Mac McNaughton, Journalist

"Pop Evil have become nothing more than a bankrupt cliche."

"Eight years after publicly abandoning the album format, they're refocused and delivering what they always did best."

"As authentically soulful as anything from the '60s."

"The title track [is] the dullest seven minutes of the '80s icons' entire career."

"It's exactly what you didn't realise you needed Foals to deliver."

"The Byron Bay duo marry Panda Bear-ish harmonies and Odessa/Bibio-like lo-fi digital serenity to radio-friendly effect."

"Crazy diversions continue to be his modus operandi."

"Ashes & Dust is a mesmerising puff of Americana."

The Waifs' white sand-peppered brand of folk/country arguably deserved more mainstream longevity

"His dedication to Pro-Tooling the fuck out of his vocals lacks the deftness of TPS's Ben Gibbard."