This New Day isn’t going to change the world or be hailed as one of the best albums ever. But it has satisfied me. For the moment.  Full text...

In this era of Coldplay, Keane and Blunt, strong sales for This New Day are inevitable, but Embrace's fifth record is imbued with all the emotional subtlety of WWE Wrestlemania.  Full text...

Surprises don't abound. Looped percussion gives the title track a modernish feel, admittedly, and Even Smaller Stones infringes on dark Bunnymen territory, but the real meat here is songs such as Nature's Law, an orchestral behemoth that caters to the Embrace fanbase's need to link arms and sway.  Full text...

No surprises then, from This New Day; an album that warrants more of a firm handshake than a warm Embrace.  Full text...

It won’t win points for originality but there is confidence in the songwriting, notably on the anthemic opener No Use Crying and Celebrate.  Full text...