She sounds gloriously rough-edged and authentic. [May 2003, p.114]

Treading the line between artful and emotive, it's a quiet riot. [May 2019, p.112]

The curiously carved music is a perfect frame. Another peak. [Aug 2019, p.115]

Her lyrics are folk-like in that they seem ancient yet new, delivered by a voice that's both angelic and sharp as a whip-crack. [#361, p.112]

There are echoes of other singular vocal talents such as Jonsi and Anonhi, but Ghersi here occupies a sonic multiverse of his own creation. [Jun 2017, p.102]

It marks a huge leap forward, with much of their previous discordant awkwardness replaced with a more focused approach. [Nov 2007, p.141]

A strange, intoxicating and utterly brave record. [Apr 2015, p.86]

The most ebullient British debut since Elastica. [Mar 2004, p.102]

When Young's in the spotlight, the set hits the heights. [Sep 2014, p.119]

An enthralling, multi-layered listen. [Aug 2020, p.109]

For its black lyrical humour alone, I Love You, Honeybear would be a winner. The fact that it's matched to towering songwriting makes it masterful stuff. [Mar 2015, p.107]

A record tremblingly alert to the darkness, it flickers like a candle in the gloom, a victory for the forces of good against all odds. [Dec 2013, p.107]

Throughout this masterclass in artful self-scrutiny, that tightrope is Mitski's domain. [Sep 2018, p.115]

Sigur Ros's second album proper features this astonishing opener ["Svefn-G-Englar"] and 10 others which, while surprisingly diverse, each reflects their penchant for apocalyptic serenity, overdriven guitars and teenage singer Jonsi's Birgisson unique Hopelandish language.

Daft Punk's best album in a career that's already redefined dance music at least twice. It is, in short, a mind-blower. [Jun 2013, p.88]

A magical kingdom of noise that's equal parts Disney's Fantasia and Echo & The Bunnymen's lavish Ocean Rain. [Apr 2007, p.107]

Battered, bonkers and bewitching in equal parts, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot at last finds Wilco's "interesting" phase becoming downright fascinating. [May 2002, p.121]

The poppier bits like Jupiter Rising don't always work, but the darkly gritty Time In Babylon, in particular, shows just how far Harris has pushed the traditional country sound. [Oct 2003, p.104]

It is their way with a collaborator, though, that sets them apart. [Feb 2003, p.97]

In A Poem Unlimited never preaches its messages--it purrs them, the melodies letting them percolate slowly. Remy has taken on today's biggest topic and made it sparkle. [Mar 2018, p.105]

Disturbingly sensual stuff. [Jun 2013, p.99]

Occasionally slightly Gallic, but consistently intoxicating, it's a trip definitely worth taking. [Aug 2013, p.103]

Cocoa Sugar finds Young Fathers at a fascinating juncture: opening up, moving forward, but still existing in a sonic hall-of-mirrors world of their own. [Apr 2018, p.104]

They may well have delivered their masterpiece. [Sept. 2010, p. 110]

The bonus material on both albums offer up further evidence that this was the Pumpkins' purple path. [Jan 2012, p.130]

An album so rich, complex and dazzlingly fluid. [Jul 2015, p.103]

An acquired taste. [Mar 2003, p.109]

Sorrowful and stately, Griffin's voice is a startlingly expressive instrument. [May 2007, p.125]