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Enhances Richmond Fontaine’s standing as one of their genre’s premier attractions.
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A decent debut, but not up the standards of its makers’ Mancunian peers.
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Junior Boys are up there with Hot Chip as modern masters of the electro-pop craft.
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Disappointingly stale album from the Scots, but it could yet be their breakthrough.
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A fully formed, multi-faceted sound that engages the listener from the first note.
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A retrospective which reinforces Smith’s status as an intriguing but flawed artist.
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Fans of Maxïmo Park will not be disappointed with frontman Smith’s solo debut.
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New York quintet’s pair of EPs point towards a promising future.
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The award-winning folk outfit isn’t afraid to try new things on album three.
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The Sheffield newcomers show potential enough to hint at a bright future.
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A deserved commercial breakthrough continues to elude this wonderful London band.
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Intelligent dance music that is as entertaining as it is enterprising.
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Fans will not be disappointed by this ambitious and impeccably produced music.
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One of Britain’s most unheralded but genuine musical treasures.
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A hook-packed, skilfully produced guilty pleasure of a record.
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They have the potential to be a genuine mainstream rock act.
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Establishes Yorkston as a master of his craft unwilling to leave his comfort zone.
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A sweet, beguiling piece of work that is utterly of its time.
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Longstreth brings all his dauntingly cerebral compositional versatility to bear.
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A true original, steeped in the troubadour’s art and with many engaging tales to tell.
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A serious contender as the US alternative album of the year.
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Always listenable, but eminently forgettable.
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Evidence that the Mercury Prize was no fluke.
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Find of chill out may find this the kind of soporific fix they are looking for.
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Parov Stelar as one of the most promising producers active in Europe today.
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Muskat and Kaplan return to milk their newfound cash cow by releasing Nu-Made, a...
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Much more than just an earnest hillbilly twanger, Ringenberg is a songwriter of...
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Lovers of the genre in its purest form will lap up Lark Rise Revisited.
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It begs the simple but unavoidable question – surely quite literally everyone on the...
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An impressive return to form from a group who continue to craft their own distinctive...
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Talking books are infinitely more attractive than succumbing to this listless lift music.
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They should be applauded for proving they can still deliver an album that's so much fun.
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Polwart is a much more interesting and accessible artist when writing about the...
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He may have retained his fierce integrity and insightful intelligence, but perhaps...
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One of the strangest records of the year so far, but also one of the best.
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Counting Crows were never remotely this good again.
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A thoughtful, warm and intelligent record throughout.
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There's no reason for this particularly perky pensioner to call it a day and retire to...
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Despite featuring catchy hooks aplenty, Good Thing Going is ultimately guilty of...
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If he continues to produce albums with the fragile beauty of Trespasser, then the...
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Acoustic just meanders by inoffensively until you realise it's finished.
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Wonderfully fluent, sinuous and brimming with passion.
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Samba Meu is just too polished and lacking in edge to make a real impact on the listener.
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Daulne is guilty of overstretching herself at the expense of the unique qualities her...
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Proof Evans is an accomplished entertainer with a back catalogue worthy of respect.
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More than just a soundtrack for redneck truckers on their way down to the rodeo.
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The commercially 'unlucky' Liverpudlians show us why we should have listened the first...
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Brave but flawed attempt to update English folk's relevance for the 21st century...
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A well intentioned and occasionally enjoyable but excruciatingly earnest record.
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...fast-paced, joyously bubbling brooks of melody...
