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For 18,275 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 63% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 32% lower than the average critic
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: 15,324 out of 18275
  2. Mixed: 2,925 out of 18275
  3. Negative: 26 out of 18275
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    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Confession
    The driving "Alone with You" might seem seductive and romantic, but it's about much more than just physical pleasure, as dal Forno sings about building a future with a partner and "lock[ing] away bad memories together." The dreamy, lo-fi "Gave You Up" is particularly entrancing, with dal Forno's sighing vocals meshing perfectly with the hypnotic guitar strums. Throughout the album, instrumental tunes act as curious segues between moods.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Under My Umbrella
    As Miss Grit confronts and conceals their heartache on Under My Umbrella, they continue to unite high-concept ambition and pop immediacy in fascinating ways.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Lost Cause Lover Fool
    These songs are made all the more touching by tender, intricate performances that revere the small details and internal effects of life-changing loss, heartache, and self-awareness.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Weller At The BBC, Vol. 2
    Weller at the BBC (Vol. 2) is a dense digest of this particular category of his art form, and he shines throughout all of it.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    13
    Maybe it's divine intervention and maybe it's decades of working on their craft, either way on 13 White Denim sounds like a band born again.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Romanticize The Dive
    Romanticize the Dive is yet another great Metric album, another stunning showcase of Haines' second-to-none vocals, and an example of how if a band plays with emotional and sonic imagination, indie rock doesn't have to sound overcooked and insipid when it is blown up to twice its size.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Long Long Road
    You'd have to go back to the 1970s to find a Ringo Starr solo album that was as well-crafted with his particular skills in mind as Look Up, and Long Long Road shows Burnett and Starr continue to work together beautifully.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Something Worth Waiting For
    If there's a gripe to be had about the record, it's that it isn't longer than nine tracks, although there's something to be said for mirroring the debut in leaving us wanting more.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Your Favorite Toy
    If "back-to-basics" sounds like your ideal Foo Fighters mode, then Your Favorite Toy is one of their best to date.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    COME CLOSER
    Tomora comes off as a good-natured side quest, freely venturing into unexpected territory and maintaining an adventurous spirit.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    KONNAKOL
    Malik's reliable vocals and the top production quality deliver the goods, but here's hoping the restrained ideas on Konnakol yield a more liberated approach next time around.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Lotus Bridge
    Everything -- from the vocals to the production -- is top-notch, and the record is a glittering late-career triumph.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Otterson
    The strange textures she finds in the recording process add to the overall intrigue of these beautifully sad songs, creating a thoughtful -- sometimes pensive -- environment that’s heavy but still somehow really nice to inhabit for a while.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Snocaps
    While some listeners may prefer one singer or type of song over the other, the tracks are all short and strong, sounding less like a side project and more like an album deep into the discography of a beloved indie pop band. And in a way, that's what it is.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Hope And Fury
    If you share Joe Jackson's irritation with the world (especially the United Kingdom) at the present moment, you're likely to enjoy it, but despite its musical excellence, it's hard not to feel that it wears out its welcome by the time it runs through its 35 minutes.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    HADES
    Cuts like "Possession," "Grudges," and "The Last Two People on Earth" have a cavernous, late-'80s and early-'90s alt-rock majesty, as Martinez frames her cracked porcelain vocals in shimmering, reverb-heavy guitars and synths, broken-glass percussion, and orchestral strings.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The World Is To Dig
    Not many musical acts reach their 40th anniversaries and fewer still make music worthy of their legacies, but with The World Is to Dig, They Might Be Giants remain wonderfully different.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Fidelity
    Fidelity is of a piece with Do It Afraid and caps a three-album/three-year streak for the ages.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Nine Inch Noize
    This is not a novelty or a throwaway, and even though there's technically no "new" music, Nine Inch Noize goes beyond the idea of a "remix," carrying over three decades of material into the future with the help of an unlikely creative muse.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Engines Of Demolition
    Engines of Demolition is an aptly named collection of old-school sonic malevolence that's unapologetic in its commitment to its core sonic temperaments.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Maybe Not Tonight
    They may be leaving their early twenties behind, but with Maybe Not Tonight, they arrive as a musical force to be reckoned with.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Evaporator
    Even with a few bangers, Evaporator is far from a club-centric album, however, as the tracks seem to be much more focused on capturing the moments when feelings and sensations emerge.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    HELP(2)
    Help(2) is a fantastic collection of artists contributing album-worthy tracks to a very deserving effort. It's just a pity that it's even needed in the first place.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Way I Am
    The Way I Am crystallizes that primal need for grounding via an assured set of songs rooted in themes of family, gratitude, mental health, and retaining authenticity amid the chaos of fame.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    ADL
    It's overstuffed and bland at once, with some legitimately great production spoiled by vacant lyricism and lack of personality.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Savage Imperial Death March
    The most compelling songs rank it above a mere curiosity piece, and fans who cherish both the Melvins and Napalm Death in equal measure will be pumped for this collaboration that extends the range of both acts.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Life Slime
    With its lyrics, textures, and production detailing working together, Life Slime is Pictish Trail's most substantial and affecting album to date.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Kammerkonzert
    Even if it is an acquired taste, Kammerkonzert is still a fascinating release and a remarkable achievement.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Bully
    While it's not exactly equal to any of his catalog classics (i.e. everything up to Yeezus or Pablo, depending on where you draw the line), that old Kanye -- the masterful producer with revolutionary ideas and endlessly quotable bars -- is still in there, somewhere. .... Objectively, Bully could be considered a great late-era Kanye West album.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    My New Band Believe
    Taken together, and with credit to Picton and his dexterous collaborators, My New Band Believe is at least as compelling as it is unhinged.
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