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For 18,293 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: 15,342 out of 18293
  2. Mixed: 2,925 out of 18293
  3. Negative: 26 out of 18293
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Leaving Atlanta
    It's just a flat-out good-time rock & roll record and that's all that really matters.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Staring at the X
    It feels like they've channeled the looseness of their playing on Survival into a willingness to try anything once, and fortunately, most of their experiments stick.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A Wasteland Companion
    Fans who were wondering if Ward's mainstream successes would yield a stylistic sea change can rest easy, as his signature, sepia-tone demeanor, for better or for worse, remains steadfast.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Family Perfume, Vol. 1
    Vol. 1 is commendable and helps make the album a worthy addition to White Fence's excellently warped catalog.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Acousmatic Sorcery
    Like strangers arguing in public or a weary couple who went out to dinner just to break up loudly in the restaurant, Acousmatic Sorcery offers a similar, sometimes unbearably honest look into a very personal world.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Prisoner
    Prisoner remains one of the boldest statements of intent from a fledgling act this year, and while it will be a little too intense for some, it pinpoints the Jezabels as one of the bands to watch from Australia's thriving indie rock scene.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Rant
    Rant goes far beyond any glee club or barbershop perceptions with its reverence and creativity; while it may not change the mind of anyone who thinks a capella pop music is inherently hokey, it's still one of the Futureheads' most exciting albums.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    De Vermis Mysteriis
    While De Vermis Mysteriis is probably not the group's finest hour (2002's Surrounded by Thieves still bears that distinction), it is nonetheless a very fine hour indeed.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Other People's Problems
    Breton sound more natural when they let their rock side dominate.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Better Luck Next Life
    Royal Baths' singing and playing have grown significantly since their debut.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Zammuto
    There's a roving chaos to the disc, not completely divorced from the springy shifts of his other band, but definitely a different animal.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Electric Cables
    Regardless of how his bandmates might feel, those who like their indie pop filled with soft light and tender beauty will fall in love with this album quite easily.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Aberrant Years
    Individually and together, these records are as potent, squalling, and beautiful as when they were issued.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Torture
    It's clear that the gore-obsessed band shows no signs of slowing down.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Spooky Action at a Distance
    Spooky Action at a Distance might be more low-key than some of Pundt's other work with and without Lotus Plaza, but it's still a great showcase for his winsome songs.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Changed
    Changed marches to a deliberate beat, the tempos shifting only slightly when things get either insistent or gentle, the group layering its harmonies heavily on both the soft and loud numbers, giving every cut a candied gloss.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    I Love You, It's Cool
    Their breed of futuristic pop is more polished than ever, and loses some of its edge with that increased emulsion.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Locked Down
    No matter which era or what record you prefer, as an album, Locked Down stands with Rebennack's best.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
    Cut the iffy pop off these 19 tracks and you're left with Roman's true four-star empire, but as it is, Roman Reloaded is a frustrating mix of significant and skippable.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    New Wild Everywhere
    New Wild Everywhere may not bring anything new to the table, but what It does bring, as is the case with the best comfort food, has been honed to perfection.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Mouseman Cloud
    Even the lesser songs have enough catchy moments to rank Mouseman Cloud up there with any of Pollard's unending solo material from the decade preceding it, but the strongest songs leave one wondering what kind of masterpieces he could construct if he'd just limit himself to one record a year.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Seeds
    This is one dense and tight set, barely over half-an-hour in length, and it's definitely in contention for Muldrow's most focused, funkiest, and (somewhat ironically) personal release to date.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    In Between
    On In Between they ditch any SY trappings and go full shoegaze, removing much of the energy and dialing the tempos down to mid. It works really well, allowing the band to create a mood of wistful, well-produced melancholy that builds and builds until the album ends in a swirl of barely expressed emotion and guitar clatter.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Quakers
    Quakers is the kind of album where favorite tracks change from listen to listen, and a testament to hip-hop's enduring power.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Amaryllis
    Even with this change of tone, the album is still classic Shinedown, and though this kind of triumphant mood will probably disappoint fans looking for something to cut loose and pump their fists to.
    • AllMusic
      • Posted Apr 3, 2012
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Both Lights
    Both Lights isn't always completely on the money.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Brain Pulse Music
    Brain Pulse Music is the most traditional album Batoh has recorded, as well as the most radical and fascinating.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Relapse
    This is a harder and faster-than-usual album from the group, and yet there's also a heavier element of control throughout.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Grifter's Hymnal
    It's a swaggering, sexy, shake-your-ass, greasy, deep roots record.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Time Capsules II
    Oberhofer has imagination to spare, but Time Capsules II would benefit from reeling in a bit -- most of the songs are at least three and a half minutes long but finished saying what they needed to before reaching that time point, and as welcome as xylophone is on an indie pop record, hearing it on what feels like every song is a bit much.
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