"a rhythmic, hypnotic guitar refrain that sucks you in from the off, regular, menacing psyche guitar riffs that punch through the gloom and ratchet up the tension"

"feel-good, low-gravity, soulful dreaminess that wouldn't have sounded out of place in the late 90s and early 00s chill-out heyday."

"whilst the hazy, pleasantly woozy acoustic setting suggests you too should choose an alternative path."

"It's a pleasing wall of folktronic sound that bodes well for an eclectic, back to the future take on the folk condition"

"Experimental intentions laid bare, the track suddenly dissolves into a nineties trance breakdown that gradually gets devoured by the return of our future android overlord and her machine noise onslaught"

"a swirling, psychedelic, peak-time, leftfield, nu-jazz dance music delight"

"another genre-ambiguous gem that I'm filing under perky, pan-African powered alt-pop"

"They're quite the folk quartet, so look out for the live shows."

"Hypnotic, barely moving post-rock ambience is the order of the day"

"warm, bucolic ambience and beautifully crafted music"

"Desmet attempts to keep sane by calmly repeating the song title like a mantra, but is enveloped by the orchestra's existential angst."

"the best - definitely the longest, deep/ambient/house/techno (choose your own combination) track of 2026"

"content to let the percussive loops and gentle ambient breeze elevate and usher the piano through the speakers"

"channeling his inner Bill Withers to go all gently funktified, Balearic yacht rock"

"'Tulips' marks him out as an adept songwriter with a wry take on the human condition and Canada's climatic challenges. "

" Parlor Greens are keeping it very real and are on a mission to funk up our phone gazing world"

"the "you hold all the power" vocal refrain, under which she wisely she adopts a less is more production approach that floats the empowering message to top spot in your consciousness"

"his understated, deeply soulful voice and acoustic guitar playing that is content to sit back and help elevate his tale."

"It's a mind melting fusion groove for the hips and the head,"

"it's in the easy listening section, just lightly opiated, quietly stoned and possibly parallel dimensional."

"the winds vanish, leaving our dishevelled conductor alone again with her guitar, thoughts and a lingering ambient drone"

"allowing pause for thought and momentary trips down memory lane - the past and present converging in reflective folk form."

"a flickering, broken fluorescent tube lit, heavily stoned reflection on our digital dystopian present, and the trials of trying to keep your head together in this modern shit show that promises so much, but rarely delivers."

"softly delivered vocals ride the soundscape thermals which develop all sorts of pleasing sonic details as the patiently building, beautifully crafted arrangement evolves"