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For 18,274 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: 15,323 out of 18274
  2. Mixed: 2,925 out of 18274
  3. Negative: 26 out of 18274
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Of The Earth
    This is a Shabaka album; it resonates with individuality, innovation, and abundant creativity.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Make-up Is A Lie
    Morrissey’s singular personality is on full display, and just as uncompromising as ever, but sitting through an entire album of his musings and moanings circa 2026 is less than fun.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Kin
    Kin is unexpectedly abrasive compared to other KMRU albums, but feels just as natural and inviting.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Deface The Currency
    Deface the Currency is gloriously intense and raucous, as avant funk, explosive jazz, free improv, psychedelia, and post-punk chaos meet in hallucinatory joy.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    This Can't Be Today: American Psychedelia & The Paisley Underground 1977-1988
    This blend of great tracks by well-known bands (add to the list of already mentioned groups a few more like the Three O'Clock, Green on Red, Redd Kross, Cynics, and Long Ryders), strong picks by the really good bands who filled out the ranks, and the occasional left-field surprise (looking at you, Camper Van Beethoven) makes for a collection that serves as a reminder of just how thrilling an age it was to be an open-eared and broad-minded fan of psychedelic and garage music.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Normal Isn't
    Normal Isn't is focused and polished, going for the jugular on every single track -- both musically and lyrically -- leaving no room for ambiguity. They're pissed and anxious, with a fear that's turned to desperation on lyrical highlights such as "The Quiet Parts," "Thrust," and "A Public Stoning."
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Pleasure Is Yours
    A set of delightfully askew R&B.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Great Satan
    The Great Satan absolutely rips, with the jagged riffs, wild audio samples, and jackhammer drumming (courtesy of Ginger Fish) supporting some of Zombie's best (and most rabid) vocals in many an album.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    DEADLINE [EP]
    Short and sweet, it highlights all the different styles and moods the quartet is capable of, proving they still have it and hinting at exciting directions for a future full-length.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    the apple tree under the sea
    The Apple Tree Under the Sea takes more listens to fully appreciate than the effortlessly charming "girlfriend," springs' breakout viral hit, but it's undoubtedly a magical and inspired work.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Fall-Off
    It’s a long journey through a track list that approaches two hours of music, but if time does indeed reveal it to be his final album, The Fall-Off is a worthy swan song.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    In My Dreams
    With In My Dreams, Frisell pulls you into his western reverie, a wagon train journey into his soul.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Hen's Teeth
    This record, and Light Verse, show that he is still searching, still working hard, and still able to imbue his albums with the same deep feeling and unstinting beauty that he has from the beginning.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    My Days Of 58
    Pairing thoughtful craft with spontaneity is no easy feat, but My Days of 58's songs do it effortlessly.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Side-Eye III+
    The wait was worth it: Side-Eye III+ is the most holistic, tender, and joyful recording from the guitarist in more than a decade.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Highway To Heavenly
    Heavenly have done a fine job of delivering what their fans might expect -- indie pop at its finest -- with enough curveballs, gentle bite, and brilliant songs to make it sound 100% brand new, exciting, and impossible to write off as just another nostalgia trip.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Romantic
    It's a well-dressed set of nine finely crafted love songs.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Marathon
    While Maria BC's songs can float away into the clouded ether at times (or sink into the sea), Marathon's more tactile sounds keep it loosely tethered to human interaction.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Fancy Some More?
    Like most remix collections, this should be approached as a bonus round for fans of the original release, but there's an abundance of worthwhile material here.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Mirror
    After he works his way through songs with titles like "Can I Mend It?," "Worms," and "God Knows Why," most listeners will likely be willing to give the sometimes anti-hero a second chance thanks to his deep self-awareness, charming turns of phrase, intention to do the work, and expressions of seemingly genuine affection.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Nothing's About To Happen To Me
    Nothing's About to Happen to Me may be the Mitski-est Mitski album yet, despite its character-driven nature and partly because, at least on some level, it captures the anxiety of the Zeitgeist of its time.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Mountain
    The emotional backbone of The Mountain, however, pushes that expert musicianship beyond the typically reliable Gorillaz sound and into new territory, adding more heart and humanity than this cartoon crew has ever mustered.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Days Of Ash EP
    Despite being only six songs, Days of Ash packs quite the punch and reminds listeners how good U2 can be when they have something to say.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    No Lube So Rude
    Her most purposeful album since The Teaches of Peaches, No Lube So Rude is a sexy, witty, and urgent statement that reaffirms she's still a trailblazer.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    luck... or something
    Refreshingly introspective, stylish, and transparent.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Garip
    A really strong album, one that finds the band circling back to the reasons they started the group while also exploring new, very interesting territory.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Future Quiet
    Moby's weary voice surfaces during the mournful "This Was Never Meant for Us," one of several songs that start out slow and sparse but eventually bloom when the strings hit. "Mott Street 1992" recalls the best of Moby's downtempo material, with dreamy breakbeats and lush synths conveying a slow-moving but expressive rush of feeling.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Prizefighter
    Prizefighter is marginally better than its predecessor, dispelling some of the awkwardness of a long hiatus and reinforcing Mumford & Sons' reputation as purveyors of quality comfort food. It's hopeful, reflective, safe, and deeply rooted in the folk and country traditions the band knows intimately.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    OCTANE
    The rapper's sound moves subtly between modes throughout the album, with touches of fantastical synths on the trap-pop tune "Call Back," R&B undercurrents on the infectious "Tiramisu," and a hybrid of Y2K-inspired pop melodies and simmering old-school radio rap production on "ATM."
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    We Gotta Groove: The Brother Studio Years [Super Deluxe Edition]
    The remastering is bright and crisp, and it stands the test of time. .... The songs intended for 15 Big Ones are a bit of a mixed bag, with covers of songs like "Mony Mony" and "Running Bear" falling flat, due to the band's basic disinterest in what they were doing. On the other hand, the cover of the Righteous Brothers' "Just Once in My Life" is quite beautiful. .... Another reason to get excited about the collection is that tracks from the banished Adult/Child get a proper airing here.
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