Try not to embarrass yourself by laughing in public.
An essential purchase for anyone yet to call this album their own.
A journey to exciting territories beyond the beats-and-pieces norm.
An apposite live companion to their best-of collections.
An era-defining emo release expanded and remastered.
Best appreciated by fair-weather followers and absolute beginners.
An unheard live set makes this album worth investing in again.
A quaint, quietly enchanting third solo album from ex-Ash guitarist.
Easily exceeds expectations despite some throwaway moments.
One hopes this inspires a new generation of investigative listeners.
Kids, get exploring these acts. This is your foot in the door.
A bittersweet collection that’s stood the test of time.
This mix will only further his already admirable reputation.
Perhaps the most enjoyably varied pop album of 2009.
Prepare to be left breathless.
The singer’s voice can’t compete with the scale of the music around him.
The ego has landed, again, but he’s a lot more endearing this time around.
They’re back at the forefront of the instrumental rock field.
Zesty indie with a lyrical sharpness impossible to fake.
An album with many moments of startling beauty on show.
A tough listen, even at its comparative prettiest, but an essential one.
This collection sounds like tomorrow’s hits, today.
Just the beginning of a career that would eventually eclipse Take That’s.
Little he’s produced since has seemed quite so times-defining of content.
Robbie’s first truly international hit, but at a cost.
It may be their best album, even if singles are conspicuous by their absence.
Aims for an awkward middle ground between tested styles.
Perfectly decent indie-rock, but not a patch on New Order’s finest albums.
They could become the pop world’s version of the Flaming Lips
A pleasurable, albeit distinctly predictable, listening experience.
Little more than pastiches of past successes.
Powerfully cacophonous but melodically muscular – amazing stuff.
Album eight finds the singer striking out with a proper 'band' album.
Remarkable only for its why-even-bother mediocrity.
Too slight to encourage repeat plays, but occasionally charming enough.
Perhaps she’s playing up, but one can’t fault the performance.
Proof positive that studious revision can pay serious dividends.
Too schizophrenic of design to successfully sell its positives.
Fans of inoffensive, pop-soaked Caribbean vibes: step right up.
A perfectly sumptuous celebration of one of the UK’s most important labels.
A vital, invest-now compilation of non-LP favourites.
Perfectly pleasant fare for the undemanding listener.
Music alive with dissonance, but equally enthralled by elegance and experimentation
Birmingham band gets stuck between the rock and a hard-to-play place
Continues to surprise several plays after any cursory investigation
Its narrative is arranged to achieve satisfying finality
The Sheffield four-piece's hugely influential debut reappraised.
The brother-sister duo continue to puzzle and thrill in equal measures.
Moments of magic that point the way to a better-realised vision next.
Every bit as exploratory and expansive as fans old and new have come to expect.
