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Beach Fossils  Bunny

Beach Fossils’ latest album distills the best of their daydreamy indie-pop with new wisdom and existential angst. But they’re just still as laid-back as you remember Pitchfork

Beach Fossils  Bunny

If you allow yourself the time to uncover all of its layers of depth, that glow only becomes brighter Clash

Beach Fossils  Bunny

The moderate pacing and more personally derived songwriting make the album one that demands closer attention to fully understand and enjoy, but it rewards that attention with some of the band's most nuanced and subtly detailed pop constructions to date, ultimately revealing new depths both musical and emotive Albumism

Beach Fossils  Bunny

Payseur's vocals might still sound diaphanous, his lyrics still concerned with small moments of sadness and pleasure, but there is now a structured professionalism here that will delight and confound others. Print edition only Mojo

Beach Fossils  Bunny

Every moment shimmers with atmosphere, as the rippling melodies and contoured choruses enclose Payseur's knotty ruminations in sun-dappled serenity. Print edition only Uncut

Beach Fossils  Bunny

Bunny's performances are pristine: the record navigates its hooks, sonic sways and immaculate v..v..vibes with palpable ease Sputnik Music (staff)

Rufus Wainwright  Folkocracy

Reminisces about his folk-oriented upbringing on tranquil and relaxing Folkocracy The Line Of Best Fit

Rufus Wainwright  Folkocracy

Turning 50 is, if you’re Rufus, a good excuse to bring famous friends and family round to make a new album inspired by the sort of music he listened to while growing up musicOMH

Rufus Wainwright  Folkocracy

While the album does delve into unusually -- for Wainwright -- rustic traditional fare, selections keep listeners on their toes by not only broadly defining folk, but with a slew of diverse guest singers and arrangements that, at least occasionally, stray into lush orchestral territory. All Music

Rufus Wainwright  Folkocracy

If it has little earth under its nails, with any background maid or shepherd perfectly cast and choreographed, there are still plenty of lovely, curious tableaux - among them David Byrne's dreamy appearance on Moondog's High On A Rocky Ledge, or Nina Simone-inspired Cotten Eyed Joe, featuring Chaka Khan. Print edition only Mojo

Rufus Wainwright  Folkocracy

He puts a uniquely Rufus twist on the likes of "Shenandoah" and "Wild Mountain Thyme" of course, singing them in his best operatic tenor with a touch of John Jacob Niles. Print edition only Uncut

Rufus Wainwright  Folkocracy

It is a worship album for the very notion of folk itself, and an exploration of where it has gotten him thus far Paste Magazine

Rufus Wainwright  Folkocracy

While, for the most part, this is a celebration of other artists’ folkocracies, Wainwright is well aware of his own place within all of this. The cover of ‘Going To A Town’ is case in point, but more obvious still is the collaborations with other members of the Wainwright clan Clash

Ben Folds  But Here We Are

The album amounts to a relatively familiar reflection on aging and the passage of time Slant Magazine

Ben Folds  But Here We Are

What Matters Most is also tied together with a consistent underlying sense of dread. With its brushed snare, simmering piano, and tender vocal delivery, the elegant "Moments" closes the album with a call for optimism, even in absence of reason All Music