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On average, this publication grades 1.5 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 74
Highest review score: 100 The Marshall Mathers LP
Lowest review score: 20 Graffiti
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15,331 out of 18282
  2. Mixed: 2,925 out of 18282
  3. Negative: 26 out of 18282
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    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Crazy Hearts
    As anything he's ever given us, full of straightforward, cheerfully impassioned rock & roll with some garage rock and psychedelic touches to keep things colorful, coupled with Fair's individual lyrical outlook. Still talking more than he sings, Fair is much better at bringing the listener in than he was in his earlier days, and his tales of favorite horror movies (both real and imagined) have a homey, less obsessive tone that works in their favor.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Introducing...
    All too often, this type of record can become bogged down by its own reverence for the period it seeks to re-create, but on Introducing..., Frazer manages to overcome the vintage doldrums with good songwriting and top-notch arrangements.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Spare Ribs
    Even at the album's bleakest, Sleaford Mods never sound completely beaten down. Not even a global pandemic and repeated lockdowns can crush their spirit, and Spare Ribs feels like a hearty, timely, and well-deserved two fingers up to the powers that be.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Drunk Tank Pink
    Shame sounds unstoppable on Drunk Tank Pink, yet they also find new ways to channel that energy.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Dangerous: The Double Album
    He never pushes too hard, yet he has a light touch, so he sounds as comfortable sliding into a wall of digital sound as he does singing with just an acoustic guitar or two. This gift justifies the considerable length of Dangerous: The Double Album as all the sheer variety proves Wallen can indeed convincingly sing just about any modern country style.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Catspaw
    With Catspaw, Sweet has crafted an album that cuts deep and leaves a strong impression.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Magic Mirror
    While similar in feel to her debut, Magic Mirror is a significant step forward for Charles, who really steps up her game here.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Two Saviors
    These tracks are balanced by a few sparer intimate ones steeped in nostalgia and an uncertain hope. Throughout Two Saviors, Meek's uniquely kindly tenor conveys evocative phrases and settings that likewise stand apart from the crowd.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Helm of Sorrow [EP]
    The collaborators' willingness to take their songs unexpected places and shift gears multiple times within a single track is one of their most interesting attributes. The Helm of Sorrow continues to push the boundaries of their genre experimentation, and lands in even heavier territory.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Cheater
    It's not every day when a band makes a second album that's more thrilling than their debut, but Pom Poko aren't an everyday band. Their tricks are always in service of their songs on Cheater, and their excitement about the possibilities of their music is utterly contagious.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    From an Old Guitar: Rare and Unreleased Recordings
    Though it was stitched together from outtakes and covers, From an Old Guitar is a fully satisfying album filled with the spirit and vigor that has made Dave Alvin one of the enduring heroes of the Americana music community.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Cooler Returns
    With Cooler Returns, Kiwi Jr. remains suspended in an alternate reality where it's always the last day of undergrad classes and a group of bookish housemates is hanging on a front porch waiting for a party to start around them. The sophomore semester moves with a little more intention and nuance than the freshman year did, but the year-end celebration is no less of a blast.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Home
    This being the Rhye album with the most layers, Milosh was wise to employ the brilliant Alan Moulder (My Bloody Valentine, Nine Inch Nails, the Killers) as mixing engineer. Every change pays off.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Last Exit
    Even if The Last Exit is sometimes a little too wispy, it's still a fitting soundtrack for getting lost on the open road.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Wide Wide River
    Simply putting a group of barely-familiars in a room together doesn't necessarily guarantee collaborative magic, but Yorkston & the Secondhand Orchestra complement each other's strengths well on this richly satisfying matchup.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Besnard Lakes Are the Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings
    It would be disingenuous to say the Besnards had been on a downswing prior to this, but in wrestling with mortality they tap into a well of vital energy that makes the group appear revitalized and full of vigor.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    On All Fours
    Both nervier and more confident than their debut, On All Fours is a huge step forward from a band that's well-equipped to bring post-punk's legacy into the future.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Not Your Muse
    Chaotic roll-out notwithstanding, the album is sure-footed and attests to the artist's high standing among the crowd mining pre-disco R&B, jazz, and pop. Celeste and her fellow songwriters and producers -- led by main collaborators Jamie Hartman and Josh Crocker -- have all the knowing, tasteful moves down pat and exhibit some tricks of their own.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Vertigo Days
    By the time Vertigo Days comes full circle with "Into Love Again," he and the rest of the Notwist have taken their audience on a wild and wise journey of the heart.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    When You Found Me
    If you want to hear Lucero kick out the jams, When You Found Me will not be your cup of poison, but if you want to hear a great American band bear their souls with fearless grace, this is a must.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Lost Themes III: Alive After Death
    Arriving at a time when so many artists are inspired by his music, Lost Themes III: Alive After Death proves Carpenter is still one of a kind.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    In Praise of Shadows
    With In Praise of Shadows, Puma Blue has crafted a deliberate slow burn of a debut album you'll enjoy taking your time with.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Flowers for Vases/descansos
    Largely acoustic with a limited amount of overdubs, Flowers feels somewhat more minimalist than the aesthetically varied Petals -- which isn't to say it's any less impressive. There is a sense that Williams is celebrating her influences.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    I Told You So
    I Told You So is grittier, edgier, more confident, and focused on staying in the moment; it's kinetic in its adventurous chance-taking yet surrenders none of the good-time feel, groove consciousness, or energy. Hands down, it's their best outing yet.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan!
    Tasjan Tasjan Tasjan is an album that invites -- and benefits from -- full immersion, as it has its own odd, alluring flow. The nods to the past only serve to indicate how thoroughly Tasjan has absorbed Petty and Lynne, finding a way to spin universal pop into something personal and poignant.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Tyron
    While slowthai has always been praised for his honesty, he reveals more of himself on Tyron than before, and it's equally as compelling as the sharp social commentary of his debut.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    New Fragility
    While one can certainly hear touchstones echoed throughout New Fragility, it has the singularity and focus of one artistic voice.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Song of Love & Revolution
    These nine songs are some of the most neatly rendered of the band's post-2010 output, but lose none of their mind-bending effect in the production upgrade. If anything, the album finds the Telescopes delivering their messages of self-discovery and cosmic love louder than ever.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    private LIFE
    This unrepentantly unsettled, searching feel makes private LIFE a little less immediate than Ecstatic Arrow, but as they lean into the more experimental side of their music, Virginia Wing share a rich inner life that reveals more with each listen.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Open Door Policy
    By focusing on bringing light and shade into the margins, the Hold Steady wound up with an album that feels vivid and alive; it's as if the songs themselves have a life outside of the recording.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Cool Dry Place
    Throughout, the star of the debut remains Kirby's inviting voice and hummable melodies, and, at less than 30 minutes, Cool Dry Place will leave many fans of the singer/songwriter tradition eager for more.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Distractions
    It's a powerful, evocative work that speaks to the time that created it as well as the continued creative growth of a unique and gifted group of artists.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Acquainted With Night
    For Neale, the grainy imperfections and surreal experiments of Acquainted with Night open her songs up to an unforeseen world of solitary beauty and personality, where the clean, professional sound of earlier work rendered them a little bit anonymous.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Carnage
    It's the work of two collaborative artists who are in the midst of a later-period renaissance that has spawned powerful, evocative music that speaks to its time without being confined to the crises that sparked its creation.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Way Down in the Rust Bucket [Live]
    Way Down in the Rust Bucket isn't one of the more revelatory items to emerge from Neil Young's archives since he began major excavation in the mid-2000s. However, for those who consider the joyous stomp of Neil Young & Crazy Horse rock & roll comfort food at its best, this is a feast to savor, a long and rollicking celebration of the pleasures of turning up the amps and inviting in the spirit.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Nature Always Wins
    Maxïmo Park remain unabashedly heartfelt, and by staying true to this on Nature Always Wins, they deliver some of their finest songs in a while.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    In Ferneaux
    In its amorphous flow and stately pace, In Ferneaux is a little less immediate than some of Blanck Mass' previous music, but its fully realized, cathartic musical journey is just as powerful.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Invisible Cities
    The music easily stands out on its own, even without the choreography and high-res video projections.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    In Quiet Moments
    All the songs carry the weight of themes already present in the improvisations, however, making for an even more poignant second album by a project that continues to stand out from the melancholy indie crowd.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    That's Life
    Willie sounds younger here than he has in years. He seems to be singing with a smile, as buoyed by his band as he is by these standards, a quality that gives That's Life an endearing kick.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Banane Bleue
    This is not a straight-up electronic record, nor does it resemble the polyrhythmic Afro-pop confections the Atlas Mountains have become known for. Instead, Marry has crafted a more personal and cohesive pop album with an engagingly homespun feel that is quite refreshing to listen to.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    L.W.
    It's not just a follow-up to their first mildly disappointing venture, it's a bracing reminder of just how thrilling King Gizzard can be at their peak.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Harlecore
    Even without the conceptual framework, Harlecore is a briskly entertaining look back -- and forward -- at some of EDM's fizziest, gaudiest sounds.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Yol
    The synthy, downbeat direction they chose may not be the most thrilling option, but the band make it work thanks to their musical vision, the wonderful voices of Merve Dasdemir and Erdinç Ecevit, and the fact that nobody else around is making music quite like this.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Electrically Possessed; Switched On, Vol. 4
    While there might not be quite as many essential tracks here as on the other Switched On volumes, Electrically Possessed is a reminder that Stereolab were releasing so much good music that it was easy to take it for granted at the time, and it's well worth a listen for fans who may have missed or glossed over these songs when they were first released.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    As Days Get Dark
    Despite the lengthy dormant period that preceded it, As Days Get Dark is a perfect document of that beauty, offering a listening experience as chilling, nihilistically funny, and emotionally overpowering as anything the band produced before it.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Flock
    Flock is the work of a daring artist, a crafty writer and performer, and someone who is always worth following to see what kind of great things she might do in the future.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Feelings
    It's a buoyant sound that brings to mind a vibrant mix of artists like Deee-Lite, Greyboy Allstars, and Stereolab. Vocally, Murphy has a stylishly flat resonance that evokes iconic singers like Astrud Gilberto and Nico. It's a perfect fit for the duo's vintage-inspired recordings that wouldn't sound out of place pumping from a car stereo at the beach in 1970s Rio de Janeiro.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    All Bets Are Off
    Poised somewhere between elegance and ferocity, All Bets Are Off is an exciting debut from an artist who thrives on the unexpected.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Living in a Burning House
    He openly draws from history but situates his original music expansively in the here and now; his many stylistic referents combine in new ways to offer a stubbornly holistic, emotionally resonant, and visionary approach.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Waking the Dreaming Body
    Artful, delicate, and mesmerizing throughout, the album's subtle, gradual suspense may find some straining not to miss a moment.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Poster Girl
    Tighter than So Good and packed with just as many catchy tunes, Poster Girl is yet another big step forward for the artist, adding a dozen fresh anthems to her catalog and maintaining her position as one of Sweden's finest pop exports.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Angel Tears in Sunlight
    Angel Tears in Sunlight, her final album, continues in the same expansive, unconstrained mode as her earlier work but explores different tonal realms.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The American Negro
    Younge's spoken parts function as interludes, side commentaries, and supplemental statements related to a balanced mix of vocal numbers and instrumentals. The cuts with minimal or no vocals are poignant even without considering titles like "Dying on the Run" and "A Symphony for Sahara." Those that more prominently feature singers Loren Oden, Sam Harmonix, and Chester Gregory are filled with riveting moments.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    These 13
    These 13 has little to do with Mathus and Bird recalling past glories, and much more to do with the beauty and mysteries of the music of the American South. Anyone who wonders why they love this stuff so much need only listen to this splendid album to find all the answers.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Heaven and Holy
    Not every collaboration is as strong as the sum of its parts, but Painted Shrines is a wonderful example of two like-minded artists bringing out the absolute best in each other.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Pick a Day to Die
    Even at its most bizarre and feral, Pick a Day to Die conveys a sense of positivity and excitement as the collective remains in the constant state of rediscovering themselves that they've made their life's work.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Revelación [EP]
    Gomez has grown significantly as a performer since her early Disney years and Revelación further underlines that transformation.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Pat Metheny: Road to the Sun
    Road to the Sun showcases Metheny's developed musical hallmarks in compelling new and bravely wrought compositions, expertly performed by kindred spirits and modern masters.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Chemtrails Over the Country Club
    With Chemtrails Over the Country Club, Del Rey shows her softest moments can be her most powerful.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Great Spans of Muddy Time
    Great Spans of Muddy Time makes for an immersive, profound experience that will reward repeat listens.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Smiling With No Teeth
    The style/substance balance is a difficult one to negotiate -- "Whip Cracker" transitions from upstart energy to Daft Punk-ery with minimal grace, while flecks of futuristic dance don't quite land on "I Don't See Colour" -- but for the large part, Owusu is a blessing to his genres, gifting them with his vivid personality and potent narrative threads.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Plugs I Met 2
    Plugs 2 is a typically intense, lyric-heavy offering from the skilled emcee. Combined with Fraud's nostalgic, sample-filled backing, the short set feels like a time machine to the golden age, only updated for the 2020s with crisp and impeccable production.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Oh No
    Embodying hard times as well as the way friends lift each other out of them, Oh No also exemplifies the drama, mystery, and deeply felt emotions that have made Xiu Xiu a vital musical force for decades.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Deacon
    More soothing and fulfilling than thrilling, Deacon revolves around the idea that love doesn't have to be a burden. It's a realization that serpentwithfeet transforms into a beautiful, fully realized work of art for his audience to savor.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Sketchy.
    tUnE-yArDs haven't sounded this infectious since Nikki Nack, and Sketchy. captures the inflection point where frustration becomes positive action in funky, happy, angry, and inspiring ways.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Is 4 Lovers
    Is 4 Lovers one of Death from Above 1979's most balanced and stylistically engaging albums.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Kids
    With Kids, Erez makes a significant leap forward from Off the Radar. Though she still sounds like an outsider, the skill she displays on these songs suggest she shouldn't be one for long.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    House Music
    The final two tracks are a well-deserved comedown from a truly thrilling, energetic sequence.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Bitter Truth
    Altogether, The Bitter Truth carries listeners on a journey both familiar and fresh, recapturing the heavy-yet-melodic hallmarks that made Fallen one of the most successful albums of the 2000s and pushing Evanescence into the future with a graceful maturity and worldly perspective.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    How Many Times
    While Rose's music certainly has indie crossover appeal, in the grand tradition of classic country, How Many Times is a relatable pick-me-up for those who may be feeling down.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Menneskekollektivet
    Menneskekollektivet is more of an experience than a set of songs to be consumed passively, but it's a richly rewarding listen for those who give it the attention it deserves.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END!
    Just as it seems like it's about to spin out of control, the band regain focus and add strings that shift it closer to a vaguely country-ish lament, then end the suite with the sounds of distant explosions. ... On the second suite, wayward drums and haunting strings tumble like a ship rocking from side to side, then the group locks into a steady, churning rhythm, slowly getting heavier and hotter until it all seems engulfed in smoke.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Head of Roses
    More transformative than dour, Head of Roses is a journey toward healing and marks another strong entry in Flock of Dimes' growing catalog of work.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    New Long Leg
    They know exactly what they're doing, and the risks they take result in a debut album that brings a fresh energy to post-punk that's equally challenging and rewarding.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Course in Fable
    Walker may tip his hat to Chicago's experimental underground or prog behemoths like Genesis, but with this release, he's very much his own man.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Homecoming
    While Homecoming is missing some of the eccentricity and intimacy that made Lung Bread for Daddy so powerful, its frankness and playfulness proves Du Blonde can give her music a pop makeover without losing what makes it real.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Paradigmes
    La Femme's passion for seeking out new (or vintage) sounds to add to their omnivorous pop is contagious, and never more so than on Paradigmes.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Somewhere Between: Mutant Pop, Electronic Minimalism & Shadow Sounds of Japan 1980-1988
    Each one is more exploratory and/or less commercial than any of its counterparts. This is evidenced most strongly by the bleak post-punk electronics of Perfect Mother, whose "Dark Disco -- Da-Da-Da-Da-Run" convulses like an outgrowth of Throbbing Gristle or Cabaret Voltaire (and was previously excavated by the Minimal Wave label). Starker still and more alien is an alternately thudding and twinkling cut from R.N.A.-Organism.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Broken Mirror: A Selfie Reflection
    Holley's observations are as powerful and poetic as ever, and White and his band simply sound out of this world, making Broken Mirror a spirited, magnificent collaboration.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Music
    While '70s and early-'80s pop informs all of Music, there's still something contemporary and deeply sincere in Benny Sings' songs. He's a quirky indie rocker drawing upon his vinyl heroes for inspiration and reassurance.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Shake the Foundations: Militant Funk & the Post-Punk Dancefloor 1978-1984
    A few of the first names that come to mind with this sort of thing aren't here. Whether due to familiarity, licensing restrictions, budgeting, or taste, the exclusions are of no consequence given the depth and range of what's on offer.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Made Out of Sound
    Made Out of Sound is their third studio album together, following 2018's acclaimed Brace Up!, and it's their most refined collaboration to date.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    They're Calling Me Home
    The pair find comfort within each other, yet they cannot shake the yearning for other people and places, a complex set of emotions that were quite universal during 2020 and 2021 and are richly conveyed on this soulful, searching album.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    ULTRAPOP
    Aptly named, Ultrapop administers a constant barrage of sonic information that shows no delineation between discomfort, reassurance, pain, or pleasure.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Sweep It Into Space
    Sweep It Into Space boasts some of the catchiest and most immediate songs Dinosaur Jr. has released since their reunion. There aren't many sharp turns or wild surprises, just a one-of-a-kind band doing what they do best.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Never the Right Time
    What might look and sound like merely another Stott album has the deepest well of emotion.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Endless Arcade
    They are pop journeymen who can bid a fond farewell to one member as they look forward to where the music and the Endless Arcade will take them next.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Pale Horse Rider
    Pale Horse Rider is lonely, lamenting, and distant but beautifully warm, marrying Hanson's love of psychedelic experimentation with a more cosmic take on country. It's more immediate than his sometimes-deranged earlier work, but never so straitlaced as to feel safe or predictable.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Flat White Moon
    Full of smart nods to their pop inspirations, Field Music's Flat White Moon is a poetic and beautifully realized production.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Surrounded by Time
    Surrounded by Time is magnificent -- it's redolent with wisdom and a raging lust for life that is free of camp. It offers abundant proof that despite the passing of years, Jones has lost none his power or swagger.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    11 Past the Hour
    With 11 Past the Hour, May has crafted a generous, collaborative album that feels like she's lifting others up, just as they are lifting her.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Million Masks of God
    There's also an unexpected flow to the album, with the more robust, high-energy tracks appearing earlier and the more subdued, introspective ones coming later; all of which beautifully reflects the ebb and flow of life. The Million Masks of God captures this flow, taking you on a theatrical journey that's often as moving and poignant as it is aurally engaging.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    She Walks in Beauty
    She Walks in Beauty is a loving testimony to the power and lasting vigor of the Romantic poets, and also a reminder of how lucky we are to have an artist as gifted as Marianne Faithfull giving us this remarkable tutorial.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    In Standard Definition
    Smart and fun in equal measures, In Standard Definition's love letters to long-gone formats and feelings are similarly bewitching.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Second Line
    Although there are fewer flat-out astonishing moments here than on the earlier LPs, numerous cuts elicit blues-shedding movement and seem unfadeable.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Fortitude
    Fortitude is a fitting, welcome follow-up, and a brave new chapter in Gojira's continuing musical evolution as they weave old sounds with new ones in creating a sonic tapestry that showcases startling imagination, thought-provoking musical and human intelligence, complex emotions, and immense physical power.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Rare, Forever
    Even at its most experimental, Vynehall's music radiates with energy and spirit, and Rare, Forever brims with a different type of excitement than his past work.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Superwolves
    The few songs where Oldham and Sweeney strike up the band -- guest shredding and revved-up rhythms by Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar and his band on "Hall of Death" or the tense brooding of album closer "Not Fooling" -- are lively fun, but much like Superwolf many years before it, Superwolves is at its most powerful in its calmest, most clearly articulated moments.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Typhoons
    Typhoons is designed as a late-night party record and if Homme occasionally pushes Royal Blood to lean in a bit too hard in this direction, the results are quite effective.
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