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For 18,280 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: 15,329 out of 18280
  2. Mixed: 2,925 out of 18280
  3. Negative: 26 out of 18280
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Whatever the Weather
    Even when she's still working with high BPMs, James lets the tracks on this album breathe in a way that she doesn't on her other releases, making Whatever the Weather a standout in her rapidly growing catalog.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Melt My Eyez See Your Future
    With such a vibrant canvas to rap over, its good to hear Curry come at the project with a refreshed pen game.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    You Belong There
    With this album, he's challenged himself to make something so personal and ambitious that it finds an audience precisely because it's so extraordinary. It's a challenge that anyone who's been a fan of his music in any incarnation should accept.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    El Mirador
    Though they've branched out over the years with plenty of success, El Mirador shows their roots are as strong as ever.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Second Nature
    Second Nature steps firmly into a more mature adult alternative realm befitting the subject matter, without abandoning playfulness or high-contrast dynamics (or bandmates Dan Molad and Peter Lalish, who appear here) in the process.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Line Is a Curve
    More aesthetically modern and approachable than some of their other records, though no less potent, this is Kae Tempest at their best.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Wet Leg
    While Chambers and Teasdale are still discovering what they can do, they're having a lot of fun finding out, and Wet Leg more than delivers on the promise of their viral beginnings.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Fear of the Dawn
    Fear of the Dawn isn't often a pleasant listen, but it wasn't meant to be: it's a dark adventure, an album designed to provoke and stoke fears, not to soothe them.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Broken Hearts Club
    The lack of uninhibited gloating and easy-going funk grooves disqualify Broken Hearts Club from being considered Syd's most characteristic and definitive work. It could become the one that is most cherished -- a skip-less companion for listeners going through or getting over their first real love.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Ramona Park Broke My Heart
    Staples goes even deeper into memory and self-reflection on Ramona Park Broke My Heart, presenting his pain, glory, and contradictory emotions in sharper definition while turning in some of his most engaging music to date.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Bronco
    Orville Peck's image as the glamorous and subversive masked man of country music still feels a bit gimmicky, but in the grand show biz tradition, it's a character that puts the spotlight firmly on a genuine talent, and Bronco is a glorious achievement that fulfills Peck's promise and then some.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Familia
    On Familia, Cabello celebrates her family's journey and how it helped bring her musical dreams to life.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Growing Up
    Hinting at more to come with a little more experience and practice, Growing Up is a heartwarming opening salvo that recharges the punk spirit for a new generation while recognizing, as they sing on the endearing title track, that "there's still a little more growing up" to do.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Under the Bridge
    An impeccable blend of past and present, this is essential listening for indie pop lovers of any age.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Forever
    Released six years to the day after Phife's death, Forever serves as both the final realization of his artistic statement, and a loving tribute to the memory of the artist himself.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Chloe and the Next 20th Century
    Fans who fell in love with Tillman's sharp social commentary will find plenty to hone in on, but the lush sounds take some of the bite out of his clever barbs and cynical perspectives on love and connection. Even with the strong, considered design of his previous albums, Father John Misty has never sounded so pleasant.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Leave the Light On
    While the songs themselves are more uneven, Pillow Queens' sound is fully formed, with tracks including opener "Be by Your Side" hitting on all cylinders.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    I Just Want to Be a Good Man
    He relates without judgment these possibilities for others journeying through this deeply troubled world, rendering I Just Want to Be a Good Man an outsider gospel masterpiece.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    External Combustion
    It's handsomely crafted classic rock played with flair, wit, and precision, elements that make familiar tropes seem fresh.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Jacket
    All of Widowspeak's experience feels channeled into The Jacket's poetic, poignant songs, and after more than a decade together, they're continuing to build one of the quietly great discographies of the 2010s and 2020s.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Set Sail
    Set Sail is easily the band's most mature, far-reaching, affirmative statement. Making it even more indispensable is that it is as infectiously danceable as it is life affirming.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Barbara
    Fans of 2019's Happy to Be Here will be glad to know that the project's sound is tweaked, not redefined, with Lindsay making her vocals more distinguishable from plushy surroundings without compromising their wispy, daydreamy qualities.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Past Life Regression
    Fast-forward a few years and that mid-fi, highly melodic sound [on 2018's Parallel Universe Blues] is fully intact on Past Life Regression. It's a little clearer, sharper around the edges, and less bathed in a kind of third-album VU haze.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Quitters
    Christian Lee Hutson manages to make you care about him and his life even as he artfully reveals his darkest side on Quitters, and while it's hard to tell if he thinks California really is beautiful or if he's one of the doubters, he tells his stories well enough that you'll follow this LP to the end as you try to figure it out.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Famously Alive
    The energy and inspiration are there, but as the band attempt to write more accessible material, some of the uniqueness of their past work is compromised. Still, you can't say that the album is predictable, and even if not every song hits, the band's exuberance is undeniable.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Unraveling of Puptheband
    Biting the hand that feeds is one of punk's great traditions, and it's a relief to find Pup's shambling spirit unsullied by their present status.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Unlimited Love
    Despite the overall trippy and feel-good nature of the set, there's enough for fans of any past era to find an entry point and enjoy the ride.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Immutable
    Ultimately, Immutable delivers the very essence of Meshuggah. While comfortable in their collective skin, they continue expanding their reach by obliterating -- hell, nearly swallowing -- metal's genre boundaries in their long, relentless search for the undiscovered.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Tilt
    The cathartic release is absolutely joyous on this stylish party album, a heaping dose of maximalist escapism from a quartet that just wants you to dance your cares away.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    7220
    The record has a few interesting outlier songs, like the R&B-leaning Summer Walker duet "Difference Is" or the questionable country-trap experiment "Broadway Girls" with raspy hooks and twangy ad-libs by Morgan Wallen. For the most part, however, Lil Durk commands the flow of 7220 with emotionally complex lyrics that feel confessional and raw on more melancholic tracks like the Gunna-featuring "What Happened to Virgil" and out for blood on charged, confrontational moments like "AHHH HA."
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