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For 18,275 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: 15,324 out of 18275
  2. Mixed: 2,925 out of 18275
  3. Negative: 26 out of 18275
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Oh Snap
    While some of the songs on Oh Snap are as poetic and musically engaging as her best work, others -- including the vocoder-steeped, house-infused number "A Little Bit More" and her brief, off-the-cuff a cappella take on the Commodores' "Brick House" -- though intriguing, never fully transcend the feeling that she's just having some fun in the studio.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    TRON: Ares [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
    Visceral, engaging, and potent enough to warrant the Nine Inch Nails name, Tron: Ares is one of the standout soundtracks in the Reznor/Ross catalog, one that mirrors its subject by taking something digital and transforming it into something very human and emotional.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    41 Longfield Street Late '80s
    Tyler's parents worked as songwriters in Nashville. 41 Longfield Street Late '80s is informed by this nostalgia, but it's also a forward-thinking record that pushes its influences into another realm.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Play
    Sheeran knows how to please his fans and Play doesn't veer far from his usual formula, shaking things up just enough with the invigorating addition of a couple internationally spiced highlights.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Arctic Moon
    Arctic Moon is a solid comeback from a group whose sound is so influential that it feels like they never left.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Hail To The Thief (Live Recordings 2003-2009)
    For any critics who complained that Hail to the Thief was just too long, bloated, and disjointed, this is the course correction that'll give that album the justice it has always deserved.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Allbarone
    This record plays like his shot for glory, and with tracks as hooky and well-constructed as "Mockingjay" or the title track, there's no reason he shouldn't hit the big time.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    METAL FORTH
    A far jollier ride than its angsty predecessor, 2023's Other One, Metal Forth leans hard into the group's kawaii metal aesthetic, delivering ten potent sugar rushes that evoke Babymetal's dizzying, confectionery debut.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Hard Headed Woman
    On Hard Headed Woman, Price might be a stubborn artist who doesn't feel like she owes "the bastards" anything, but she feels like she's keeping a promise, both to her fans and to herself.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Live Laugh Love
    Though there's an element of dark humor to the album -- note "Gamma (need the <3)"'s lyrical reference to Michael Haneke's home invasion satire Funny Games -- there's still a lot of sincere joy expressed in these songs, even if it isn't always obvious on the surface.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Departures & Arrivals: Adventures of Captain Curt
    If Departures and Arrivals: Adventures of Captain Curt has flaws, they don't change the fact it's an audacious bit of record-making that succeeds far more often than it fails, and once again confirms Harding is a major artist whose talents deserve a far wider audience.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Joni's Jazz [Box Set]
    Joni's Jazz functions as a kind of sublime playlist, providing a stellar grounding of her work in folk, rock, and pop, while almost constantly reflecting jazz's musical vocabulary and influence.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    International
    International is beautiful and painful in equal amounts. Beautiful because one of the great pop bands of the modern era has left such a moving, inspired, and special artifact, painful because it's not fair for them to quit when they can still make records like this.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Man's Best Friend
    Ultimately, Carpenter feels like she's writing from her own relatable experience on Man's Best Friend and while her tongue remains firmly planted in her cheek, the album has plenty of pop bite.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Who Is the Sky?
    These songs are so fun, so triumphant, so full of life that it's easy to feel reassured by them, even when they investigate difficult realities.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Double Infinity
    While Double Infinity is an album more likely to wash over listeners than stick, its collaborative, impromptu spirit has infectious qualities of its own, and it's interesting to hear that the band expanded outward instead shrinking with the first departure of a member.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A Danger To Ourselves
    The arrangements, often filled with close-miked acoustic instruments and clanging percussion, feel as intimate as the lyrics, yet they're also disarmingly trippy, with electronic effects and processing twisting the sounds into unfamiliar and unconventional textures.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    God Does Like Ugly
    The album balances more violent, hardcore material (the Clipse-featuring "Community") with songs primed for the club (the Miami bass-influenced "WRK" and "Sk8"), with the nostalgic coming-up story "For Keeps" being a highlight.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    JACKBOYS 2
    With JACKBOYS 2 delivering nothing to really bite into, all there is to do is chew on it awhile and spit it back out.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You
    While it's highlighted by evocative tracks like "Fuck Me Eyes" and its mix of smooth synths and dissonant fuzz, and the more intimate "Dust Bowl" ("I knew it was love/When I rode home crying"), like any concept album worth its salt, Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You is best heard in its (73-minute) entirety.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Star Line
    Star Line is vibrant and energetic, with his signature blend of mellow, friendly hip-hop, gospel, neo-soul, and jazz gracing the instrumentals and his voice as high-spirited and charismatic as ever.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    lost americana
    An album of big alternative pop tracks which are confused, confusing, and impressively hard to enjoy.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Last Missouri Exit
    Last Missouri Exit is a thoroughly entertaining debut from a band that knows how to make the most of that most uncommon of musical virtues, modesty.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Billionaire
    This sounds like it could be her best album to date, and a strong candidate for "Best of 2025" lists.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party
    With Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party, Williams has crafted an album about letting go and finding a way to move forward honestly, and perhaps most importantly on her own terms.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Everest
    Everest never strays far from the hard rock and heavy metal foundation that has propelled Halestorm to the upper echelons of the modern rock scene. Instead, it expands their sonic palette, proving that evolution doesn't have to mean compromise.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Essex Honey
    A remarkable album with more gateways than a knowing mixtape, Essex Honey shows that Hynes is as ingenious as a would-be DJ, A&R, and talent connector as he is as a songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and singer.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Airline Highway
    When Rodney Crowell feels like rocking a bit, Airline Highway gives him all the swagger he needs, and even when he doesn't, he confirms he's nobody's fool and remains one of the best songwriters in the Americana community.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Hives Forever Forever The Hives
    While this album isn't quite as adventurous as The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons, it's among the Hives' most consistent. Like its title suggests, The Hives Forever Forever the Hives is a potent reflection of their blunt force, sharp wit, and refusal to sit still.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Straight Line Was A Lie
    Despite its frequently overcast tone, Straight Line Was a Lie is, in typical Beths fashion, dependably catchy and sweetly harmonic.
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