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For 1,927 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 56% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 39% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.3 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 75
Highest review score: 100 Achtung Baby [Super Deluxe]
Lowest review score: 18 If Not Now, When?
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,769 out of 1927
  2. Mixed: 139 out of 1927
  3. Negative: 19 out of 1927
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    • 67 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Megan
    MEGAN doesn’t really match her most memorable projects. The music doesn’t match a multifaceted generational talent, and the result is a record full of what feels like compromise. Nevertheless, the Hotties get many new great songs to enjoy, and Megan and her team get proof that the rapper can successfully take her sound in many different directions, even if that proof is interspaced with much more filler than it should be.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Sit Down for Dinner
    Less sleepy than Penny Sparkle but also less vibrant and consistent than 23, it’s the work of a band that took a breather, and came back reassured in who they are. They’re inviting us back in — to their table, no less — and proving that they still deserve our company, and we still ought to seek theirs.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Cherish the Light Years
    The end sensation is one of anticipation, to hear where Eisold goes from here, now that he has made the album he has worked his career for and it is ultimately underwhelming. Thus Cold Cave are stuck with another good album, and are hopefully an album away from a great one.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Life Support
    While some tracks could stand to have their ideas explored more fully – in particular “Default” which ends suddenly right as things start to swell – this is still a satisfying listen from start to finish.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Somewhere Else
    While Sally Shapiro (the duo) take some much-appreciated baby steps towards new sounds on Somewhere Else, Sally Shapiro the frontwoman remains just as stuck in unrequited love as ever, and the music that supports her is no less bouncy or plasticine as her previous stuff.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Glowing in the Dark
    Like a bottle of aforementioned white wine, it needs to develop within the container of people’s memory before it can fully blossom into the role of moody summer album that it aspires to be. The nuances are definitely already there.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Underdressed at the Symphony
    Her ability to speak about truly complex and philosophical facets of love and the self in a lyrically simplified way, but with sonically expansive and cohesive instrumentation, is admirable and incredibly progressive in the world of genres and storytelling.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Rooms Filled with Light
    On first listen to Fanfarlo's sophomore effort, it doesn't leave a lasting impression, but with repeat listens, more and more intricacies start to creep out of the woodwork.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Hideous Bastard
    Although sonically the production can feel repetitive – especially towards the album’s middle – what ultimately anchors this project is the lyricism. He manages to explore his experience as a gay man and all its accompanying troubles and triumphs, yet also frame them in the universal understandings of heartbreak and alienation.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Tamer Animals
    Bar a few tracks that outstay their welcome, there is a lot to love about this album.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Curiosity
    It may not be the most instantly appealing of albums, but with a little time it proves itself to be more than its title suggests.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Jiaolong
    The impulsivity that he has carried with him for most of his career has come into full bloom on Jiaolong.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Just To Feel Anything
    Just shy of magnificent and unprecedentedly accessible, Emeralds' latest is not their best work, but at least in terms of the group's development, it's among their most exciting.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    angeltape
    It’s a consistently good album, and one that harks back to their previous work while also suggesting new possibilities as they move forward. It would be nice if they could take less time to get the next album out, though.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    The Ascension
    The Ascension is at its best when Sufjan calls forth light in the darkness.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    11:11
    While the 80s loom in 11:11’s background throughout the album, on “Silhouette” they manifest as a modernised Debbie Gibson or Exposé. “Stay Home”, on the other hand, relies on a cymbal-heavy trip-hop referencing beat to underscore its blissful sensation. Finally, the bookend arrives: a neat and tidy ending to what had previously been a happy mess.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Someone New
    Though lacking in musical revelations, there are more than a few moments on the album that highlight her sharp instincts as a songwriter. There is a catharsis to Someone New that’s palpable, and if Deland harnesses that going forward, things can only get brighter from here.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Barbarism
    Barbarism is much further from the sound of a Priests record than expected, and it’s further proof that the Greer isn’t interested in repeating the past over and over again.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Oceania
    Oceania isn't a great record, but it's a strong enough one, filled with songs that sound like the Smashing Pumpkins you remember.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Howlin'
    Mindlessly hummable and pure of vision, Howlin’ sounds just as good coming from your headphones as it does from Marshall stacks.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Carrion Crawler/The Dream
    The album takes a while to get going and figure out what it wants to do, but diving into Thee Oh Sees' world reveals one of their better efforts yet.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Honey
    For a collection of semi-throwback electronica, the first half of the album feels very accomplished and prêt-à-porter. It works: the AI doesn’t get in the way, the tempo remains fairly steady, and its minimalist nature makes for a very tight package. “Over Now” starts the second half as a reminder that this is Caribou and unfortunately lets the air out.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Area 52
    It's an enjoyable album, and the playing is astoundingly good.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    The False Alarms
    As commendable as their attempts at exploring different genre’s are, Fol Chen do sound their best at their poppy moments.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Nobody Lives Here Anymore
    Nobody Lives Here Anymore is a respectable and melodious work of sincere and warm country-pop.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Ancient Romans
    Indeed, Ancient Romans is a mostly good record that ends on a terrific high note; here's to hoping that Sun Araw can maintain this momentum on the future, instead of falling back on the reliable old drones he's offered us so many times in the past.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Woman on the Internet
    When Woman On the Internet isn’t fun, bold, or thoughtful (or all three at once in some parts), it’s reflective.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Dissolution Wave
    The whole is not as majestic as its parts, including the often very evocative lyrics. But on the record there is little left of those initial spiritual ideas itself, and the creative drive of the opening salvo won’t carry onto the second half. And that is a shame, as the album’s individual highs suggest greatness.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Sin Miedo (Del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞
    It isn’t as impactful as Isolation, but there are plenty of moments on this record where Kali shows great potential that she may yet make that truly fantastic Spanglish R&B album.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Dopamine
    Normani stays one to watch, and for now her fans have some very solid material to enjoy until she decides to come back.
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