While many moments on the new LP are arguably musically as good as much of his back catalogue, it no longer has the same visceral, evolutionary energy of something truly new. [Dec 2014, p.88]

Tracyanne and Danny do not attempt anything formally complex on this first collaboration--it is modest by design. It does, however, offer frequent moments of sincere beauty and sometimes that is enough. [Apr-Jun 2018, p.60]

The Snakes pick up right where they left off. ... Worth the wait.

Musically stripped back, with Maas’ vocal at the forefront throughout, Luca is an ambitiously mesmerizing record that demands repeated listens.

Ultimately, Life Is People is a series of contemplations that suggests a life lived; only after 40 years has Fay finally allowed himself to distill these observations into music. [Aug/Sep 2012, p.110]

Managing an impressive balancing act of borrowing from '90s indie rock majesty without sounding derivative, Toledo issues forth convincingly, dropping tasteful odes to the figures of his inspiration.

The beat structures on the likes of "Reverse Faults." "Under," and "Incomplete Kisses" fail to match their vocal counterpart in aesthetic or sentiment. [Jan - Mar 2017, p.67]

BSP are in a league of their own -- a young band with an arsenal of ideas, the brains to pull them off and the guts to let them loose into the world. [#5, p.98]

Like Jarvis Cocker during Pulp’s mid-’90s heyday or Sleaford Mods’ Jason Williamson more recently, Dury possesses a habitual knack for making every day mundane nonentities seem like the most enchanting creatures on the planet.

Albums that go out of their way to extol the virtues of being in love are no doubt scarce and a challenge to pull off. That Wise conquers this within his own experience as a young gay Black man puts him at the front of the room, where the deacons sit.

It’s Tumor’s willingness to occupy space on their own terms that has made them feel like such an important and unique artist. With its lengthy title and constant metamorphoses, Praise may be the definitive Yves Tumor album.

It's a record that's every bit as multifaceted as its kaleidoscopic cover art, and one sure to grow over multiple listenings.

Once I Was An Eagle is Marling's most fully-realized release yet, a quasi-conceptual record that traces a path from naivety through harsh experience and eventually to consequent enlightenment.

They're like a five-member Polyphonic Spree wearing Urban Outfitters, jacked up on Jolt cola, and rocking out in their garage with a bunch of instruments bought from a pawn shop. [#7]

It masters the somber, folk-rock which fills so much of his discography, while aromas of country, Americana, and mild electronica swirl around, breathtakingly so. Whoever said indie-rock had to change in the year 2019 is sadly mistaken—it didn't have to change, only improve. In Giannascoli's hands, I'd say we're safe for the long haul.

A powerful and consistently great rock and roll record.

Bird Machine is a strong album and never sounds as if it’s been pieced together posthumously. His brother has done an incredible job under what must have been difficult circumstances, to draw a line under a unique body of work.

It’s 2021’s finest collaboration, and one of the year’s best albums so far.

It's easy to get overawed by the sheer magnitude of such a work, but it lives up to the audacious premise grandly.

The songs on Halycon Digest all feel familiar in a way, like warped versions of songs that played on the radio in some not-too-distant past; sort of how pop songs are portrayed in post-apocalyptic movies: as something to be cherished, because they're all too rare. [Fall 2010, p. 59]

It’s a beautiful, hand made collection of natural and unforced songs to be treasured.

The album is consistent in tone and spirit, never wandering far from its uncluttered ethic. [#13, p.85]

Whether or not Blur ever record together again, Midlife is a satisfying overview for a band that was a cornerstone of a music scene and whose music is still as vibrant and exciting today as it ever was.

While most tracks on God Save the Animals are simply constructed, often built around either a rambling piano or twangy plucked melody, there are stunning moments of sudden sonic shifts and digital surprises.

This is the sound of vitality; of authenticity and ambition; of style, substance, and swagger all packed in to 35 minutes of vulnerable, honest pop music that is weighted with melancholy, yet buoyed by youthful vigor and touched, perhaps, by genius.

The varied sounds and variety show that he has more tricks up his sleeve than I was led to believe. [#9]

Their songs can sound a bit samey lumped together in one big set, and they seem like a band for whom the live show was an essential part of the story, but seeing as how we've yet to devise a way to travel back in time, this is just about the best evidence available on these mean muggers. It's well worth the investigation.

While a somewhat disorientating experience, this is Low's most challenging and interesting record for sometime. [Aug - Oct 2018, p.79]