Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night - Reviews

Observer Music Monthly
The dreamy 'Cold Desert' is the perfect maudlin end to this short, sharp, 42-minute, no-filler album, revelling in every miserable blues-rocker cliché as Matthew's guitar goes all shoegazey and then briefly threatens to turn the whole thing into a 'Purple Rain' wig-out.
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Entertainment Weekly
Throughout Only by the Night, frontman Caleb Followill wails forlornly about cheap thrills and true love while his two brothers (and a cousin) bash
 out spooky, raw-edged riffs that rarely go where you expect them to.
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Sputnikmusic
As it is, it's a very fine record from a band who are seemingly growing in stature, confidence, and ability by the day.
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Lindsey Buckingham - Gift Of Screws - Reviews

Entertainment Weekly
Buckingham remains the master of type A chamber pop.
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Boston Globe
Gift of Screws is only his fifth solo record. Perhaps that's why the singer and guitarist (who turns 60 next month) still sounds so vital and passionate, especially on the voluptuous, opening songs 'Great Day' and 'Time Precious Time,' where his luminescent riffs and nimble finger-picking shine.
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Rolling Stone
The sound under him is a wild roadhouse blues with the signature groove of old bandmates Mick Fleetwood and John McVie.
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Spin
Gift of Screws boasts a lot of attractive touches, from the lovely acoustic guitar of 'Bel Air Rain' to the crashing chorus of 'Love Runs Deeper,' but less polish would add some soul to the mix.
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Okkervil River - The Stand Ins - Reviews

Entertainment Weekly
This Austin quintet follows 2007's "The Stage Names" with a second tour de force about the collateral damage of fame.
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Delusions of Adequacy
Remember those old days when everything was perfect, when you were happy and all was right in your world, The Stand Ins achieves this.
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Paste Magazine
Okkervil River itself performs here with an organic ease that’s dramatic without reaching for histrionics, continuing to tattoo its rough folkish flesh with Motown horns, power-pop overdrive and chugging New Wave bass.
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