This is proof that Campbell made the right decision in leaving Belle And Sebastian.  Full text...

Ballad of the Broken Seas is not a concept album and far from a traditional rock or folk record; this is what makes Campbell's and Lanegan's clear-cut vision so rare.  Full text...

The music is as fine as the pairing is strange, with honey-on-sandpaper ballads like "Black Mountain" and "The False Husband" bringing to mind that other famously mismatched duo, June Carter and Johnny Cash.  Full text...

The duo doesn't set out to make you think oil and water can actually be appetizing, but that a more toothsome result emerges from both parties being more alike than originally assumed.  Full text...

Magnifique!  Full text...

Campbell has finally emerged from Belle and Sebastian's shadow.  Full text...

There is nothing too paradigm-shifting to be found here, just a nice genre pastiche from two unique talents who won't disappoint their fans.  Full text...

It does seem like a bit of a strange pairing but you know what, it actually works quite nicely.  Full text...

Let's hope there are more verses to savour in the ongoing ballad of Isobel and Mark.  Full text...

Album standout False Husband, has a desolate twang which shrouds Lanegan while Campbell wafts around in shimmering violin and string work. It could easily soundtrack a Tarantino movie or, I daresay, Twin Peaks.  Full text...

Still, there is too little here to qualify the record as considerably more than a series of fascinating doodles, a fact reinforced by the instrumental filler that crops up here and there.  Full text...