The knotty, punky, Squarepusher-style edges of its predecessor have been smoothed down, with a little too much perfumed whimsy in the mix. [Aug 2013, p.77]

Its songs are as poetically heartfelt as they are acerbic. [Jan 2026, p.34]

New Bermuda offers a tumultuous post metal that on passages of "Baby Blue" and "Brought To The Water," remind one more of the ethereal wandering of shoegaze. [Nov 2015, p.73]

The Runners Four displays intuitive melody and a childlike disregard for convention that's captivating enough to overcome any saccharine tendencies. [Dec 2005, p.116]

From start to finish it's an anti-diva joy. [Apr 2006, p.110]

Moonshine is a set piece, but “Greenway”, a nudge at The Beatles’ “Because” with rippling keys and cicadas, and the baffled starburst that is “With You” stand out. [Aug 2022, p.30]

An album that has moments of shiny, hooky, electro-disco-pop as well as moments of more reserved melancholy. [Review of the Year 2023, p.30]

"The Outer Region Of The Universe" is an appealing ambient workout, while "Co-Pilot" is an ever-mutating bossa nova. [May 2025, p.87]

Short and sweet, with an alluringly timeless analogue feel. [Oct 2025, p.32]

The Dharma Wheel channels the Allman Brothers, Grateful Dead, Crazy Horse and more in its generous spirit. [Nov 2021, p.29]

A darkly urgent "Saturnine Night" and "The Illuminator" with its wood blocks and linear beat pattern set the tone, but as "Red Sky" with its meaty, psych-folk swing shows, it's not all out with the old. [Oct 2020, p.31]

It works at least as well [as 2018's The Colorist & Emiliana Torrini] on this collection of new originals. [Apr 2023, p.38]

There's exhilaration amid the despondency, as powerful songs and a light, shoegazey sheen means they frequently soar. [Sep 2002, p.111]

This is mostly a sombre affair. [Mar 2003, p.106]

There's no sign they're running out of steam. [Dec 2025, p.31]

These deceptively simple, acoustic songs of nature, family and love, so spritely they sometimes only narrowly escape mawkishness, could be centuries old, but sound as if they're being sung for the first time. [Review of the Year 2025, p.21]

Shows Lali Puna's more adventurous side. [Aug 2005, p.110]

There are a few too many tracks here that don't quite achieve lift-off. [Oct 2012, p.74]

Thanks For Listening has the same gentle humour and musical imagination he brings to the airwaves [as host of Prairie Home Companion], although "I Made This For You" and the title track are a bit precious in their meta trappings. [Jan 2018, p.26]

An absorbing, illbient record magisterial in its power but minimal in execution, it works best as a set piece. [Mar 2019, p.27]

The agitated "How Heavenly A State", the world-weary "Riptides" and two renditions of the title song, the first wistful, the second brutally self-flagellating, enact the stages of a musical exorcism. [Jul 2026, p.29]

While the fuzz-filled punk vibe is still present and correct, there's also a hard rock thread running through Overdrive. [May 2014, p.80]

While After lacks the appealing chaos of predecessor Ripely Pin, it compensates with bright choruses that contrast with a dark, decaying lyrical scheme. [Apr 2015, p.78]

More style than substance at times, maybe, but invariably rich in promise. [Sep 2021, p.27]

If it's a little in thrall to its influences, it's not an altogether bad way. [Jun 2016, p.73]

Crutchfield's distinctive, smoky voice couldn't be more different from Williamson's softer one, yet the way they melt together on the choruses you'd swear it was fated. [Dec 2022, p.35]

The first µ-Ziq album in six years feels largely insulated from modern tends, with occasional contemporary touches leaking in. [Aug 2013, p.73]

Though it flags towards the end, The Music is, for the most part, a shot in the arm. [Oct 2002, p.110]