's in full control. [Aug 2006, p.83]

The feel-good vibe... mak[es] you feel crappy for not being as upbeat as India. [Aug 2006, p.80]

Represents a major upgrade in Dashboard's sound. [Jul 2006, p.83]

Like Confessions on a Dance Floor, Fundamental uses squelchy electro-disco grooves that smuggle sly pop-culture commentary. [Aug 2006, p.83]

Flavorsome but oddly ordinary. [Aug 2006, p.77]

The playing is impeccable, Black's subtly warped songs uneven. [Jul 2006, p.82]

In the way the tunes crash and throb, much of the album could be the "Milkshake" follow-up Kelis never got around to recording. [Jun 2006, p.84]

There's virtually no tension or drama in Keane's surpassingly pretty pop. [Jul 2006, p.90]

When things are going right, she reverentially nods to the sumptuous aesthetic that defined Marvin Gaye's What's Going On; when her form slips, it's like Dido gone "groovy." [Jul 2006, p.82]

With the band's pop instincts craftier than ever, these songs might even reach past the keg party. [Jul 2006, p.84]

Sounds like the Band in a coma. [Jul 2006, p.82]