Reviews / Album

"Mostly centred around head-Horse Ben Bridwell finding peace as a family man."

"Who'd have thought three Swedes pushing middle age could do pop so well?"

"They are undeniable masters of the pop hook even on their tenth record."

"They've stepped away from the frenetic punk sounds and landed in a darker environment."

"The beautiful paradox in Xylaroo is that it's actually quite hard to pin them down."

"[Shirley Manson] still manages to coo, ache and threaten often simultaneously."

"The 74-year-old is still crazy after all these years."

"The overall weirdness recalls Frank Zappa, if Zappa were going through a bad break-up."

"You can't help but wonder what might have happened if they'd pushed the envelope a little more."

"They've taken the opportunity with their second album to widen the parameters of their sound.'