Tori Amos fans will be thrilled, but those hoping to continue on a hard-rock bender will be left puzzled. [May 2015, p.100]

Frontman Colin Newman's pointed lyrics can be gloriously dry and the measured melodies of the songs are fine. [May 2015, p.102]

Any way you slice it, Glitterbug lives up to its explosive, playful name. [May 2015, p.102]

This 10-song effort will almost surely be a part of the soundtrack powering every block party, barbecue, summer shindig--and certainly toward the dance floor. [May 2015, p.98]

There's no obvious attempt at chasing a single or brass ring, just improvements on a sound the group have been trading in for more than a decade--and upgrades that might very well have resulted in their best album to date. [May 2015, p.95]

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

Catchy, clever, no-frills fun. [Apr 2015, p.94]

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

None of these tracks are throwaways. [Apr 2015, p.92]

Golem works best when Wand finds a way to split the difference via proto-prog face peelers like "Cave In" or the Hawkwind-like "Planet Golem" where the sweet and acrid combine to make something particularly intoxicating. [Apr 2015, p.94]

Run is a quality listen. [Apr 2015, p.90]

Madness successfully articulates where the band’s headspace is right now; SWS put the time in and came out poised for greater things.

The Australian is a poet of common life, her almost-talked, observational tracks turn the mundane profound. [Apr 2015, p.90]

While Fantasy Empire does sound more crisp [recording in a proper studio] as a result, their music hasn't lost its raw energy. [Apr 2015, p.93]

Though each song is plainly predictable, the album is never boring as each track packs a few twists that thrill. [Apr 2015, p.91]

The Rezillos might be your parents' age, but they rock. [Apr 2014, p.93]

These offerings feel uncharacteristically flat. [Apr 3015, p.92]

This could-be landmark is dragged down a few notches by a grating singer. [Apr 2015, p.90]

Business as usual: Swervedriver create beautiful noise without breaking a sweat. [Apr 2015, p.94]

Policy feels a bit too plotted, too controlled. The best moments come when Butler loosens his grip a bit. [Apr 2015, p.92]

Falling In Reverse have given fans the rare gift of an artist stepping back to the sound they originally fell in love with. [Apr 2015, p.89]

The finest moments om the buzzsaw riffage category arrive via the majestic "Triumph," a waking Siamese (Day)Dream, and the skin peeling darkness of "Ripe." [Mar 2015, p.94]

An admirable effort, yet this feels like Gang Of Four taking six steps backwards into obscurity. [Mar 2015, p.93]

It's a tight little package of anthemic hook and heft that moves with even more purpose than 2012's Harmonicraft. [Mar 2015, p.94]

These songs have enough lyrical detail to project some moving pictures onto you mind's eye. [Mar 2015, p.94]

A solid rock album that plays like the history of Great Britain's contributions to rock 'n' roll. [Mar 2015, p.92]

As the songs lengthen the transitions grow more subtle, their epic weight intensifies. [Mar 2015, p.92]

A sprawling, diverse affair. [Mar 2015, p.94]