“Liberating and evocative [...] an inspiring gift.“ Mark Mordue, Sydney Morning Herald
“astonishing music that is emotionally heavy yet remarkably intimate” Paul Simpson, Allmusic
“as harrowing as it is intimate” Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork
“a hypnotic, beguiling presence” Bob Clueness, The Quietus
“beautiful sentimentality [...] modern-day love stories told with obeisance” Anna Wall, DJ Mag
“assiduously minimalist yet crawling with detail” Michaelangelo Matos, The New Yorker
“Nobody does timeless yet modern ennui quite like HTRK” Boomkat
“A fresh take [on the] dark, sensual, poetic languor that's theirs alone” Will Lynch, Resident Advisor
“haunting and sensous” Gorilla vs. Bear
“the moods it creates shimmer with a gorgeous, melancholic atmosphere” Tristan Kneschke, Tiny Mix Tapes
“simple, spare, pure, and deeply affecting” Shaad D’Souza, The Fader
Praise for Drama EP
“Mentions is a deft portrayal of love in the social media age at its absolute worst: when love becomes so intoxicating and all-consuming that you forget how to function in the real world” Morgan Troper, The Believer
“A powerful dub sensibility runs through the two beautiful, atmospheric new tracks” Ben Beaumont-Thomas and Laura Snapes, The Guardian
“Proper grown-up pop for lovers” Boomkat
Praise for Psychic 9-5 Club
“sexy, brooding and addictively dramatic.” Resident Advisor - Best Albums of 2014
“Dubby, not-quite-love songs with sparse electronics that sink into your bones, but keep their secrets close. It’s not the message that’s crucial; it’s the mood.” Aimee Cliff, The Fader
“An abrupt turn from previous HTRK releases, yes, but into leftfield pop excellence.” Noel Gardner, NME
“HTRK’s triumph lies in their powers to concentrate a mood into the specific. The songs reveal pocket universes, but barely a note is extraneous” Craig Mathieson, The Age
“Most essentially, HTRK's sound is once again driven by a kind of erotic angst—the same thing that made Portishead so good.” Will Lynch, Resident Advisor
“Psychic 9-5 Club is the nigh-on flawless 3rd album from HTRK - quite easily their most ambitious and rewarding outing yet.” Boomkat
“Enclosed in its extensive, enveloping haunt it has a magnetism which secures submission. A fictitious club to get lost in” Tim Wilson, The Ransom Note
“Psychic 9–5 Club is an album that reveals its full dynamism only with a decent stereo set-up – or, ideally, through a proper club PA. At volume, the stereo field envelops the body, and the music’s rhythmic structure seems to mirror the heart’s beat.” Anwen Crawford, The Monthly
“At last, HTRK are inhabiting their own spotlight instead of disappearing into negative space, and by shearing off the mystique, they’ve become much more riveting.” Conrad Tao, Tiny Mix Tapes
“A devastating, impossibly good record” Lijah Fosl, Tiny Mix Tapes