Christopher H James, Journalist

"...plays the heartstrings like a cello bow."

"Her individuality and sense of melody threads its way through an impressive breadth of styles."

"Forget about the post-rock tags you may have seen, because you've never heard anything like this."

"...instantly recognisable as a Swans work with its panoramic epics and brutal crescendos."

"The San Franciscan black metal visionaries were up to the task, ripping through 'New Bermuda' beginning to end 'classic album' style."

"Revellers at the silent disco seized their once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to dance in a museum."

"Plaid have lost none of their creative instincts even after all these years."

"The kick drum to 'pendulu hv moda' could probably level a small city."

"From 'Bitter Fruit' onward the record dwindles into ever clunkier, ever more tired sounding songwriting."

"Melvins reconvene for Basses Loaded, an album that features six, yes six, bass players."