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For 3,071 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 64% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 33% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.4 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 73
Highest review score: 100 LANY
Lowest review score: 0 Results May Vary
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,331 out of 3071
  2. Mixed: 695 out of 3071
  3. Negative: 45 out of 3071
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    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Mirror Conspiracy
    The upscale bars and clubs of the world will undoubtedly toast these two for The Mirror Conspiracy, and you should, too. [#147, p.110]
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    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Player Player
    You appreciate his delightful little melodies and quirky rhythmic tics more because you have to strain to hear 'em. [Aug 2003, p.110]
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    • 86 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Decline Of British Sea Power
    An intriguing debut. [Nov 2003, p.108]
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    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Cansei De Ser Sexy
    Quite an impressive start. [Aug 2006, p.206]
    • Alternative Press
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Astrological Straits
    Hill's first solo outing is a 450 bpm bonanza with 13 tracks of slasher-jazz that are surprisingly catchy and cohesive. [Sep 2008, p.162]
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    • 67 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Twin Forks
    Although the music and lyrical content are more mature, what hasn’t changed is the familiar empathetic thrill of Carabba’s songwriting.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Treats
    Rarely can sheer, brute force from a pair like Miller and Krauss make everything that comes afterward seem so irrelevant.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Spoon And Rafter
    The results are understated, heartbreaking and quietly intoxicating. [Oct 2003, p.124]
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    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Rot Gut, Domestic
    Rot Gut, Domestic's melodies are still strong, but Edward's world-weary tenor to the bedeviled characters and prickly distortion, anxiety rules. [Apr 2012, p.96]
    • Alternative Press
      • Posted Mar 26, 2012
    • 59 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    In This Light & On This Evening
    Thanks to nuanced production by Flood and a dizzying array of synthesizer textures, In This Light & On This Evening is a resounding step forward for the British band. [Feb 2009, p.93]
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Cuts Across The Land
    Should you find yourself craving the fleeting rush of a dark, well-crafted pop song, Cuts Across The Land does wonders for, well, the spirit. [May 2006, p.176]
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Reads The Books [EP]
    Exactly what you'd imagine. [Sep 2005, p.170]
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Meds
    Stellar. [May 2006, p.176]
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Echolocation
    The result is a heavy batch of driving tunes worthy of each member's origin stories. [Feb 2017, p.80]
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      • Posted Jan 6, 2017
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Dark Developments
    Though written and recorded quickly, it's hard to imagine how these tracks could have been improved on, as they effortlessly cover a wide musical expanse. [Jan 2008, p.124]
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    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Rose City
    Sonically spacious and spontaneous, Rose City is an endlessly tuneful bouquet of beaty. [Jun 2009, p.102]
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    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Two Way Monologue
    His arrangements are floral and handcrafted and warm. [May 2004, p.102]
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    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Hesitation Marks
    Hesitation Marks, the new album from Nine Inch Nails, is both business as usual and remarkably prescient.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Other People's Songs
    It's only the countrified twang of the Promise Ring's "Forget Me"--which should be the most emo song here--that doesn't really work. Everything else is delightful and, naturally, delightfully sad. [Jan 2015, p.94]
    • Alternative Press
      • Posted Dec 1, 2014
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    In Ghost Colours
    If you're looking for a little warm blood pumping through the veins of your dance music, as opposed to the droning and repetitive beat sketches plaguing a lot of the genre, this is just about ideal. [May 2008, p.146]
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Dead to the World
    Page Hamilton and Co. show more growth than they have in nearly two decades. And damn, they still have it when it comes to riffs. [Dec 2016, p.102]
    • Alternative Press
      • Posted Nov 11, 2016
    • 64 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Louder Now
    Taking Back Sunday should be commended, not for just choosing not to rehash their older work, but for truly trying to branch out artistically--and succeeding most of the time. [May 2006, p.155]
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    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Powder Burns
    Dulli is in peak form here. [Jul 2006, p.194]
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    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Expo 86
    The band come up with hooks aplenty, delivering anti-pop gold on the guaranteed-to-disappoint-no-one Expo 86. [Aug 2010, p.156]
    • Alternative Press
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    True North
    True North is an engaging return to form. [Feb 2013, p.88]
    • Alternative Press
      • Posted Jan 18, 2013
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It, There is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a Secret
    There Is A Hell is an impressive and ambitious third effort that proves these Brits have staying power. [Nov 2010, p.109]
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Sound The Speed The Light
    It sounds like, well, another solid Mission Of Burma record. [Nov 2009, p.110]
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Drukqs
    A dense, diverse, and sometimes dauntingly complex double CD. [Dec 2001, p.78]
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    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    White Hot Peach
    An exhilarating album... [March 2001, p.88]
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    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Paul Walker
    Drug Church will likely be off-putting for some with weaker aural constitutions, but if you can get over the fact that a skinny, weird-looking guy is yelling at you about nothing in particular, you’re gonna love this.
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