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Q MagazineMay 31, 2011Alexis Taylor teams up with Spiritualized guitarist John Coxon and Charles Hayward, drummer with post-punk originals This Heat, for a charming diversion that draws freely on '70s jazz, Southern rhythm-and-blues and vintage synths. [Jun 2011, p.107]
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Under The RadarMay 27, 2011These four hanging out and jamming is to be celebrated, no question, but a slightly less ad-hoc endeavor might elicit more spins. [May 2011, p.75]
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MojoMay 18, 2011The possibilities of "first ideas" is fatally undermined by a lack of ideas. [May 2011, p.110]
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May 18, 2011Many of the tracks start out promising, but they don't have the excitement needed to keep listeners hooked.
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May 13, 2011Somehow, with an expansive medley of guitar licks and swirling organ solos, everything clicks into place here and the band settles into an irresistible groove. Unfortunately, though, that isn't enough to stop one from hoping Taylor returns to his day job sooner rather than later.
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May 10, 2011Taken in small bites, there are great moments here, but you're unlikely to clean your plate and ask for seconds for all 14 courses. I for one will be hanging out for dessert, but I don't imagine I'll be invited for dinner again.
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May 4, 2011At the end of the day, Start and Complete is hardly essential listening, but it is what it is: a dalliance.
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The WireMay 3, 2011Hayward sounds bored, Coxon throws out Clapton-ish licks, and Taylor's milk-and-water vocals make him sound like the younger brother of The Beautiful South's Paul Heaton. Only Thomas seems willing to inject any imagination into the songs. [Apr 2011, p.52]
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Apr 27, 2011Ultimately, a full album based around relaxed, Rhodes-based ballads is probably too bland for thrill-seekers, but Start & Complete is the type of one-off that might be of considerable interest to fans.
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Apr 22, 2011Essential only for Alexis Taylor's fanbase? Yes, but an intriguing and easily loveable record for many more.
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Apr 22, 2011Unfortunately, those songs are slight, unfocused things.
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UncutApr 21, 2011It has a peculiar charm. [May 2011, p.77]