"The first album with Emil Amos from Grails on the drum stool. More meditative and more eastern sounding than previous but no less transcendental. Drums and bass."
"Neil Fallon, vocalist with Clutch's presence here will undoubtedly lead to Clutch comparisons. The Company Band definitely hold their own. Djinn & Pentatonic is one of the songs of the year."
"Fancy a change? Fancy some eastern European traditional folk music? You'll find no better than A Hawk & A Hacksaw. One of the best live bands I've ever seen."
"James Blackshaw's 12 string folk ragas are mesmerising. His new album didn't have quite as much impact on me as The Cloud of Unknowing but it's still worth a listen."
"Sunn O))) always manage to polarise opinion - some think it's just noise & anyone can do it & some think they're the saviours of music. They're neither but they're still damn good."
"One of the most hyped albums of 2009. It's decent sure, but it's not somekind of epiphany - these guys have been going for ages! The track 'My Girls' is worth the album price alone."
"Joan released a covers album this year that was only sold at her gigs - Britney Spears / Iggy Pop / David Bowie / Hendrix / Sonic Youth. Pity Amazon don't stock it."
