David Bevan

On Devotion, her own solo debut, that dilemma has been solved by making the margins as mesmerizing as the rest of the frame.

The most vibrant and toothsome expression of Maus' pursuits yet.

What makes this all work so well is the remarkable amount of restraint and rhythmic know-how these four employ.

While Wasting Light features a host of worthy set-openers, few prove to be as sticky or memorable as any number of their previous singles.

This feels like a family of songs, one whose complexion and course changes as a whole with every spin.

Wasner and Stack have taken to sanding the edges between quiet and loud, gentle and rough, hard and soft, clean and dirty. From there they've crafted their best LP yet.

A wildly spiritual record without any spirit.

There is literally (and paradoxically) so much hook to be found here from corner to corner.

Even when the songs struggle to find their end, Native Speaker remains a remarkably confident first outing.

While the melodic foundation was already sturdy throughout, here, what once sounded ragged in stretches is now plush-upholstered from start to finish.

While they still have room to grow as songwriters, the energy in every atom of New Brigade's charred, sub-25-minute rush is seductive.

If Broken Dreams Club is indeed an honest glimpse of what's ahead, it sounds as though Girls have much more to give.

At every turn, Total Life Forever is inviting. Much more alive than earlier efforts, it's an album with a complexion that constantly changes with time.