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For 18,283 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: 15,332 out of 18283
  2. Mixed: 2,925 out of 18283
  3. Negative: 26 out of 18283
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    • 79 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    La Grande
    Gibson's reedy voice lacks power, especially when she forces the Ella Fitzgerald affectations, but when she dials back the theatrics and exposes the talented singer/songwriter within, as she does on the sweet and soulful "Milk-Heavy, Pollen-Eyed," the results are downright magical.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    America Give Up
    It's a debut with potential, especially if Howler find their own identity as completely as they borrowed others'.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A Flash Flood of Colour
    For the most part, A Flash Flood of Colour revels in a unique, organized chaos, and while it's a demanding and often exhausting listen, it's a call to arms which the flagging U.K. guitar band scene could do with more of.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    MU.ZZ.LE
    MU.ZZ.LE sounds like outtakes from the last LP--that is, short underwater dub/downtempo emotronica cast-offs--except it is darker.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Beautiful Things
    The pleasant sheen of these song shines just enough to distract us from how deceptively scattered an affair the album truly is.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Hangman Tree
    While The Hangman Tree's left-field approach won't be for everyone, it's hard not to admire its ambition and refreshing sunny disposition.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Kisses on the Bottom
    As a vocalist, this may not be his natural forte, but he takes great care with the songs, and that palpable love is enough to make Kisses on the Bottom worth a spin or two.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Church of Rock and Roll
    Even though the album has a transitional feeling, Foxy Shazam still manage to make their sonic renovation a fun ride, and The Church of Rock and Roll is an entertaining stop on the musical journey.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Wonderland
    While this mixed bag of sounds ensures Wonderland is a far more intriguing affair than most superstar DJ's crossover efforts, it also means Aoki may struggle to reel in the same mainstream audience that its guest list suggests he desires.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Horror
    The band's free-form style of playing is every bit as anti-musical and explosive as '70s no wave, making for a savage listen.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Keep You Close
    More cinematic, melodic, and mellow than their usual experimental indie pop output.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Home
    These tougher remnants of the rootsy, down-home Up on the Ridge are enough to turn Home into a record that resonates longer and louder than Feel That Fire even when it shares much of the same radio-ready DNA.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Fin
    The album as a whole abounds with effective, intriguing atmospherics. It's just that, for all its potential, Fin is merely fine.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Black Session [Live]
    Even when Wire focuses on their not-so-classic material, they sound great in a live environment.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Scars & Stories
    O'Brien helps them articulate their ideas, giving them definition and muscle, attributes that are appealing when the songs lack distinct hooks.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Slideshow Effect
    It was brave of Memoryhouse to drastically change their approach on their first full-length, but while The Slideshow Effect has plenty of appealing moments, they don't add up to a satisfying album.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    With Love
    Those who shudder at the thought of a Dawson's Creek soundtrack should steer well clear, but loved-up fans of good old-fashioned singer/songwriter pop will find plenty to enjoy here.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Beaus$eros
    Beaus$Eros is fringe listening.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Voice of Ages
    Voice of Ages is a good Chieftains recording; its solid performances easily outweigh its duds, but it feels like something less than a 50th anniversary celebration.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    And Never Ending Nights
    It would still make for a fine, welcome, warming (and occasionally, slightly, chilling) soundtrack to never-ending nights, or any other eternity you might have handy.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Hellfire
    The album tries too hard to make its points, generally misplacing Walker's organic, rootsy appeal and obvious talents in the process.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Megaphonic Thrift
    The Megaphonic Thrift largely avoid falling into the same self-indulgence trap that blights many all-star side projects, but they aren't quite engaging enough to suggest the hobby should become full-time.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Bones
    Bones is undeniably still a solid follow-up that should consolidate their second-tier status, but they'll have to change the record next time around if they want to move into U.K.'s alt-metal big league.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Hell in a Handbasket
    If the songs don't quite deliver upon their promise, at least Crook's production and Meat Loaf's performance keep things interesting.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A Brief Crack of Light
    A Brief Crack of Light shows signs that Therapy? are capable of restoring their former glories, but its overall uncompromising attitude suggests they'll continue to remain a cult moshpit-inducing force for now.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    All of Me
    Much of what remains is pleasant and executed with finesse, yet not as memorable as the majority of The 18th Day or Shine.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Utilitarian
    Brutal, unrestrained, and unapologetically ferocious, Utilitarian proves Napalm Death certainly aren't going to mellow with age, and fans of their merciless sound wouldn't want them any other way.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Wrecking Ball
    Wrecking Ball feels cumbersome and top heavy, Springsteen sacrificing impassioned rage in favor of explaining his intentions too clearly.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Love at the Bottom of the Sea
    Overproduction and a general (and oddly generic) sense of overarching silliness keeps the 15-track set from achieving the lovely balance of dirty wit and sincere heartache that made albums like Wayward Bus and Charm of the Highway Strip so immediate and life affirming.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    WZRD
    WZRD, the album, is sort of emo, sort of dream pop, and surely an indulgent effort that surprises with its chemistry and willingness to follow the music.
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