“On the surface, this will thrill cagoule-clad lovers of lush, strumming acoustic rock romance everywhere. Below the surface, it’s a churning maelstrom of death, riots, revolution, terrorism, two-faced politicians and the media surreptitiously manipulating the masses. In such say-nothing times, it’s a huge relief to welcome back a brooding, babbling quote-machine such as [a]Richard Ashcroft[/a]. He”
“The former Verve frontman returns after a hiatus with another Richard Ashcroft solo album, with all the ostentatious orchestration, bumper-sticker mantras, and cursory electro-dabbling those entail.”
“Richard Ashcroft's return is big on ideas, but lacking direction”
