Samantha Jonscher, Journalist

"Even its most typical declarations of pop anguish appear darker and to have dual meanings."

"Obscuring his face from the audience made it clear that Staples wasn't there to flatter anyone."

"... The music took on new a life."

"This is no easy feat for an album so interested in representing boredom."

"Buttery, cool and moreish, inviting the kind of easy dancing that comes with day drinking."

"The stage too small? No problem - join the mosh. Too hot? Take your clothes off. Eyeliner running? All the better."

"The result is powerfully warm and mesmerising."

"...a light hand introduces delicate fragility."

"At times, the simplicity was earnest and brought out the best of Avery's rich and textured baritone."

"For all of its supposed interests in the now, 'Woodstock' feels more like a rehash of old ideas and recycled nostalgia."