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For 18,337 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: 15,380 out of 18337
  2. Mixed: 2,931 out of 18337
  3. Negative: 26 out of 18337
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    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    YOKOKIMTHURSTON
    YokoKimThurston feels more focused and risk-taking than some weekend distraction between friends. Sonic Youth have never shied away from releasing indulgent noise jams in the name of art for art's sake, but this album ranks above the best of their non-rock experimentation, and adds a new dimension, with both Gordon and Moore stepping back to serve as supporting noisemakers for Ono's one-of-a-kind voice.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Melody's Echo Chamber
    The combination of Parker's inspired production, Prochet's lovely singing and evocative songwriting, and the perfect balance the duo strikes between pop and art makes Melody's Echo Chamber a rather stunning debut.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Thankful N' Thoughtful
    Thankful N' Thoughtful is a solid outing from an outstanding singer who knows how to growl, croon, grumble, praise, and jump for joy with her vocal phrasing--whatever makes the song live and breathe.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Food & Liquor, Vol. 2: the Great American Rap Album, Pt. 1
    As with many of his songs, the lyrical value (clever, cerebral) is far greater than the musical value (sluggish, meandering). It's much more about delivering a message and provoking debate than replays.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Art History
    If still very much finding their feet, California Wives nonetheless have a very good thing going that could really set them apart with whatever they go for next.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Dead in the Boot
    Dead in the Boot is a quieter, more abstract affair that feels surprisingly autonomous.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Blood Rushing
    As lovely and sparse as Anda Jaleo and Perlas were, it is Blood Rushing that offers us the most of Foster, as a singer, a singular songwriter, and an artful conceptualist.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Jimmy's Show
    Jimmy's Show is yet more proof that Noir is a pop music magician.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Uno!
    While that inspired recklessness is missed, this brisk, cheerful collection of pop is a relief after the operatic ambitions of 21st Century Breakdown.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    End of Daze [EP]
    It expands their sound, delves into some new sonic textures, and cements Dee Dee's place as one of the more interesting and expressive vocalists around.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Strapped
    Strapped isn't a bad album so much as a strangely scattered one, revealing the Soft Pack caught between delivering what they're known for and what they might like to become.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Babel
    Two albums in and Mumford & Sons still sound like a talented outfit fused to the starting block, paralyzed by the thought of having to truly race for their lives.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Piramida
    The unlikely marriage of cold, Bowie-in-Berlin-esque funk and maximized random sound snippets comes off as the most natural and lovely expression of hopeful despair imaginable. Much of the record follows this incredibly nuanced path, giving it uniquely brittle atmosphere, and ranking among the band's best work.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Push and Shove
    They've turned into savvy old pros who know when to flex their muscle and when to lay back, and that canny musicality and camouflaged maturity make Push and Shove a satisfying comeback.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Runner
    The results are elegant and beautiful, as all Sea and Cake albums are, but also slightly experimental.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Field Report
    It would all add up to another listen-to-it-once bit of over-serious Americana noir if the songs weren't so good. But they're good.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Cast the Same Old Shadow
    Cast the Same Old Shadow ultimately crumbles under the weight of its own despondency.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Tomahawk Technique
    Straying far from home, Tomahawk Technique isn't an awful Sean Paul album, but it is an odd one.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Moms
    Exuberant and direct, the album is a refreshing change from the subtle layering of Mines, finding the band at its most musically manic while delivering its most personal lyrics to date.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Kill My Blues
    Best of all, Tucker and crew rock out a lot, and in a lot of different ways, on Kill My Blues.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Sagittarian Domain
    It's a pleasure from the get-go: a nicely ominous plucked guitar rhythm of a couple of notes is the bed for even more moody feedback wails and fading in/out arcs of feedback.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Young Blood
    Obey the Brave's no-nonsense approach, boundless energy and verve, and catharsis-cleansing rage make the songs on Young Blood crackle with the out-of-control power of both the hungriest up-and-comers and all the institutions of power metal that came before.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color
    Layered viewpoints, bittersweet situations, and complicated anger flow out of this articulate effort, but the sweet trick of the album is how approachable it is, living up to its title with equal shares of Mourning and Dreaming.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Sound of the Life of the Mind
    Sarcastic, sweet, subversive, geeky, and awkward are hard vibes to juggle, but Folds, Sledge, and Jessee manage more times than not to keep all of the pins in the air, which after more than a decade apart, is pretty remarkable.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Lowe Country: The Songs of Nick Lowe
    Sometimes things get a little too sweetly sleepy, but at its best this is a handsome, enjoyable listen.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Total Loss
    How to Dress Well still works best when Krell favors the more ethereal side of his music, blurring together his influences into something more unique.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Tomorrowland
    Tomorrowland is the disruptive, chaotic, creative process of the artist revealed; it's full of frustration, anger, conviction, and excitement, all worn plainly on its tattered sleeve.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    3 Pears
    It's as fresh as any music he's ever made, and one of his very best albums.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Kiss
    There's something to be said for Jepsen's girl-next-door persona, which helps make Kiss one of 2012's best, and sweetest, pop albums.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Gallows
    Gallows finds them staying the course, delivering high-octane thrills on every track in a way that feels as if it's meant to reassure fans that Gallows are done playing around and are ready to get back to business.
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