With his delivery having reached comfortable cruising altitude, this is an effective reminder of what success is about--leaving the hustle behind. [Jan 2008, p.91]

Showcase[s] the melancholic beauty of Zauner's songwriting, her storytelling skills honed across mediums. [Apr 2025, p.31]

An album of songs encompassing beguiling naivety, terse wisdom and twinkling regret. [May 2025, p.30]

Suffice to say that Blurry Blue Mountain is a lovely, oddly charming record. And in the unlikely event that it doesn't move you, there's a whole heap of past glories just waiting to be discovered.

It’s hard to recall a set of songs on which Rhys’s low-key radicalism and unquenchable sense of wonder have coexisted with such ease. [Jan 2024, p.24]

Bash & Pop's strong second album. [Aug 2017, p.25]

SBP always made a virtue of their limitations, but the results of their unshackling from penury are spectacular. [Jun 2012, p.84]

With each track the listener sinks deeper into their world, and though the punchier rap numbers like "B£E" cut through, these scruffily celestial miniatures add up to present a compelling picture. [Dec 2021, p.33]

The results are an intense juxtaposition of the intimate and the universal framed in beguiling chamber-folk arrangements. [Feb 2023, p.26]

Nile's river of song runs as deep as it's wide. [Jul 2013, p.80]

As satisfying as it is stylish. [Jul 2004, p.95]

The melodies and brittle guitars burrow into your cerebrum. [Jul 2005, p.106]

There are more weather-beaten back-porch vibes to the pedal steels of “Not The Only One”, and the sublime Jenny Lewis duet “Everybody” sounds like a dream date between Glen Campbell and Dusty Springfield. [Apr 2022, p.25]

Combines Richard’s quietly soulful voice with sparse soundscapes in even more affecting style. [Nov 2024, p.41]

[This is] probably their best--a fine LP of crisp, clever chamber pop. [Oct 2012, p.79]

There's a nervy, frayed soulfulness to these songs. [Feb 2007, p.76]

He decided to record the constant cacophony of construction in his Prenzlauer Berg district, reassembling the treated drilling and grinding into haunting ambient pieces. [Dec 2012, p.76]

An album that feels delicately versatile, as well as a truly singular bit of leftfield art pop. [Jun 2025, p.33]

Just when you think you've got the measure of Pierce's winsome tropicalia, he pitches another delightful curveball: a curiously faithful cover of The Lemonheads' "Mallo Cup." [Dec 2010, p.98]

Belatedly, it turns out to be great: seven prescise, insurrectionist ramalams that somehow fit somewhere between the MC5's high Time and Dead Boys' 'Sonic Reducer.' [Mar 2009, p.82]

Bassist William Cashion and keyboardist Gerrit Welmers match him for breathless passion, whipping up a stirring synth-pop writ in bold emotional colours. [Apr 2014, p.74]

Even more affecting are those tracks where he keeps things simple. [Apr 2012, p.83]

The residency produces inspired results. [Apr 2012, p.87]

Touched by sadness but tinged with hope, this is a masterful album on which the sound of tradition is rendered vital and visceral in a very present sense. [Oct 2020, p.33]

Beautifully moving. [Aug 2017, p.32]

The minimalist grooves grow ever tighter. [Feb 2004, p.71]

The tunes are stunning, her voice has never sounded better and she makes serious points few others would dare in a pop context. [Oct 2003, p.114]

[Guy Berryman's] radio-friendly approach adds depth without sacrificing detail. [Jun 2011, p.93]