If the album has a flaw, it's a lack of structure and differentiation; as the music progresses, songs become less distinct and less compelling. [Mar 2015, p.90]

No matter how far they push their boundaries, the songs remain catchy. [Feb 2015, p.91]

Murder By Death are tentatively stepping outside their comfort zone, abetted by a new member who already seems to have made them more dynamic and adventurous. [Mar 2015, p.90]

While Hyperview has less interesting moments, it's an overall push toward the total renewal that adds another chapter to the band's fascinating evolution. [Mar 2015, p.92]

Honestly, 34 years deep, this is one of the band's best albums. [Feb 2015, p.92]

Runners in the Nerved World serves as a transitional record for a band who continue to figure out who they are and what they want to be. [Feb 2015, p.92]

If it’s a retread you want, American Beauty/American Psycho isn’t for you. Because it’s the sound of a band boldly challenging themselves and their fans to let the past be just that, while embracing the weirdness and uncertainty of the new and the next.

It's hard not to proclaim it as the best album of Enter Shikari's already impressive career. Yes, it's that good. [Feb 2015, p.89]

They've returned fully charged on the triumphant No Cities To Love. [Feb 2015, p.94]

The result is a record that is frequently too busy. [Feb 2015, p.90]

Scottish popsters Belle & Sebastian neatly embrace and critique the politics of dancing on their ninth studio album. [Feb 2015, p.90]

Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper arrives as less of a sonic surprise, but his knack for buoyant hooks remains on electronic psychedelia's forefront. [Feb 2015, p.92]

The Dream Walker tempers its aggression with songwriting nuance and emotional clarity.

It's a fairly strong, welcomed return from one of the decade's best bands of its kind. [Jan 2015, p.91]

The good: Tyler Carter and Luke Holland's performance one-ups YouTube tryhards on Paramore's "Ain't No fun"; Set It Off are naturals at this whole "pop" thing, nailing Adriana Grande's "Problem".... The bad: August Burns Red's cover of Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" tries to make a pp song pissed--it's dated on arrival.... The just plain ridiculous: Upon A Burning Body ft. Ice T covering "Turn Down For What?" [Dec 2014, p.107]

This album takes time to settle into, but once you are acclimated, it will leave you tingling. [Jan 2015, p.94]

Monuments to an Elegy is a stunning return to form, offering concise songs that plumb the vocalist/guitarist's stock in trade while offering new sonic veneers. [Jan 2015, p.93]

Things get a little dicier when they dip into the ’60s, as Deschanel doesn’t have the pipes to match up with the likes of Maxine Brown and Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers.... Throughout the rest of Classics, though, Deschanel is a delight, at times coy and romantic, and in other moments, moody and pensive.

It's only the countrified twang of the Promise Ring's "Forget Me"--which should be the most emo song here--that doesn't really work. Everything else is delightful and, naturally, delightfully sad. [Jan 2015, p.94]

Only a few slip-ups occur (“Eyelids” wanders for too many minutes), but all in all, it’s a shiny debut from a band we are excited to watch improve.

This compilation has something for every fan, and with any luck, Bloodshot has another 20 years to look forward.

Dear Youth is a one-size-fits-all hardcore album, one that will lead many fresh faces through the door but leave returners looking for more.

The result is an urgent collection whose creative spark burns brightly. [Dec 2014, p.104]

Your best bet is to just let go and enjoy this long, schizophrenic ride through his candy-colored, drug-addled musical subconscious. [Dec 2014, p.107]

There are hints of something fresh on There's Nothing Wrong With Me. [Dec 2014, p.106]

There’s passion cooked into each Antemasque song, but it is curiously unmoving.

This is the stuff that draws people in and this is the record that should bring a whole passel of new fans into Seaway’s world.

This progressive spin on the classic EpiFat sound yields original, enjoyable results. [Dec 2014, p.105]