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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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    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Unsemble
    Sure, no one is going to mistake this for an Einsturzende Neubaten or Jesus Lizard album (and most definitely not a Silver Jews disc), but the links to those acts can still be felt in the music here, making this self-titled debut an impressive collaboration between a trio of rather impressive collaborators.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Wedding Bells [EP]
    If the seats at brunch are all taken by indie kids and laid-back electronica fans, Wedding Bells is a suitable soundtrack.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Drop Beneath
    The Drop Beneath is another strong step toward Eternal Summers being a band like Bettie or Velocity Girl, the kind that other bands will look to for inspiration 20 years later.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Lift Your Spirit
    It remains as easy on the ears as a worn pair of slippers on the feet.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Belomancie
    It's an album that holds plenty of rewards for those willing to take the time to explore its odd twists and turns with an open mind.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Beloved
    While no one is going to accuse I Killed the Prom Queen of thinking too far outside the box, Beloved is an incredibly solid album from the Australian band, and is a fine return to the scene after a seven-year exile.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Awake
    Even as Tycho adds more depth and variety to his sound, his music's main success is giving listeners an attractive backdrop for whatever they might be doing.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Supermodel
    If Torches scratched the surface of twenty-something angst, then Supermodel takes that exploration a few steps deeper, revealing a more introspective, enigmatic, world-weary tone.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Ledges
    The songs sound sad but each carries hope somehow, although a little jump and joy here and there might have given this set a little more spark. Life is lived in the sunshine, too.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Piano Nights
    The nine tunes on Piano Nights walk a line between the haunted beauty of Dolores and the more austere, glacial darkness of earlier recordings.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Six
    A brief but compelling work from an important artist.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Lost Forever, Lost Together
    Architects have embraced change, and although they're still mindful of the sound that got them where they are, their refusal to be beholden to it makes Lost Forever, Lost Together one of their most exciting records to date.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Mirrors the Sky
    This strong debut points to even stronger, more focused work from Foy down the line.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Chills on Glass
    It's deliberately confusing, oddly seductive, and takes no prisoners.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    My Krazy Life
    Think of 50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Tryin' delivered by an inspired rapper in a post-Nicki Minaj world and you're close to the thrill of this inspired debut.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Pink Caves
    Ultimately, The Pink Caves has a haunting, surrealistic quality that, while melodic and song-based at times, also feels abstract and organic, as if these songs were not so much written by the band as cultivated as they grew out of the earth.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Forcefield
    Tokyo Police Club worked with co-producer Doug Boehm, who has also collaborated with the French Kicks, and Forcefield often recalls how that band managed to sound sophisticated and unpretentious at the same time
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Odulek
    Somewhere in between his rich, weathered baritone and his self-deprecating lyrics, the listener is charmed into submission, and it all goes down like a perfectly sessionable ale, albeit one with peculiar origins.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It's Alive
    It's Alive is a debut that should appeal to both lovers of old-school surf pop and anyone who's into the modern "surf" noise-pop style, but always wanted more waves and less whine.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Wildewoman
    Wildewoman can feel a little rote, but to its credit, never dull, due in large part to Wolfe and Laessig's commanding performances.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Daughter of Everything
    All told, Daughter of Everything is a promising, if somewhat scattered collection of wry guitar pop that nods to the best of the '60s and '90s.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    In Each and Every One
    The use of production and electronic treatment amplifies almost all of the tracks here, creating interesting pockets of unexpected tension and menace in what would have otherwise stood as somewhat straightforward compositions.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Out Among the Stars
    Every one of these seem like they could have some kind of potential on the charts, so the fact they were shelved is a bit of a mystery because, when taken together--despite misguided novelties like "If I Told You Who It Was"--it adds up to one of Cash's stronger '80s albums.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Suck My Shirt
    They're as committed as ever to rocking and having a good time, and that's something that thankfully seems to be getting even stronger the more they figure out what they're doing.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    World of Joy
    World of Joy's second half isn't quite as cohesive as its first.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    New Gods
    Its varied tones and moods settle into an exciting, vivid bigger picture and represent a clearer collection of Wilson's intelligent lyrical portraits and shifting stylistic muses.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Effra Parade
    Out of the box, the Melodic don't sound much like anyone else in British pop, and their individuality, imagination, and vision already make them something special.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Till Midnight
    Ragan's insightful writing lends itself to both anthems and love songs, revealing the singer/songwriter's maturity and savvy. He just needs to trust his vision more.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Dreams
    Sweet, smooth, sincere, and smart, Dreams is an unexpected plush pillow from the group.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Shakira
    [It] doesn't necessarily mean that every cut is cohesive but Shakira is the rare pop star who can pull an album together through sheer force of personality.
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