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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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    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A Mad & Faithful Telling
    Their songs have a weight beyond the bell and whistles, retaining your interest once the shock of new sounds and the novelty of genre-hopping is gone. [Apr 2008, p.152]
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    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Crystal Castles
    Crystal Castles is gloriously danceable and hopelessly chic. But really, it's... hearing only...judging is... you know? [Apr 2008, p.162]
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    • 60 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Sixes & Sevens
    Nothing on Sixes & Sevens quite lives up to the giddy brillance of the "Juno" soundtrack, but the music will still inspire you to draw hearts around your crush's name in your fifth-period notebook. [May 2008, p.134]
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Visiter
    Pretty awesome, seriously. [Apr 2008, p.153]
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    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Alopecia
    It's not as groundbreaking as "Eyelash," but it's another small step in the group's constant evolution. [Apr 2008, p.163]
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    • 57 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Booming Back At You
    JXL's enthusiastic proficiency is largely consistent throughout. [Apr 2008, p.162]
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Eleventh Hour
    Del wisely keeps things simple on the audio front, lubricating many of his basic, old-school beats with the good old P-Funk bottom of his early years. [Mar 2008, p.147]
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    obZen
    They're still crisp and cold--kind of like the Terminator--but somehow unlike Ahnuld, it's possible to hear a human heart beating within the steel. [May 2008, p.138]
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Go Away White
    The proceedings sound loose, yet focused but never disappointing. [Apr 2008, p.160]
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    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Robotique Majestique
    The album's got its share of throwaways, but it's definately an artifact of a band reaching their peak. [Apr 2008, p.160]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Saturnalia
    The lofty expectations are met in full with Saturnalia. [Apr 2008, p.160]
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    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Red Yellow & Blue
    The effortless pop smarts are appealing, but the Ruffians will need to vary the delivery if they're expecting a career. [Mar 2008, p.144]
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    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Red Of Tooth And Claw
    With Red Of Tooth And Claw they've finally realized the full potential they've been hinting toward all those years--and like all great stories, it's not always pretty. [Apr 2008, p.158]
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Float
    Decidedly mature and unapologetically soulful, Float is one of the most important records of this young year. [Apr 2008, p.148]
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A Picture Of The Three Of Us At The Gate To The Garden Of Eden
    The result is a beautiful collection of understated, orchestral roots rock that will enrapture both NPR and Pitchfork devotees. [Apr 2008, p.153]
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    • 77 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    We Have You Surrounded
    The album may have neen best served as an EP; it's an uneven mix of energetic jams and unfocused duds. [May 2008, p.132]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Lust Lust Lust
    The Raveonettes are suddenly noisier than old-school Sonic Youth and every bit as menacing as the Velevt Underground circa '68. [Mar 2008, p.145]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Golden Age
    The album doesn't have the reunion hype that helped make American Music Club's "Love Songs For Patriots" such an event. What it does have is songwriting. [Mar 2008, p.140]
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Heretic Pride
    One day, Darnielle might make a sub-par Mountain Goats record. Pride certainly isn't it. [Apr 2008, p.152]
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    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel
    Cox projects an otherwordly allure in his atmospheres and melodies that recall My Blood Valentine's recasting of rock as sound that prioritizes erotic texture and swoon-worthy levitation. [Mar 2008, p.140]
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Sleep Forever
    'Slow Race' is an example of how, while moody, their soundscapes still rock and--unlike many of their pensive prog-oriented peers--feel more like songs than dissertations. [Mar 2008, p.140]
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    • 77 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Some Racing, Some Stopping
    It's smooth going down but lacks any real notable songs. [Apr 2008, p.153]
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    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Do You Like Rock Music?
    The result is a vivid, nostalgic traipse into what good rock bands ought to sound like. [Mar 2008, p. 144]
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    • 51 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Simple Plan
    The release does establish Simple Plan as on e of the most consistent acts making music today. [Feb 2008, p.109]
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    • 78 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Made In The Dark
    Dark is one of the first great records of 2008. [Mar 2008, p.146]
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    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Lucky
    Organically building upon thier contemplative-rock base, Lucky is full of intricate melodies and bridges, intense while at the same time awash with the delicate touch of human experience. [Mar 2008, p.144]
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    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    District Line
    The classic Mould you've sought is (mostly) back. [Mar 2008, p.145]
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    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Promises Promises
    Die! Die! Die! craft a rickety balance between cacophony and attractive post-punk melody. [Mar 2008, p.136]
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    • 70 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Falling Off The Lavender Bridge
    Falling Off The Lavender Bridge is a collection of alt-country songs that alternate between darkly funny and deathly serious, cleverly coy and crappily dull. [Mar 2008, p.140]
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    The Bedlam In Goliath
    The Mars Volta have created the first great record of 2008. [Mar 2008, p.145]
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