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For 18,294 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: 15,343 out of 18294
  2. Mixed: 2,925 out of 18294
  3. Negative: 26 out of 18294
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    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Tiny Rebels [EP]
    Tiny Rebels is more a mini-album than an EP, with six tracks dipped in generous amounts of reverb and tremolo and finding Kelly showcasing his knack for sunny pop harmonies and Byrds-esque 12-string guitar leads.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Nothing Violates This Nature
    All this makes Nothing Violates This Nature seem like an exhausting listen, and it really is, but when it comes to unfiltered anger and catharsis, accept no substitutes.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Saaab Stories [EP]
    Fans who like him reckless should check it, but for the full picture, start elsewhere.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Enthusiast
    Those who don't share his sense of humor or fondness for quick-shifting sounds may be left scratching their heads while listening to Enthusiast, but listeners who are ready for anything will enjoy the wild ride the album offers.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Don't Look Down
    Try as she may to distract with her strut and style as Skylar Grey, what resonates is the same kind of melodic turn of phrase that was apparent back when she was calling herself Holly Brook.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Nothing Can Stop Us
    Nothing Can Stop Us is a triumph for the backing band, but Campbell's number has been due for years, and now that it's been pulled, it's time to wake the town and tell the people.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Bardo Story
    There may be a bunch of bands traveling the same psychedelic back roads as Salvia Plath, but Collins and company ride with style.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Glynnaestra
    The album flows by with the scrapbooked flair of an intricately constructed sound collage, but one whose loose ends and experimental moments are firmly rooted in Krautpop rhythms.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Sun Comes Out Tonight
    Uunderneath that blustering, the group manage to ease back and act their age, and that detached cool exterior is why The Sun Comes Out Tonight is the most satisfying latter-day album this group has yet made.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Trap House 3
    Gucci's inspired by more serene and soft moments at this point, so call this the most "couch locked" of all Trap Houses and get prepared to sprawl out for a long, low ride.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Destruction in Yr Soul
    The heavy lyrics are curious in the framework of mostly bright sonics, but the combination makes Destruction in Yr Soul a more thought-provoking listen, drawing the listener back to certain phrases or sections of its colorful pastiche of sounds to better understand its unique duality.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Jinx
    You'd have to look hard to find another band making dark and noisy pop as sonically engaging and emotionally satisfying as Weekend do on Jinx.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Circumambulation
    While the album might not reach the heights and depths of True Widow's previous effort, it's a fantastic album in its own right that finds the band tweaking a proven formula rather than just sitting back and making the same album again and again.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Ruby Red
    Ruby Red feels like it was built on a foundation of half-formed ideas that spontaneously (and explosively) evolved into fully functioning mini-epics during the recording process, resulting in something akin to a more focused GBV or a less strung-out Spiritualized.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    My Favorite Picture of You
    My Favorite Picture of You is simply a wonderful, balanced gem of an album from a masterful songwriter.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Year of No Returning
    With such a resounding sadness, it's doubtful that this will be the album to pull in new listeners, but it's certainly his most mature record, and packs a hell of an emotional punch.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Trials & Tribulations
    While this isn't a giant leap forward or a stunning diversion from previous releases, Hood's on a roll and it's hard not to welcome the usual power and polish
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Tiden
    Tiden may be listened to passively and with great enjoyment, but to do so would be to miss its sense of invention and adventure.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Melbourne
    It's a damn good debut from a guy worth watching out for in the future.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Street Punk
    The album is great, in particular Shaw's uncannily Misfits-evoking performances. It's a testament to the verve of Hunx & His Punx that whatever form their muse takes, they fearlessly follow it and are even able to communicate a core of their own sonic personalities when doing so.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Songs Cycled
    The impossibly orchestrated compositions on Songs Cycled are constantly unraveling and being wound back in, making them a little bit hard to keep up with at times, but something amazing to behold nonetheless.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Argument
    The Argument never seems like work, as Hart is thoroughly engaged, delivering songs that work on their own terms but purposefully add up to an intriguing, tantalizing enigma.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Pura Vida Conspiracy
    With their ever-expanding arsenal of masterfully crafted musical traditions, they prove once more to refuse to be anything less than what they are: one of the most explorative and inexhaustibly creative bands on the planet.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Slow Focus
    Slow Focus delivers some of their most masterful and seemingly effortless music yet.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
    Only a handful of the tracks here have a lot of staying power, and the rest, while always colorful and even enjoyable, are fast to fade.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Stars Dance
    Thanks to the strong songs, Selena's reliably strong vocals, and the variety of sounds, it adds up to be another fine entry in her catalog and just another example of why Selena Gomez is one of the best pop stars making music in 2013.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Fever Forms
    With this album, the Octopus Project sound as jubilant and ecstatic as peers like Deerhoof or Dirty Projectors and channel the same optimism and weird charm as the Flaming Lips, while pushing their own unique sound into warmer, more accessible places than expected.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Ballad of Boogie Christ
    It was written, performed, cut, and mixed with great care, and as such delivers Arthur's creative vision with abundant emotional power.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Spitting Fire Live, Vol. 1-2
    Between these two sets, fans get a chance to explore the many facets of High on Fire's sound, and no matter which side of the coin you might fall on, the Spitting Fire Live series has something for you.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Embracism
    Throughout it all, his rich, lived-in baritone, which can go from a funereal dirge to a supernatural caterwaul in a matter of seconds, delivers the goods like the world's most demented herald, but even at his most fevered, he remains such an engaging figure, that it's nearly impossible to look away from the scene of the crime, even as the blood begins pooling around the listeners' feet.
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