Mumford & Sons
Delta
There is emotion, but it's been intentionally encased in a digital cocoon, one that flattens the group's bold accents (such as an embrace of vocoders) and turns Delta into soft, shimmering background music, ideal for any soothing setting you'd like
All Music
The Smashing Pumpkins
Shiny And Oh So Bright, Vol. 1: No Past. No Future. No Sun
Corgan delivers something unexpected: music that's rich but settled, music that plays to his strengths, music where he seems happy in his own skin
All Music
The Smashing Pumpkins
Shiny And Oh So Bright, Vol. 1: No Past. No Future. No Sun
Deliciously accessible yet acerbically Pumpkins-esque, Shiny is unexpectedly bright
The Music
The Smashing Pumpkins
Shiny And Oh So Bright, Vol. 1: No Past. No Future. No Sun
Even with the limited tracklist, there’s still enough room for ‘Alienation’ to reach ‘November Rain’ levels of pomp, though, like a bad pre-game rendition of a national anthem. We’ll call this a slight return, then
Loud And Quiet
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
Merrie Land
The humble supergroup offer a groove-happy message of fear, love, and measured hope
Consequence Of Sound
Mumford & Sons
Delta
The band return with radio-ready earworms that still challenge expectations
Consequence Of Sound
The Smashing Pumpkins
Shiny And Oh So Bright, Vol. 1: No Past. No Future. No Sun
Save the few fire-breathing dragon moments of Lollapalooza-era churn, it’s the Smashing Pumpkins in name only, and that ice cream truck has long left the gas station
Rolling Stone
Imagine Dragons
Origins
Masters of hook, clearly gifted in vocal performance, attuned to hip musical tweaks, Imagine Dragons could have been alt-rock heroes in another life
Rolling Stone
The Smashing Pumpkins
Shiny And Oh So Bright, Vol. 1: No Past. No Future. No Sun
The Smashing Pumpkins in 2018 are an anachronism. Whether that’s an anachronism to relish, or render them irrelevant is up for debate, but Shiny and Oh So Bright… sadly offers little to further their considerable legend
Drowned In Sound
Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra
The Capitol Studios Sessions
Though humour abounds, there's also some serious musicianship on display, both from the mercurial Goldblum and his excellent band. Print edition only
Mojo
Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra
The Capitol Studios Sessions
Goldblum knows his limitations and never sounds out of his depth. Print edition only
Uncut
Mumford & Sons
Delta
On their fourth album, all pretense at rootsy authenticity is gone - this is machine-tooled stadium pop, with producer Paul Epworth in the Brian Eno role. Print edition only
Uncut