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For 18,323 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: 15,367 out of 18323
  2. Mixed: 2,930 out of 18323
  3. Negative: 26 out of 18323
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    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Eyeland
    Eyeland's willingness to break the Dust Bowl minstrel mold is admirable, and it has enough moments that resonate to win back fans who may have drifted off to greener (or more sepia-toned) pastures during the band's long break from recording, but those listeners will have to be willing to sift through an awful lot of sonic detritus to find them.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Puberty 2
    A visceral work that shares the immediacy of classic punk and confessional singer/songwriter fare at once, Puberty 2 takes listeners behind closed doors with the kind of no-holds-barred lyrics that are likely to leave a lasting impression.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    case/lang/veirs
    While case/lang/veirs doesn't approach the greatness these women have managed on their own albums, it does offer more than a few beautiful moments they could not have achieved on their own. The result is a fascinating, rewarding experiment that deserves to be repeated.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Getaway
    Ultimately, The Getaway is a nuanced album, rife with journeyman craft and poetry, that proves the Red Hot Chili Peppers still have plenty of their own creative fire.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Still Brazy
    A heavy album that doesn't pander to what's PC, what's on the radio, or what safe, suburban America believes.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Fall of Hearts
    Inspiring and forward-looking, this album proves that at 25, Katatonia are still restless and refuse to rest on their laurels.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Faraway Reach
    It never gets boring, it moves quickly, and it often hits lofty heights where the melodies, music, voices, and beats all combine as one to do what the best dance music does: Transport the listener to a sweaty, uplifted dancefloor packed with like-minded revelers.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Union and Return
    Union and Return is as much a continuation as it is a fresh start; as much as Wyatt's old approach might be missed, he doesn't need it to make compelling music.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Glowing Man
    The Glowing Man seems sadder, gloomier, and more disturbing than the more hopeful To Be Kind, but the band have always embraced many positive and negative elements in their work, and they all add up to an extremely powerful expression of nearly every human emotion.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Bacteria Cult
    Bacteria Cult needs a little time to get into your bloodstream before it can be reckoned with, but ultimately, it's an infection worth sweating through.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Wrong Crowd
    Wrong Crowd is a far more sprightly affair that not only takes smart stylistic detours, it often treats malaise with a wink instead of a sigh.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Double Vanity
    Half the fun of the album is listening to the oddball ways he twists words and sounds into his own slack language. The other half is taking up oddly cozy residence in BRONCHO's unique world of underwater doo wop, naptime pop, and energetic inertia.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Last Year Was Complicated
    Last Year Was Complicated feels assured in a way its eponymous 2014 predecessor did not.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Robert Ellis
    The artist makes a convincing argument here that he too belongs in Houston's pantheon.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Liquid Cool
    While Gonzalez still hasn't hit the perfect balance between her experimental leanings and undeniable pop skills, Liquid Cool turns the strengths of her debut and One Second of Love into her most consistent album yet.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Black
    A record slicker and straighter than its predecessors. Call it maturation as much as a shift in aesthetics.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    What One Becomes
    It's challenging and confrontational, but it's still engaging and relatable. Bracing and personal, What One Becomes is some of Turner's most intense work yet.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A Youthful Dream
    It has to be said that the overall experience is far from Yung's magnum opus, but it is the sound of a young band finding its feet in a meaningful way, breaking down past experiences, and creating a record that isn't restricted by preexisting ideas of youth.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Treasure House
    While Cat's Eyes still borrow from a wide range of influences, they do it so well, and with such a sense of wonder, that Treasure House is their most distinctive album yet.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Let The Record Show: Dexys Do Irish And Country Soul
    Unpredictable, completely dedicated, and honest to the core, it packs an emotional wallop and is yet more proof that Kevin Rowland is still standing, just as proudly as ever.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Throws
    Blending experimental excursions and more straightforward synth pop throughout, Throws isn't challenging so much as eccentric, and overcomes a thread of grayness with a spirited fancifulness.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Breakin' Point
    The minuses overwhelm the pluses, however, and the rampant mediocrity takes care of the rest.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    American Tunes
    He was an American original, and American Tunes functions as a lovely coda to a legendary career.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Midnight
    Midnight is an impressive debut, one that's good enough to kind of make one a little angry that Lissvik didn't get around to it sooner.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Jackie Lynn
    Jackie Lynn feels like the audio equivalent of a gripping short story or film, and whether it's a cliffhanger or its own entity, it's an engaging, suspenseful tale.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Big Day in a Small Town
    If Big Day in a Small Town occasionally feels like nothing more than a collection of great songs that don't quite gel into a larger picture, that's a minor complaint: songs rarely come much better than these.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Why Are You OK?
    Aas a whole, Why Are You OK isn't quite as memorable a set as they've proven capable of delivering.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Colvin & Earle
    Colvin & Earle plays more like a detour for these two artists rather than the beginning of a long-standing collaboration, but the enthusiasm here is honest and the result is a good week's work that leaves room for a sequel.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Fitz and the Tantrums
    Ultimately, while Fitz & the Tantrums' contemporary dance-pop sound is decades away from the aesthetic of their debut, it works, and it's hard to imagine fans not wanting to take make the leap with them.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Turn to Gold
    Ultimately, with Turn to Gold, Diarrhea Planet, a group with arguably one of the best-worst band names in rock history, have crafted their first truly great album.
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