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Oct 22, 2014His father's son through and through, Baxter Dury not only sounds a bit like his old man Ian, he is attracted to a similarly chintzy production that pushes attention away from the arrangements and to his words. This is especially true on 2014's It's a Pleasure.
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Oct 22, 2014Each track employs a different variation on a naïve, early Depeche Mode synth-pop beat, over which a keyboard melody bloops and Dury whispers forlornly about a missed romantic opportunity or existential let-down. [Nov 2014, p.92]
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Oct 27, 2014It’s A Pleasure ultimately comes across as slight as its deliberately platitudinous title, but Dury remains an intriguing talent who’s worth following.
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Oct 22, 2014It’s a shame the saccharine musical backing too often makes it hard to empathise.
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Q MagazineOct 29, 2014Throughout, the sense of a man finding his own path is convincing. [Nov 2014, p.111]
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Oct 22, 2014The popsmith has never seemed to win over hearts in a big way, for whatever reason. It's A Pleasure is unlikely to change that, sadly. However, those that have stumbled across his ma-a-assive talent will fall deeper in love.
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UncutNov 11, 2014Baxter's brilliance is varied. [Dec 2014, p.75]