Mac McNaughton, Journalist

"Too bright to be dark, too pudgy to be edgy, Offgrid:Offline struggles to make a connection."

"Gibbard seems too eager to shuffle back to the comforting surrounds of downtempo."

"It’s a place of childish daydreams and picture books."

"The overall nocturnal aggression of The Day Is My Enemy makes for a long overdue repositioning of The Prodigy as firestarters."

"Not even losing yet another key member (drummer Jon Brookes, to brain cancer) can keep The Charlatans down."

English rock band flurry around stage.

"M13 scrapes the hull just enough to be counted as a hit. But it was a close game."

"Surprising – and then some."

"The music remains mostly shopping mall white noise."

"Could this be the start of shoegazing with a smile?"