As melodic as it is melodramatic, the Canadians’ debut LP is a dark-hearted triumph 
with Clandestino he cemented himself individually as one of the most creative and captivating artists of the scene 
Jon Philpot, Joe Stickney and Adam Wills had maintained certain obscurity before they released the critically acclaimed Beast Rest Forth Mouth in 2009. 
A striking second set of enveloping sounds from the young Austrian 
Is pop music something you grow up and grow out of? No way, say Saint Etienne – time just adds to its power 
it contains perhaps some of the pair's best work 
An intense, intimate listening experience and a record that will be relevant and classic for years to come. 
Alexis Petridis: Richard Hawley does something of a stylistic about-face without sacrificing any of his unique appeal... 
Treacherous Orchestra have released their first studio album: Origins. It is about energy, joy, exuberance….if we could bottle this energy there’d be no more arguments about wind farms. 
it’s very special indeed 
A fresh sound in UK hip hop, Dels’ debut LP is an off-kilter winner |
it's very hard not to fall under Exitmusic's intoxicating spell 
As far as supersonic rises to fame go, Jeremy Lin could stand to learn a thing or two from the Alabama Shakes. 
Unlike practically every other album out there vying for instant gratification, this is a record content to take its time and earn your love little by little. This elegiac ode to times gone by is filled to the rafters with wit, charm, guile and all those things that seem to have disappeared from modern life. Rooms Filled with Light is as big an incitement as any to try and find them again 
By getting back to basics and running on their instincts it would seem as if Australia’s finest threesome have rediscovered just what it is that makes them great 
This whole album is one tragic love ballad. We may not always fully understand what Grossi is saying, but his drowned out desperation is the only touchstone we need. 
After undergoing emergency open-heart surgery in 2010, Simone Felice appears to have taken solace in first principles 
God bless their dark, mischievous, sordid and beautiful little hearts 
The simple arrangements of the songs on Over Land and Sea belie a depth of haunting grace and beauty that is rare in this world of too much, too often and an inch deep. There is the folk acoustic g... 
This band is not desperate for your attention, though they are thoroughly deserving of it 
This is their best yet and possibly the best of the year 
The second album from the Tunbridge Wells anti-folk singer is awash with more sex and death than a zombie freshers' week... 
a universal tongue all its own, polished to perfection, dancing and wild |
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