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For 4,423 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 58% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 37% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.8 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 75
Highest review score: 100 Dead Man's Pop [Box Set]
Lowest review score: 10 Wake Up!
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3,769 out of 4423
  2. Mixed: 623 out of 4423
  3. Negative: 31 out of 4423
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    • 75 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Blues Funeral
    This is a confident, bold and captivating record, and one which is dominated by that beguilingly ragged voice.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Tiny Changes: A Celebration of Frightened Rabbit's The Midnight Organ Fight
    This record is about living, even as it is shaped by loss. They make the tiny changes, as the grieving do. Re-frame what is left, and keep him alive within.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Wild God
    There’s a quiet, steady faith apparent in ‘Wild God’, a simple wonder that feels unique in modern songwriting, a beatific glow that lingers after the final lights have been switched off.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Kiwanuka
    Michael Kiwanuka has undoubtedly created a timeless album, one made with impressive confidence.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Master
    Most bands master a sound, but there’s the distinct feeling here that TOTS are merely vessels for a force operating somewhere beyond our comprehension of what can, and does, qualify as pop music.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Currents
    It's too early to say if Currents will be the masterpiece that Kevin Parker is remembered for, but not too early to state that this is his best LP yet, a near-perfect album in a body of already remarkably impressive works.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Heaven & Earth
    An album with soul jazz, spiritual jazz, jazz-funk, electro-soul and many more genre-busting approaches incorporated across 16 wondrous pieces, aspects of free rhythms nestling next to vintage seventies soul sounds, all evolved effortlessly for the 21st Century. ... You won’t hear another record like it this, or maybe any, year.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    GNX
    I think it’s safe to say that ‘GNX’ alone feels like another significant addition to Kendrick’s flawless discography. Not only shocking the world with the nature of its release, but also delivering a project to the same exceptional standard that we’ve come to expect from him.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Dirty Computer
    With funky guitars riffs and breezy melodies, Monáe's latest effort manages to resemble a throwback and tribute to the Purple One yet avoids feeling too nostalgic.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Precipice
    She’s brought herself to the very edge creatively, and the resulting album is stunning. She has earned this moment of glorious reflection.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Super Monster
    Avoiding easy cliches that exist in this universal experience, Claud brings humour and light to what could have easily been a reproduction of any Adele album.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Lonely People With Power
    A cacophonous exhibition of everything that makes Deafheaven so special, ‘Lonely People With Power’ stands resolutely alongside ‘Sunbather’, ‘New Bermuda’, and ‘Ordinary Corrupt Human Love’ as testament to the brilliance of a band that is quickly amassing an unrivalled discography of masterpieces.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Model Citizen [EP]
    It’s often difficult for pop-punk bands to bring something new to the table, but in ‘Model Citizen’ Meet Me @ The Altar have completely out done themselves.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Real Life
    Lyrically fascinating, charmingly vulnerable and compulsively danceable--this is how to do a debut.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    American Slang
    It's less immediate than previous material, but nevertheless absorbs the magic of the world, distilling it into ten slices of trembling, impassioned rock 'n' roll.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Smart Flesh
    Joyous, pensive, cathartic and hymnal in equal measure, this is the human condition set to music.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Mountain
    Grief, cross-cultural exploration, and musical experimentation coexist effortlessly, grounding the record and giving it both emotional resonance and sonic adventure. This is an album which proves Gorillaz can stretch their sound even further while remaining entirely in control.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Hurry Up Tomorrow
    A riveting, vastly effective display of his generational talents, The Weeknd uses this broad canvas to assert the multi-faceted aspects of his pop genius. Unafraid to plumb the depths of his emotions, there are also straight-forwardly fun, explicitly pop moments. For all its undoubted complexity, it’s also an incredibly open record.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Secret Love
    This more mainstream-friendly, luscious-yet-intimate sound is a huge gamble for Dry Cleaning, and they came through this stress test shining, delivering their best work so far.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Nothing's About To Happen To Me
    Throughout, she retains this knack for delivering lethal lines with classic Mitski concision.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Broken Hearts Club
    ‘Broken Hearts Club’ - performed, co-written and co-produced by Syd – feels like definitive moment as the R&B mainstay truly settles into her solo endeavour.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Promises
    ‘Promises’ is five years' worth of experimental soundscaping condensed into one mind-boggling harmonic journey. A highly accomplished piece of music, Pharoah Sanders and Floating Points both excel in their newfound exploratory duo with a piece of work which will go down in jazz-cross- electronic-cross-classical history.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Luminescent Creatures
    With this latest album, Ichiko Aoba has created yet another subsuming listen, an oceanic and blissful record that is a masterclass in escapism.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Beyoncé
    Beyoncé’ is one of the best damn albums of 2013, basically, however you’re looking at it: as an R&B record, a pop set, an electro collection. Whatever your tastes, you can’t question the quality here.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Rat Saw God
    Finding magic in the mire ‘Rat Saw God’ is an emphatic, uplifting reminder of the privilege of being alive.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Future Nostalgia
    ‘Future Nostalgia’ is an empowering, dynamic pop cavort from start to finish. Dua’s compelling vocals, hooks and beats are a force to be reckoned with, daring you not to boogie around your bedroom.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Comfort To Me
    The band are effectively building and complexifying their sound to keep things fresh. 'Comfort To Me' sounds like it could be played in a rowdy Australian pub the band are used to – or a colossal arena.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Aura
    This album is not for everyone. It’s not an easy listen. At times you think “Why am I listening to this? Is it even any good?” and feel like turning it off and trying something more conventional. However, if you are game enough and persevere with it you will be rewarded, as ‘Aura’ is an absolute delight once you let it under your skin.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Harmony of Difference [EP]
    While Harmony Of Difference will delight jazz fans, it is a truly incredible record irrespective of genre. If you are capable of feeling, you will find much to love here.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Memento Mori: Mexico City
    Even without images, you can see the raw emotion etched on Gore’s face as he delivered the poignant torch song ‘Home’ or the energetic maelstrom of windmilling arms that Gahan kicks off toward the end of ‘Never Let Me Down’. .... The album concludes with four unreleased songs recorded during the ‘Memento Mori’ sessions. Quite why these tracks never made it to the final album is beyond this writer.
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