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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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    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Up All Night
    As a starting point for One Direction fan memorabilia, for which it appears there is limitless potential for the time being, this is a perfectly sized, and targeted, collection.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Mia Pharaoh
    Ultimately, Mia Pharaoh is so full of catchy, disco-on-the-cheap numbers that it sometimes sounds a bit like a vintage Eurovision Contest compilation--and that should be taken as a huge compliment.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Ain't Ain't Ain't
    Not only are the songs so perfectly patched that it's hard to tell they were ever fractured, but in the age of Pro-Tools editing, they seem like relatively standard pop songs.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Siberia
    The album is a blissful, laser-toned experience where Poxleitner's sweet voice is expertly wrapped in stylish, multicolored hues of fluorescent keyboard squelch and bass guitar shimmer.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    We Are Nobody
    While their detachment makes the Chap a unique group and perhaps something of an acquired taste, We Are Nobody delivers some of their finest songs yet.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Remix
    At 17 tracks it borders on overkill, but that's fitting for Gaga, who has made excessiveness her raison d'être, and some of the included remixes are quite good.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Lung of Love
    Though there are a few missteps ... the document's strengths supersede them in a powerful and inviting way.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    If You're Young
    The Static Jacks retain much of the energy of punk, and a bit of the attitude, but their sound has a more polished pop tone to it.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Always
    These catchy, desperate, searing, and searching songs aren't always the most accessible, but they show exactly why this band has such a dedicated audience.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Ex Lives
    Every Time I Die are moving in some promising new directions.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Some Nights
    The trio has crafted a record that measures up to My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy musically and delivers enough emotional charge to power a small town for a month.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Strange Land
    Ultimately, Strange Land is a bold and successful leap into new and previously unexplored territory for Yellow Ostrich.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Sugar
    Sugar does little to contradict the argument that the Sunshine Factory are nothing more than a My Bloody Valentine tribute act, but it's an act they undeniably do very well.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Come Back as Rain
    Come Back as Rain may be the perfect summer soundtrack for listeners looking for a less cerebral Band of Horses, a more ecumenical Fleet Foxes, or just a damn fine group of musicians with a knack for kicking out youthful, country-tinged pop songs without an agenda.
    • 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.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Beard, Wives, Denim
    Every melody is blanketed in psychedelic sounds, giving a unified feel to the record, even if the music isn't always easily containable.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables
    If you're in the mood for a few laughs and some well-directed anger from a guy with something to say and a knack for saying it well, Todd Snider is just the man you've been looking for.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Break It Yourself
    On first spin, Break It Yourself may sound like a typical outing, but repeated listens unveil an assembly of songs that are as verdant and mercurial as they are rooted in the Bird tradition.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Zoo
    Everything continues to feel heavy.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Milk Famous
    The sonic growth and confidence White Rabbits display here prove they're moving in the right direction.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    All My Lovely Goners
    Winterpills' All My Lovely Goners is a rich and often quite enjoyable listen.
    • 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.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Bird Is Coming Down to Earth
    The album grows stronger as its second half wears on.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Rhyton
    Rhyton stumble through their jams oblivious and dopey, failing to fully connect with each other or take the listener to a place more exciting than a spirited jam session in the practice space.
    • 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.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    One Second of Love
    One Second of Love's main issue is not one of sonic fidelity, but consistency. If the murk of earlier recordings hid some of Nite Jewel's intentions, they also succeeded in hiding slightly forced stylistic leanings.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Open Your Heart
    With Open Your Heart, the Men achieve the elusive balance of growing their sound without diluting the intensity and attitude that made them great in the first place, weaving together their influences with fresh ears and a nuanced touch, making for one of the year's most satisfying listens.
    • 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.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Rise Ye Sunken Ships
    We Are Augustines have created a record that gives the listeners all the time they need to explore the ideas inside without ever threatening to push them out the door, creating the life-sustaining atmosphere necessary to make Rise Ye Sunken Ships the kind of place you live rather than visit.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Start the Revolution Without Me
    The Brit Award winners have suddenly gone all serious, eschewing their trademark singalong choruses and reining in the quirkiness that briefly made them one of Britain's biggest guitar bands, in favor of a more downbeat and slightly psychedelic sound that may be less annoyingly infectious but is also ultimately less fun.
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