This is unabashed bar room vibes with a healthy side order of redneck grit. [Mar 2020, p.25]

A compelling new chapter in their long history. [Jun 2020, p.39]

A heroic, controlled crash landing. [May 2020, p.25]

Buoyed by intimate guitar and keyboard riffs that also recall prime Kinks, ballads of hope arise. [May 2020, p.32]

As the album goes on, the songs gets richer and stranger. [May 2020, p.29]

The more one listens to Ever-Roving Eye, the more details emerge to elevate it from a mid-60s tribute to something wholly rooted in the present, and far stranger. ... An outstanding record. [May 2020, p.18]

Maybe Earth isn't packed with abstract intricacies to pore over like most of the other records he's been involved with, but it is fundamentally honest to its creator. [May 2020, p.24]

The most rewarding moments, though comes on those tracks which retain a more authentic Ethiopiques mystery. [May 2020, p.31]

The duo can do softer moments like the melancholic "The Mothership," but are at their best when offering principled and comedic disgust. [May 2020, p.28]

Excels in its moments of mournful rumination. [May 2020, p.35]

A blues feast. [Apr 2020, p.25]

Fun for all the family. [May 2020, p.28]

On several songs here Rubin helps peel back the years to reveal an energy and a passion that reminds you just how powerful was the band's initial proposition. [May 2020, p.30]

As so often, Chris Abrahams' piano provides an anchor. [May 2020, p.31]

For an album that carries such a terrible air of finality, it also feels strangely transitional. [Apr 2020, p.32]

The result is one of his most varied but distinct albums. [May 2020, p.35]

The album's finest moments come on "Crazy In Blood," when Pigs... manage simultaneously to crunch and swing with rousing effect. [May 2020, p.32]

While her voice remains breezy, follow-up If You're Dreaming is a different beast: slower in pace and softer in tone, the weariness of touring life sneaking into the party-girl lyrics. [May 2020, p.25]

From funk struts to tender touches, Thundercat's ascension continues rapidly here. [May 2020, p.35]

Excels in its moments of mournful rumination. [May 2020, p.35]

Richly textured music. [Apr 2020, p.35]

The album's refracted harmonies, fluttering synths and off-klter beats are sometimes unsettling, sometimes in deceptive, sensual communion. [May 2020, p.27]

21 haunting, electronic vignettes. [May 2020, p.35]

Waxahatchee's vision is clearer on Saint Cloud. [May 2020, p.34]

Upgraded in every sense: songs with deeper meanings, mountainous crescendos and choruses to communitise large crowds. [May 2020, p.32]

It's a rich, well-crafted piece of 1970s AOR, featuring elegantly written verses, choruses and - heaven forfend - middle eights. [May 2020, p.32]

Pearl Jam remain at their formidable best as a pure-hearted rock'n'roll band. [May 2020, p.32]

Blistering opener "Straight To Hell" sets the carpe diem tone. [May 2020, p.32]