The Wire

This is Irreversible Entanglements at their most accessible, their free jazz roots tightly folded into song form. While the tighter structures of such tracks leave less space for improvisation, the band find other ways to expand the sound, as on "Panamanian Fight Song" where an ambient piano intro recurs as a reverb-heavy apparition. [May 2026, p.53]

Songs like "My House Is Not My Dream House", "Constant Companion" and "Harmonizing With Myself" continue the theme of domestic solitude running through recent work, addressed with an eye for detail that elevates the songs far above standard confessional singer-songwriter fare. [Apr 2026, p.60]

What's striking, and moving, is how the old communal spirit of Pullman's music feels stronger than ever, despite (or because of) the distances of time, geography and memory that had to be patiently overcome. [Apr 2026, p.56]

Altogether, there is a fluid, amniotic quality to the record. Listeners may find themselves spacing out, looking out the window or staring at something, sinking into the riffs and the ASMR-like words that emerge - "We are walking in circles", "She dreams in the future", "Impossible drawing" - amid the hypnotic rise and fall of the synths. [May 2026, p.46]

Mystical, alluring and straight from the heart, We Are Together Again cements Oldham's reputation as a major force in the singer-songwriter tradition. [May 2026, p.60]

Accompanied by the group that toured with him for his 2022 YTIJA38 album, together with contributions from a select group of musicians. Their combined improvisational skills give Callahan the room he needs to expand upon how he throws his words out in songs - at times he comes across like a resurrected Lou Reed or a Van Morrison in full Astral Weeks flow. [May 2026, p.60]

Littered with fragments of found voice recordings and beefed up with pumping guitar riffs, Attempted Martyr takes no prisoners and, in the spirit of the group's origin state, efficiently kicks out the jams. [May 2026, p.61]

More than just a treat for both bands' fans, this is a genuinely surprising and brilliant collaboration. [Apr 2026, p.51]

The way these four strong musical personalities making up the current quartet are moving forward while acknowledging their history gives Thirteen an extra dimension. [Apr 2026, p.56]

It's probably the most conceptually interesting record Squeeze have ever put out and also one of their most consistent and adventurous latterday works. [Apr 2026, p.60]