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For 18,310 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: 15,355 out of 18310
  2. Mixed: 2,929 out of 18310
  3. Negative: 26 out of 18310
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    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Apache
    Apache could have easily slid into uninvolving sentimentality, but each song works some combination of the heart, mind, and hips.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    For All We Know
    The album has no weak songs. There is an excess of adequate ones, however.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Everybody Looking
    Everybody Looking is one of the best examples of Gucci Mane's contributions to rap in his highly prolific catalog.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Anyway You Love, We Know How You Feel
    Such accents as early-'70s analog synths and a couple of pastoral acoustic numbers may give Anyway You Love, We Know How You Feel a throwback feel but the Chris Robinson Brotherhood aren't living in the past, they're pushing jam band tradition forward by keeping their expansion focused on funk.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Afraid of Heights
    Afraid of Heights is their most overtly political statement yet, a highlight in the Billy Talent catalog and perhaps their best to date.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Revelation, Pt. 2: The Fruit of Life
    File this massive effort next to Damian's Welcome to Jamrock, Stephen's own diverse 2007 release Mind Control, and maybe even Dad's 1976 "Roots, Rock, Reggae" breakthrough, Rastaman Vibration.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Till the Tomb
    Ultimately, while some fans may miss Beaty Heart's previous bent toward tropical indie rock jams, it's difficult to imagine anyone not swooning over the focused, nuanced pop craftsmanship.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Pylon Live
    Pylon Live isn't perfect, but as a reminder of what made Pylon special and how well they worked on-stage, it does what it needs to do beautifully, and this is a splendid archival document of a group whose importance becomes increasingly evident with the passage of time.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Disco's of Imhotep
    The release does an excellent job of touching on several facets of Moss' personality, and will most certainly encourage newcomers to seek out as many of his other recordings as possible.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Guidance
    Rough and explosive yet perfectly controlled, Guidance is yet another powerful statement from the heavy instrumental rock behemoths.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Furnaces
    Similarly, the loping "Occupational Hazard" and the militaristically epic "Dionysus" have a kinetic flow that is, as with all of Furnaces, both literate and cinematic.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Impossible Dream
    A set of songs that stick and hold up to repeat plays.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Lady in Gold
    Forget the sophomore jinx, this set delivers on the promise of that first album and then some.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Lovers
    This may be Cline's quietest recording, but it is one of his finest.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    25 25
    In its own claustrophobic, expansive, debauched, and sardonic way, 25 25 proves that less truly is more for Factory Floor.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Absolute Truth
    This is the first Lawrence Arabia album that fully reaches the promise shown by the first three albums, the first that works from start to finish, and the first that edges Milne close to the rarefied air his heroes occupy.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Bird & the Rifle
    It's another extremely strong effort for McKenna, whose growing catalog is already known for its quality.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Real
    Somewhere Else should make a point of giving Real a listen--at her best, she's quite simply as good and as brave a singer and songwriter as anyone working today, and Real finds her at the top of her game.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A Weird Exits
    With Mutilator, and now this album, the band is firing on all cylinders and then some, making psych-prog-metal-punk jams for the ages.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Home of the Strange
    There is a wide range of ideas at work on Home of the Strange, which makes for a satisfying, engaging listen.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Moon Saloon
    [Jocie Adams'] musical eclecticism gives Arc Iris a leg up as they vanquish trendiness in favor of free-flowing exploration.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Vulnicura Live
    While Vulnicura Live may not be the most fun of Björk's concert albums, its powerful performances still make it a joy for fans to hear.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Exploded View
    Wilder and stranger than Anika's previous work, Exploded View is an unpredictable ride that suggests listeners should follow wherever she beckons.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Phase Zero
    Lots of people are making music like this in 2016, but very few are making it this impressively.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Childhood of a Leader [OST]
    A dark, turbulent, and welcome entry in Walker's catalog.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    One Day All of This Won't Matter Any More
    Slow Club's metamorphosis feels organic and, more importantly, embraced: this is their record, and the sound you're hearing is Slow Club overcoming their struggles.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Tonight's Music
    Curious, ramshackle, and unapologetically rough around the edges, the two-disc, 24-track set is more sprawling than it is ambitious, but like everything else that the enigmatic Richard Davies (Moles, Cardinal, Cosmos) lays his hands on, the results are, more often than not, mesmerizing.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    And Then Like Lions
    The sparser songs here have everything they need, however, and that's the album's most impressive feat, even topping memorable melodies: a feeling of stability in the territory of loss.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    At Swim
    As per usual, it's Hannigan's otherworldly voice that provides the anchor, effortlessly shifting from smoky lows to crystalline highs like a precision sports car on a twisty mountain test drive.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Mangy Love
    Those who don't process the lyrics will be missing a lauded part of the McCombs experience, Mangy Love, arguably more than ever, works as a musical expression alone, mixing the sometimes caustic lyrics and roguish indie touches with an overriding smooth '70s veneer. For those who take it all in, the album engages both the intellectual and aural pleasure centers.
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