Whether you're a fan of Pinback or Goblin Cock, you can probably find something worth listening to on Living Well. [Mar 2007, p.135]

This is a chilly, alienated album that sounds like it was recorded in a walk-in freezer. But a bleak, thousand-yard stare cool beats showy emotion every time, and Clinic knows it. [Dec 2012, p.88]

As long as there's a hunger for heavy riffs, Monotonix will satify. [Oct 2009, p.111]

The more monotonous parts of the album fade into the background--but their use of dynamics and technical prowess makes Natural Experiments a success. [Feb 2012, p.80]

Bulldozer lacks outstanding highlights, but is consistently enjoyable. It feels impossibly intimate, guarded and playful, all at once. [Nov 2013, p.88]

It does serves as an excellent point of entry for a new generation of fans, while reminding the complacent rest of us how the character of Sacramento's finest continues to endure. [Dec 2012, p.89]

While Pond reverts back to his laconic ways toward the album's end, the dazzling tracks leading us to that soft landing make up for the slight regression. [Mar 2013, p.92]

Owl City's second major-label effort is much more mature, dynamic and well-rounded. [Jun 2011, p.109]

Pretty.Odd can be summed up in one word: ambitious. [Apr 2008, p.147]

Bitter basement anthems have never sounded this sweet. [Apr 2017, p.80]

The songs are getting samey. [Sep 2003, p.102]

For what looks to be a one-off, it's remarkably fleshed out and intricate. [Oct 2008, p.151]

The second full-length from the New Zealand duo is pulled almost entirely from the second season of their HBO series, but little is lost in translation. [Nov 2009, p.109]

With Jace Lasek's glistening falsetto intertwining with wife Olga Goreas' dreamy midrange pipes, the Montreal group's third album, The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night, creates a nocturnal viobe in broad daylight. [Apr 2010, p.122]

On their fourth full-length, they sound as menacing as ever. [Nov 2011, p.97]

It's a tidy package that's well-planned and executed, but with a few pop songs so well written, it's easy to want the band to shift directions and let the post-rock go by the wayside. [Sep 2009, p.100]

Though the songs are certainly longer than on Floor, Oblation actually harnesses greater energy than its self-titled predecessor. It's also tighter, its melodies more confident and stable than Floor, while buzzing along with their familiar, sludgy foundation, Sleep-y, Sunn O)))-y tone and all.

His most accessible and easiest listen yet. [Apr 2016, p.98]

A fully developed, worthwhile offering of Killswitch Engage's monstrous metal. [Apr 2016, p.102]

Thier debut album is one of the most inventive in recent memory. [Apr 2008, p.153]

While it may not achieve the same sort of emotional depth fellow math-rockers Foals have, it would still be wise to follow them in whatever they go. [May 2012, p.81]

Succeeds not solely as a studio recording, but as a reminder of how powerful the band's live show is. [Aug 2004, p.118]

In spite of the somewhat dour tone of this album, there’s plenty of musical depth and light to be found throughout.

The whole thing possesses the air of a woozy reverie, a gentle disengagement from reality. [Jun 2007, p.162]

In the end, this dark, penetrating album is a transitional record and should be viewed as such. [Dec 2007, p.172]

Beat The Champ takes you on a walloping emotional journey that proves great songwriting can compliment any subject matter. [May 2015, p.98]

Miracle Mile is a danceable record on its own, but also a reminder to revisit STRFKR's previous albums for a deeper submersion into their cosmic dream world. [Mar 2013, p.93]

Nerve Endings is a fine introduction. [Apr 2015, p.94]