Clark had already mastered storytelling; now she's mastered heartbreak. [May 2020, p.103]

An act of liberation as well as creation, it's thrilling testament to a spirit set free. [May 2020, p.102]

Despite the backward glances, a record very much in the moment. [Apr 2020, p. 106]

Errol makes the listener work for its pleasures, but they're worth it. [Apr 2020, p.112]

In time, as this 2LP Best Of shows, they mellowed, eventually got political, then split up, leaving behind a perfectly formed legacy. [Apr 2020, p.118]

Moving, in every way. [Apr 2020, p.113]

Heavy Light holds her ground beautifully. [Apr 2020, p.104]

Dare may share some vocal similarities with Jeff Buckley and James Blake, but the overall effect is utterly distinctive. [Apr 2020, p.106]

Both instantly appealing and dazzling inventive. [Apr 2020, p.113]

At 22 tracks - including a spoken interlude by Eminem - there's a lot to digest here. But, Crucially, a lot worth digesting. [Mar 2020, p.120]

Everywhere you turn there is something beautiful. [Apr 2020, p.114]

Cape God might be an awful place to visit, but the tunes are great. [Apr 2020, p.114]

This is a hugely promising debut. [Apr 2020, p.106]

Marshall sounds at peace here, and back to his best. [Apr 2020, p.110]

Where the spiraling The Tide is a ringer for his old band, he's at his best when he's playing a velvet-voiced Mephistopheles on A ghost or leading a spectral New Orleans jazz band on through the low-key electronic soundscape of Lockless. [Apr 2020, p.109]

Despite the voices changing from one song to the next, Marshall never lets you forget you're listening to the same LP. Mission accomplished. [Apr 2020, p.109]

They nail it from the start. [Apr 2020, p.111]

Each of Stray's tracks bring with it a sense of foreboding, from the eerie short-story-style lyrics to the reveryb-y guitars, which land between Echo & The Bunnymen and Ennio Morricone. [Apr 2020, p.105]

They stand up to modern scrutiny. [Apr 2020, p.118]

Top-tier comp. ... A near-perfect musical expression of escape. [Apr 2020, p.118]

The result is an album designed for the feet as much as the head. [Mar 2020, p.106]

Rateliff is writing about his own vulnerability again, rather than telling other people;'s stories, all delivered in a hog-calling bellow that helps set him near the top of the enormous singer-songwriter pile. [Apr 2020, p.113]

Zimpel's most electronic album to date, though it's the kind of moody electronics you're more likely to find in the cinema than the club. [Apr 2020, p.114]

Freighted by unflinching lyrics, Manic is a magnificent - and magnificently raw - pop confessional. [Apr 2020, p.110]

Her voice is magnetic enough to tilt the Earth's axis, the grooves so deep and plush that they could upholster a Cadillac. [Apr 2020, p.109]

Draws you in and then pulls you under. [Apr 2020, p.108]

The tension between invigorating, often exhilarating joyful music and disconcertingly bleak subject matter may be one hardwired into hip-hop tradition, but J Hus's innovative, genre-defying style and evocative, elliptical lyrics prove it can still be an intoxicating combination. [Apr 2020, p.107]

Alone again, naturally - and rather beautifully. [Apr 2020, p.106]