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Morello is in fresh, fighting form throughout.
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Exciting and brave enough to crank out an album of bruising, energetic noise.
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Skyscraper is sure to test sensitive ears.
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It's a decent, if unremarkable, beginning for a fiery young band.
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The Duke & The King created an understated gem.
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An accomplished indie album, produced to a high standard.
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An abrasive, often disorientating hot plate of moody and sophisticated electronica.
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Dan Black has made a smart, confident record
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They've given listeners plenty of big ideas to chew over.
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It may not be the most anticipated album of the year, but it's surely the coolest.
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Essential, hazy summer listening or infuriating, esoteric nonsense?
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An elegant, thoughtful record.
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Set to reinforce the band's reputation as a fierce rock 'n' roll trio.
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No other album released this year takes as many risks and succeeds so clearly.
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Ultimately it's as forgettable and naïve as a legion of X-Factor hopefuls
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One Kraftwerk-cool funk sleepover!
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An ambitious work, executed with the precision and flair.
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A reflective, charming, bleak and funny album.
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To any keen lover of challenging sounds, this album is worse than bad – it is dull.
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For Beck's most ardent followers to listen to in one go.
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On their fourth album they’ve kept the quality control high.
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A contender for electronic album of the year.
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So huge, inspiring and bright is their sound.
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Typically uncompromising and full of characteristically spiky humour.
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Tough as it may be for the purists to comprehend, this record is better than the...
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Efficient if unremarkable third album from dance duo.
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Canadian indie band's fourth sees them heading for pop territory
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What they do best is obvious pop-rock melody with occasional concessions to punk-funk.
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Brakes don’t quite take enough risks to be truly magnificent.
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An album of mixed quality.
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Finale’s dreams are well worth hearing.
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Two Fingers is a hugely impressive collaborative album.
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The chanteuse from rural Essex overcomes any dire Kookiness on her eponymous debut album.
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An album thoroughly recommended for those who like to think while they rock out
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An assured and beguiling album that deserves to push TWBA on to bigger audiences.
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Hardcore hip-hop fans owe it to themselves to at least hear this record once.
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Return to these twisted firestarters.
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Enough to captivate the minds of even the most desperate souls out there.
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Here We Stand is a baffling album... really, it's hard to see the point.
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The chunky beats and supple groove leaves the Brothers' contemporaries in the shade.
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Few could have expected this album to include more than a couple of passable songs on...
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Believe the hype, because there won't be a better British debut album this year.
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Another jewel in the guitar pop dung heap – good work fellas.
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For the most part it's brilliant business as usual.
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A short, sharp album of memorable tunes.
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Perhaps work out what sort of album you really want to make next time, lads.
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An educated and endlessly imaginative piece of work that's arguably the first truly...
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Anyone with a passing Verve interest should check out the albums that generated these...
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This fantastic album is easily among the best released this year.
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If double Jay himself had thought these tunes were all great to begin with, surely he...
