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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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    • 78 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Fly Moon Die Soon
    While vintage '70s and early-'80s jazz-funk aesthetics are at the core of Kuroda's sound, Fly Moon Die Soon never sounds retro and often feels less like a jazz album and more like a hip-hop or electronic artist's conception of a jazz album. Of course, that hybridized quality speaks to Kuroda's alchemic appreciation for music that goes far beyond the edges of the jazz tradition.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Frontera
    Fly Pan Am's Frontera score is some of their most trance-inducing work, harnessing the power of repetition while retaining a crucial element of surprise.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Dodging Dues
    The diversity of the songwriting and attentive production make Dodging Dues one of the more ambitious and well-groomed outings in the Garcia Peoples catalog.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    We Are Him
    Even in this mellowed state, Gira's still never going to be a majority taste, but Angels of Light come up with a thoroughly respectable and diversely arranged vehicles for his vision on We Are Him, traipsing through an array of interesting moods without diluting the leader's offbeat visions.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    More Fish
    While the title of this disc seems synonymous with Have Some Leftovers, it's not at all stale, if not nearly as spectacular as its precursor.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A People's History of Gauche
    ic. Sincere and genuine activists who can move the crowd like this are a rare commodity, and A People's History of Gauche belongs in the collection of anyone who doesn't want to shut down their brain or their convictions when they head out to the dance on Saturday night.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Lust for Life
    If Lust for Life starts to slow down toward its conclusion--"Tomorrow Never Came" seems like the logical conclusion, but there's a three-track coda afterward--it nevertheless delivers upon its promise of a sunnier Lana Del Rey, and the very fact that she can find so many textures in a deliberately limited palette is impressive.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Desire Lines
    Fussless and fluid, loose but never lazy, Desire Lines is another fine feather in the caps of Rune Lindbaek and Idjut Boys, who now take their place alongside fellow travelers Studio, Hatchback, and Quiet Village as creators of some of the finest, hippest, and coolest chillout music of the late 2000s.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Dance on the Blacktop
    It's too bad more personal tragedy is what it took to right the ship, but Nothing's third album is a worthy successor to their great debut.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    I<3UQTINVU
    Cohesion and comprehension are left on the cutting room floor of I<3UQTINVU, but these untamed reimaginings of the songs extend the album's fun and curiosity.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Mean Love
    A true obsession with sound comes through on Mean Love, and regardless of the mode Gallab finds himself in at any given moment, stellar production and heartfelt songwriting keep the album engaging and beautiful at every turn.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Black Pumas
    A substantial portion of the album is either reverential or referential to a degree that it can sound more like an exercise in homage or a licensing tactic than a distinctive work.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Restless Ones
    These songs capture an outstanding band hitting its stride, and growing more comfortable with the craft of record-making along with singing and playing great, passionate music.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    In League with Dragons
    In League with Dragons is a quietly brilliant album that gets stronger with each spin, and the fact the Mountain Goats can generally crank out something this good every 24 to 36 months suggests Darnielle may be one of America's more important natural resources.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Modern Guilt
    Here, they [Beck and Danger Mouse] deliver enough substance and style to make Modern Guilt an effective dosage of 21st century paranoia.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Love Kraft
    Perhaps it's a little disappointing on some level that Love Kraft is merely a very good Super Furry Animals [album], with few surprises outside of its alluring sleekness.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Kingdom Of Rust
    This is still a bright record, however, one that finds catharsis in the gloomier songs and strength in the tracks that resemble Lost Souls' measured anthems.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Crystal Castles [2010]
    The second Crystal Castles may not be as immediately and consistently satisfying as their debut, but it shows that the band has more to offer than just an immediately distinctive--and confining--sound.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Year of Magical Drinking
    The Year of Magical Drinking is a solid pop album in its own right, with all the economic hooks of a Fountains of Wayne record but none of that band's antiseptic production.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Guilty of Everything
    Forget about shoegaze or metal or noise rock or any other genre; this is stark, dramatic music that comes from pain and has been crafted into high art that will move and inspire listeners lucky enough to hear it.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Mandatory Fun
    Wonders never cease on Mandatory Fun, and neither do the laughs.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Take Her Up to Monto
    As pop has become more eclectic, so has Murphy; even if it takes a little more effort to follow her on Monto, the results are worth it.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Sad Clowns & Hillbillies
    While Sad Clowns & Hillbillies is a bit of a mixed bag, it's better than all of his other records that bear that mark (Dance Naked, Whenever We Wanted, Rough Harvest, et. al). It puts all his strengths--excellent original songs, unforced arrangements, and (mostly) inspired performances--on full display.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Among the Ghosts
    Among the Ghosts demonstrates how smart and versatile these guys can be; it's a brave and satisfying set that finds beauty and meaning in the valleys on the human experience.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Temporary High in the Violet Skies
    An album that fulfills the promise Aalegra showed on Feels and Ugh, Those Feels Again.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Melodic Blue
    Keem is a necessary, forward-thinking presence in the rap zeitgeist -- but The Melodic Blue is a set of variables and experiments, not the game-changer he's capable of producing.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    No Highs
    While his music generally fits under the category of ambient, it's never been the type of safe, soothing ambient solely meant to function as background music. ... No Highs especially focuses on dealing with depression, anxiety, and isolation, and its pieces often feel nervous and unbalanced.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    I'm Bad Now
    I'm Bad Now may be billed as a closing chapter in their first act, but Nap Eyes give the feeling that their narrative will continue on indefinitely.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    In the Shape of a Storm
    Although the songs were not conceived as an album and, therefore, don't carry quite the weightiness of some of the Jurado's most profound works, In the Shape of a Storm still seems essential as a showcase of his songcraft at its most elemental.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    C'Mon Miracle
    C'Mon Miracle isn't as showy as some of her previous outings, but it does show that Mirah's music works on both a large and small scale.
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