A facinating treatment, and really rather groovy. [Sep 2008, p.89]

Deez's second album ups the wonky'n'witty ante with out sacrificing heart or tunes. [Mar 2013, p.70]

Burn Your Fire for No Witness feels like a big step forward from its predecessor, Half Way Home. [Mar 2014, p.81]

The complete recording reveals many (until-now) hidden delights that we can enjoy in full. [Nov 2008, p.89]

Mike Mattison's gritty lead vocals are fully functional, but it's Trucks' consistently mesmerising guitar and dobro that draw the ear. [Feb 2009, p.99]

Yes, Paper Airplanes is mindful of the past. But it's never held back by it. [May 2011, p.92]

Claustrophobic, gripping, uncomfortably frank suite. [Aug 2019, p.39]

The music is so lovely, and the lyrics so smart, you're reassured that all hope is not lost. [Sep 2025, p.38]

It also might be the best album this consistently weird and interesting bunch have made. [Oct 2021, p.27]

The fizzy psych-funk of "A Good Luck" and "Sing Along" ramp up the atmosphere in grand style, matched by Simpson's fabulous baritone, through best of all is the monstrous "Fastest Horse In Town." [Nov 2019, p.30]

This is Clark, now in his 72nd year, as the rumpled poet of American folk-blues, imparting these semi-brisk, string-driven tales with his own unique brand of sad, funny, dry wisdom.

[A] wonderous first solo offering outside of Air. [Oct 2015, p.76]

An album of tremendous humour and empathy, less a comeback than a considered continuation of an unprecedented career. [Nov 2018, p.22]

Beguiling mix of gothic Southern soul and outlaw country. [Dec 2018, p.27]

Favourite Worst Nightmare is a near-triumph, a far superior Album #2 than Meat Is Murder, The Libertines, or Second Coming. Yet some doubts nag, partly because of the subject matter. [May 2007, p.84]

His debut album reworks traditional material, much of it obscure, yet sounding familiar thanks to the vibrancy of playing, notably from William Tyler on guitar. [Feb 2015, p.78]

Jenkins conveys his obsession with sound beautifully. [Apr 2016, p.71]

On first listen, this follow-up is less impressive, but subtle melodies soon sugar the melancholy of 'Glory to the Owlrd' and 'Happiness Won Me over.' [June 2008, p.100]

As on debut Eighteen Hours Of Static, there's a sinister feel, as if you are being sometimes stalked an sometimes assaulted, often, as in the case of "So Much You," in the same song. [Apr 2016, p.69]

The material forms a coherent, hard-hitting song cycle about blue-collar hard times. [Feb 2014, p.76]

It feels like an extended hymn to his home state. [May 2011, p.92]

Though motorik beats carry much of the set and there are prog and sci-fi-metal elements, Changes throws back to tracks like "Ambergris" and "Kepler-22b" in its tapping of soul, disco amd R&B, styled along both classic and modern lines. [Dec 2022, p.18]

Back To Yasgur’s Farm has a documentary feel that’s one of its most successful aspects.

There's real poeticised emoting here. [May 2003, p.108]

Skewed hip hop soundscapes with hints of slinky R&B that could even be described as DJ-friendly. [Jul 2003, p.124]

Unexpectedly exhilarating. [Jun 2014, p.79]

The music glistens and gleams. ... An intoxicating ride. [Sep 2017, p.34]

Like all the best goodbyes, Saint Etienne bow out on top form and affectionate terms. [Sep 2025, p.26]