If you fell for Real Estate and their peers, here's the root. [Mar 2012, p.81]

It's frequently impressive and occasionally lovely, but often loses its soul in Emmanuel's relentless barrage of spectacular effects. [Mar 2012, p.107]

Ultimately though, Tennis are too polished and MOR to rival the peaks of the trio's edgier peers. [Mar 2012, p.101]

The odd gauche moment remains, but her plaudits are not undeserved. [Mar 2012, p.98]

While house purists might find it juvenile, and there are some aimless passages, the lo-fi production is beautiful. [Mar 2012, p.87]

Mr. M is bold in arts and surprisingly experimental. [Mar 2012, p.76]

These 13 examples can get annoying when they stray into willful atonality, but really hit the spot when he lingers on simple themes. [Mar 2012, p.81]

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]

His blend of house and Eurodisco soon settles into a bland formula of bittersweet Balearic fare. [Mar 2011, p.98]

Todd Terry and Masters At Work's percolating euphoria warms every groove on this intelligently realized debut. [Mar 2012, p.79]

Like The Fall, PSB are always different, always the same. [Mar 2012, p.97]

Americanized rock'n'roll that sounds as modern as it does vintage 1970s and effortlessly blends AC/DC riffage, Fleetwood Mac AOR and White Stripes punk-blues pyrotechnics. [Mar 2012, p.79]

At times, as on "De Javu," it's a dazzling new dimension, but some may await his return to more conventional zones. [Mar 2012, p.90]

Kweller is a disarming presence and an unpretentious sonic architect. [Mar 2012, p.90]

The Blondes' expansive synth jams can sometimes feel a little directionless. [Mar 2012, p.81]

There's a striking purity to this record. [Mar 2012, p.79]

This collection is ample testament to one of the last great English avant-pop careers. [Mar 2012, p.84]

This album is made with care, love and expertise and it shows on every song. [Mar 2012, p.80]

Other tracks hide catchier tunes amid the quagmire of guitar. [Mar 2012, p.79]

A graceful, distinctive album. [Mar 2012, p.101]

James Graham's ragged brogue remains deeply affecting, humanizing this unsettling music. [Mar 2012, p.101]

This score suggests many of those Nine Inch Nails tricks hold good. [mar 2012, p.97]

2007's Burnt Toast & offerings established her as the natural successor to Lucinda Williams--this does not contradict the notion. [Mar 2012, p.97]

Meiburg's troubled tenor is abetted by sinewy arrangements full of the disquiet of that decade. [Mar 2012, p.95]

In this mood, 57 minutes with Barnes is exhausting. [Mar 2012, p.94]

Already it feels like they're playing to a rapidly disappearing crowd. [Mar 2012, p.89]

This handsome debut bristles with ideas that could lead to some truly remarkable music later on. [Mar 2012, p.89]

The lustrous "In Your Light" alone should see his name on billboards. [Mar 2012, p.87]