Clash: "Shades of light and dark ripple throughout and keep the listener guessing. They traverse rhythms and sounds to add depth and clarity that was previously lacking. 8/10"

The Fly: "This follow-up has its share of 'spread your wings and FLAAIEEE' hokum, but also moments that remind us that we'd miss Gallagher if he went. 3/5"

DrownedInSound: "Oasis were, for a short while, capable of making disposable, derivative, nostalgia-inducing rock music that appealed to the masses. If BE accomplishes anything that Different Gear, Still Speeding didn’t, it is to finally confirm the notion that if not for the massive popularity of Oasis, no one in their right mind would ever, EVER have signed Beady fucking Eye. 0/10"

Mojo: "When it works it's genuinely exciting, but too often the brave retro-futuristic collision is neither fish nor fowl. 6/10"

The Guardian: "In come motorik krautrock/Velvet Underground rhythms, a brass band, disoriented guitars and an eerie narrative on man's capacity for destruction featuring the words of a murdered French Revolutionary. At best, exiting the comfort zone can lead to a strange and fantastic place. 3/5"

Q: "Insofar as BE succeeds, it's largely down to the reinvigorating effects of New York producer Dave Sitek. 6/10"

Uncut: "A bold leap forward in the mould of Paul Weller's recent psych-inspired reinventions. 7/10"

Metro: "It may be more complex but Beady Eye's second album still can't touch early Oasis for songwriting magic, which came courtesy of Noel. Still, it's better than many of that band's tired and bloated later offerings."

Shortlist: "There's little denying that Liam Gallagher and Beady Eye sound refreshed here with the production twists of Dave Sitek...there are strung-out epics and short punchy nuggets sung by a man with renewed fire in his belly."