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The WireDec 2, 2014A resplendent albeit slightly cloying selection of meticulously arranged songs, bloated with instrumental detail and performed in a way that makes the sound like a revived soundtrack for some old, forgotten art house movie. [Oct 2014, p.61]
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MojoNov 7, 2014Stereolab fans will not be disappointed. [Nov 2014, p.95]
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Oct 2, 2014They are uniformly wise and lovely, and by turns elliptical, sad, even political, whatever.
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UncutSep 24, 2014The good news is that Something Shines also enriches her puritanical sonic palette with lush instrumentation, mid-song tempo shifts and free-jazz digressions. [Oct 2014, p.77]
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Sep 24, 2014Although much of the material has a familiar lustre to it, Something Shines nonetheless finds Laetitia Sadier at her most contented and focused.
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Sep 24, 2014As ardent and inviting as Something Shines and We Are Divine both are, Sadier seems content at this point to coo to the converted.
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Oct 7, 2014Sadier seems to have taken a new direction with Something Shines, finding a nice middle ground between her last two albums, yet somehow erring a little too far on the side of safety.
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Sep 24, 2014Something Shines is a continuation of that frustration: so many wonderful moments let down by times where it sounds like Laetitia Sadier just isn’t completely focused, meaning it’s a record that’s okay, but one that could have been great.
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Sep 26, 2014Many of the songs on here just aren’t very memorable.