Moroder's first album in 30 years consists largely of generic pop-dance. [Jul 2015, p.80]

Stamey is at his most persuasive when he keeps its simple. [Jul 2015, p.83]

If their third album is perhaps not quite as austere as previous offerings like 2012's Clay Class, it;s still like sticking a quarter-inch jack into a George Foreman grill. [Jul 2015, p.81]

File under Banal Guru Pop. [Jul 2015, p.78]

A sort of desolate twang predominates. [May 2015, p.76]

The impressive Alternative Light Source sees Barnes picking up, with a snarl, where the pair left off. [Jul 2015, p.78]

Fernandez's tunes have an endearing air of fragility. [Jul 2015, p.75]

Their fondness for 17-minute improvisations demand a certain stamina, but there's a strung-out beauty to Infinity Machines that eases you in gently. [May 2015, p.73]

The Los Angeles MC-producer hasn't yet made a definitive record. Cherry Bomb isn't it either, but its chaos is invigorating. [Jul 2015, p.83]

Singular and unsettlingly sophisticated. [Jul 2015, p.76]

Nelson sings like a canary and plays like a dream, Haggard growls like a grizzled jailbird, and everyone seems to be having a blast. [Jul 2015, p.72]

In the china shop of his last five years' work, this LP is the bull. [Jul 2015, p.70]

It's stuffed with Staxy beats, clicking bass and Hi-Life bounce. [Jun 2015, p.81]

His debut is characterised by frantically over-driven beats, but is as soulful as it is dance-insistent. [Jul 2015, p.80]

Despite the odd moment when you're not sure quite what she's on about, she still stabs like a stiletto. [Jul 2015, p.77]

All in all, it's a match made in heaven. [Jul 2015, p.75]

Much more than just a fan curio. [Jul 2015, p.81]

For the most part, this is a short, sharp and generally satisfying voyage into Ash's heady past. [Jul 2015, p.71]

Quarters four 10-minute jams allow them instead to indulge their more experimental side. [Jul 2015, p.77]

There's a lot going on here. [Jul 2015, p.69]

There are reasons to cheer aside from survival--cultish single "Open Fire," "Mighty Wings" and the Rush-like title track. [Jul 2015, p.73]

Frozen Niagara Falls is still a rocky ride in places. [Jul 2015, p.81]

The rough-and-ready songwriting is all part of the conceptual high-jinks. [Jul 2015, p.81]

Simple Songs is a major statement from a brilliant, mischievous singer-songwriter. [Jul 2015, p.80]

Simply gorgeous. [Jul 2015, p.80]

Parker's songs still cut and slash, at times with righteous indignation, and The Rumour are focused, just within a different lens. [Jul 2015, p.79]

The songs are underpinned by euphoric, tangled guitar rock a la Japandroids, transformed by Quinlan's defiant joy. [Jul 2015, p.77]

Panoramic, synthetically symphonic and a lot of fun. [Jul 2015, p.77]