A quietly remarkable record. [Aug 2005, p.92]

As ever it's Collins' wonderfully unfussy voice that is the star. [Dec 2016, p.26]

His voice of loss is shrouded in inventive production. [Dec 2015, p.74]

Richly cinematic and more eclectic than recent efforts. [May 2022, p.25]

Running over with ideas. [Nov 2006, p.128]

Most consistently enthralling album thus far. [Feb 2019, p.36]

A vivid storyteller, June approaches traditional music with a similar mix of irreverence and affection. [Apr 2017, p.30]

Together [Dylan and Rick Rubin] have made an austere acoustic album that could've been titled "American Recordings VI." [June 2008, p.87]

Grimly compelling. [Apr 2016, p.66]

Angular oldies like "Map Ref 41N 93W" and Kidney Bingos" still sparkle, and the relentless "Drill" is boring in all the right ways. [Mar 2012, p.107]

The unlikely pairing works precisely because of the contrast between their approaches, as they locate a vibrant middle ground on rawboned yet tuneful rockers like "The Prisoner" and dynamic ballads like "No Sir." [May 2014, p.69]

Cornershop's 2009 incarnation may not have the kinetic energy of the 2002 model, or the accidental pop brilliance of "Asha", but it isn't short on inventiveness.

These are ageless, thrillingly energised devotionals for our secular and fast-moving times, full of euphonious noise and the dust kicked up by their deep-dug grooves. [Aug 2019, p.27]

The nostalgic tug of the earlier, dancier singles remains strong, but as a bonus disc of rarities demonstrates, their experimental side is equally compelling. [Mar 2012, p.101]

This is the sound of a valuable, extravagantly vital band in full swing. [Jun 2011, p.91]

It’s an odd sort of idea: a trio paying tribute to themselves. But even if no new ground is being broken exactly, there’s a pleasure in hearing the old space cadets out on manoeuvres. The music of Apollo is meditative and benign, yet strangely inscrutable; a reminder that while you might be able to visit space, it will never be home.

Joy is both surer and sillier than Hair. [Aug 2018, p.33]

The results is some of the richest, most compelling and least lonely-sounding music of Granduciel's career. [Sep 2017, p.24]

Impressively, it achieves the feat of enghancing Pink's legend with out puncturing his mystique. [Jul 2010, p.105]

"Despierta," released in October 2016 as part of the 30 Days, 30 Songs projects aimed at hindering Donald Trump's campaign. If that did not quite work out, their LP does. [Oct 2017, p.26]

A mesmerising slowdive into the sonic depths. [Nov 2020, p.31]

Swamp Dogg shows how music can speak truth to power on the ballad “Songs To Sing” and rousing “Rise Up”, which features that rarity in bluegrass: a face-melting electric guitar solo, courtesy of Vernon Reid. [Jun 2024, p.39]

Pristine production renders this as vital as anything by Justin Timberlake. [Oct 2004, p.104]

This is an engaging piece of minimalist minimalism: Steve Reich with a battering ram. [Oct 2015, p.71]

Their slickest album yet. [Oct 2015, p.76]

The Wolf You Feed slithers through its dark business with reckless abandon and brute force. [Sep 2012, p.85]

The Outsider is delivered with the forthrightness, jive and firepower of a hip Southern Baptist preacher. [Aug 2005, p.102]

She's made a hugely satisfying album of slinky electronic soul. [Oct 2013, p.71]