It's an album which reflects its makers' confidence. [Sep 2014, p.116]

What it lacks in earworms--with even the catchiest refrains served with a side of introspection--it makes up for it in its intoxicating portrait of desire. [Dec 2018, p.107]

Yet however familiar its themes may be, they all seem reinvigorated... by Petty's songwriting smarts and fantastically weathered vocals. [Sep 2006, p.110]

Musically adventurous, sonically daring and really rather stunning. [Nov 2014, p.112]

Stirratt and Sansone combine this all into a scrumptious hotpot of classy, classic songwriting, rich in texture and flavour. [Feb 2014, p.111]

The 11-song set is drizzled with plenty of that Minogue jus. [Apr 2014, p.117]

Even if some of the dizzying stylistic shifts will be familiar from his day job, the quirky, urbane character is all Baio. [Aug 2017, p.102]

The best record of her life by some distance. [Jan 2010, p. 122]

This record, however, makes an indelible mark. [Feb 2010, p. 110]

Erland And The Carnival is an exquisite update of the classic folk-rock sound of the late '60s, full of dark and lovely covers and originals starring tramps, carnivals, Derby Rams and death. [Feb 2010, p. 105]

Way more inventive than the garage-blues hordes. [Sep 2003, p.111]

Headphones and a quiet room are essential for capturing the full depth, but the payoff is a sound-world of uncanny resonance. [Dec 2019, p.106]

Foam Island again trashes the template as the duo attempt an ambitious quasi-documentary approach. [Nov 2015, p.106]

There are moments of glorious burning distortion on Solara and Marchin' On, but its real riches are much more subtle. [Dec 2018, p.115]

As intense as music can be, this record may be quiet but it isn't for the faint-hearted. [Mar 2018, p.111]

For the most part, their 11th album is the sound of a band getting back to their best. [Apr 2016, p.100]

Funneling psychedelic sounds through soulful gospel has long been a musical quest.... Matthew E. White's band have nailed the gig with their first experiment. [Feb 2013, p.106]

Emergency is a confident second dose, not a lazy repeat. [June 2008, p.139]

It's transporting enough to leave haunting echoes all its own. [Sep 2011, p.114]

A dream partnership. [Mar 2014, p.110]

Altogether, it's a thing of great beauty. [Jul 2018, p.112]

[It takes a while] for the songs to emerge out of the mist. When they do, they stand among the band's best work. [Jul 2019, p.104]

It seems they've raised their game in hallucinogenic style. [Jun 2009, p.135]

Younge and Muhammad give Ayers a crisp edge that achieves the unlikely feat of dragging jazz-funk into the modern world. [Sep 2020, p.107]

Like Moon Safari-era Air, unleashes shimmering, cinematic musical waves that gently wash over you but eventually suck you in entirely. [Nov 2002, p.113]

Disarmingly intimate songs. [Aug 2017, p.102]

An exhilarating ride from a group who sound completely revitalised. [Jul 2015, p.108]

Another triumphant reaffirmation of UK dance music's mass appeal. [Jun 2014, p.120]