A late flowering triumph. [Jul 2010, p.117]

It's rhythmic patterns and twisting beats are surprising throughout, making the record as unpredictable a voyage as the times we live in. [Jul 2019, p.33]

It is the sound of a sweet soul contemplating deliverance; as mellow and fierce and fearful as that.

On this luminous nine-song LP, Souther adheres to the old adage--leave them wanting more. [Jun 2015, p.81]

Pounding opener "When The Drugs Kick In," the workaday wonder of "Everyday," and a churning, blistering cover of Neil Young's "Southern Pacific" highlight a fine return to form. [Jul 2013, p.73]

This time around, Grammy-bagging mixer Tchad Blake has replace T-Bone Burnett as producer and brought added intimacy without sacrificing dreamy magnetism. [Sep 2002, p.103]

Honeyblood is a captivating debut that prizes atmosphere over precision and is characterised by soaring melodies and terrifically spiky lyrics. [Aug 2014, p.94]

Brilliance and beauty, abounding in equal measure. [Aug 2014, p.79]

It's the low-key moments--the astral jazz of "There Was Always Water;" the clunky, piano-led "Back For Me;" the dubby "How Far Is Spaced-Out?"--that hit home emotionally. [Nov 2018, p.30]

It may surprise some, and disappoint others, but this is a record that ultimately finds Sparhawk turning pain into a kind of spiritual beauty. In that, it continues his work of over three decades, from the spectral I Could Live In Hope right up to the imploded noise of Hey What. [Sep 2024, p.22]

Yet another work of widescreen beauty and magnificent ambition. [Aug 2006, p.86]

Trouble Anyway announces the arrival of an artist who fits neatly into no category but thrives in the inbetween. [Jan 2019, p.13]

It's hard to conceive of a more thrillingly romantic record than this. [Feb 2012, p.85]

This collection does him justice by featuring cuts from all seven albums in the Smith catalogue. [Dec 2010, p.105]

When Sexsmith does finally pull a heartbreaker out of the bag, it's a doozy. [Apr 2015, p.83]

It's an effective idea and an enjoyable stopgap before her next masterwork arrives. [May 2014, p.74]

12 richly expressionistic and mercurial songs shaped by a mix of indie rock, country both alt. and classic, ragtime, folk, powerpop and Southern Gothic, which flit between darkness and melancholy, hopefulness and light. [Nov 2025, p.38]

It's a remarkably textural and atmospheric record. [Nov 2025, p.28]

Beneath the jazz-folk toned melancholia there's a new dramatic intensity. [Jun 2012, p.83]

While [Tom Joad] was often more like reading a book than listening to a record, this time Springsteen has struck a more natural balance between words and music. [Jun 2005, p.100]

"Never Come Never Morning", propelled by chunky drums and a vulnerable lyric, showcases a more accessible heart and introduces the spirit of openness that sits at the centre of an excellent record. [Mar 2026, p.34]

It hardly needs saying that this mammoth box is not intended for the casual Dylan listener. Even committed fans might think twice. Essentially, what you get is the same songs played in the same order over 23 nights. But, by God, how they are played.

[A] sonically rich debut. [May 2015, p.77]

San Fermin proves Ludwig-Leone to be a fantastically ambitious songwriter on the way to finding a voice of his own. [Oct 2013, p.74]

If it's not as striking as its predecessor, its colourful patchwork exterior clothes some of Hitchcock's finest recent songs. [Nov 2022, p.29]

The album's centerpiece is the autobiographical 10-minute "Colfax/Step In Time," a richly detailed remembrance of a run-in between his high school marching band and the KKK. [Mar 2012, p.84]

It's notable for uncensored emotional gloom and an evergreen college sound. [Feb 2024, p.37]

Feels like the moment where the pair's music pulls into focus. [Jul 2018, p.37]