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For 4,424 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: 3,770 out of 4424
  2. Mixed: 623 out of 4424
  3. Negative: 31 out of 4424
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    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Capricorn Sun
    Malleable, accessible but equally polished and bold, ‘Capricorn Sun’ will no doubt propel TSHA into new environments and challenges.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Living Fields
    A notable and accessible triumph.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Dreamland
    A brave and ultimately bold move, it’s hugely effective – direct yet sumptuously nuanced, ‘Dreamland’ is a triumph.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Back To Light
    From the monasteric vocal and Union of Knives-esque menace of ‘The Infinites’ to the shades of Hot Chip (‘Price On Your Head’) and Ladytron (‘Boy Girl’), ‘Back To Light’ is another early marker in what’s shaping up to be a stellar year for dance music.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Kveikur
    No two songs sound similar and, while Jonsi’s vocals confirm that this is, really, the artist on the album sleeve, it is far from more of the same.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    So Much (For) Stardust
    ‘So Much (For) Stardust’s main takeaway is that the five-year wait was more than worth it and Fall Out Boy are finally back, bigger and better than ever.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    PONY
    Pony isn’t perfect, but more importantly it is never boring. Even in the slight missteps, there is something to be admired. ... It is easily one of the most interesting and exciting pop records of the year.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Punish, Honey
    Utilising his own crude, handmade instrumentation to full effect, Punish, Honey sees Vessel firmly digging heels further into his own brutally rewarding corner of noise.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Big Baby D.R.A.M.
    It’s refreshing to hear something different and altogether more interesting from a slighter older but no less exciting name.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Caution
    With tracks produced by Timbaland, Skrillex and DJ Mustard, Carey duly pays homage to the sounds prevalent at different stages of her career whilst remaining fresh and contemporary.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Book Of Churches
    Its deliberate rough edges give the album an intimate and resonant glimpse into Mackenzie-Barrow’s solo vision, and in trusting first takes and fragile moments, he reveals a voice that is not retreating from the noise but refining itself within it.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Breaks
    He returns in possession of a gloriously direct set of songs that feel instantly familiar.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Not to Disappear
    It’s a subtle progression for the trio, the band honing their craft to produce a record that is equal parts compelling as it is isolating.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Fortitude
    Though it might overreach itself from time to time, this is a record with real purpose and drive to it.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Everything in Between
    The album is a bold step, Spunt and Randall striving to write songs they would be psyched to listen to, and moving in a direction that will fail to disappoint fans of earlier releases 'Nouns' and 'Weirdo Rippers'. Rad.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Alchemist's Euphoria
    ‘The Alchemist’s Euphoria’ is arguably one of the most daring, cohesive bodies of work that Kasabian have rendered to date; it demonstrates that when it comes to evolving, all it takes is courage, innovation and a dose of pure alchemy.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Dancing
    This is wonderful stuff, haunting neo-folk ballads of a gold standard with undulating saw synths punctuating throughout.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Hawk
    The Gothic undertones of the previous two albums have been slightly toned down, but not that much, and this time they also manage to rock out with some more bluesy and electric tracks.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Cottonwood 2
    NLE Choppa has his sights on the prize, and he’s armed with some career-best material. Without doubt his finest project yet, ‘Cottonwood 2’ pushes NLE Choppa into the upper echelons of Stateside rap. Next stop? The world.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Wash the Sins Not Only the Face
    Everything about this album is bigger than what has gone before and reveals an energised band with a real belief in what they're doing. Quite right too.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Ullages
    There's still a level of discontent that quietly rumbles along beneath the bass, but every cloud has a silver lining and it seems that Eagulls might have found theirs.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Only Run
    On the whole this is clever, electronically-infused rock that showcases Ounsworth’s songwriting chops.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Howl Of The Lonely Crowd
    He's [Comet Gain's David Feck] in untouchable form here.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    X's
    You could argue that ‘X’s’ is Cigarette After Sex’s most consistent album of the three released so far. While the Texan band deliver their famed reverbed sound, similar lustful lyrics and reveal little desire to move the dial, the overall standard – more so when comparing each record’s weaker moments – is far raised.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Show
    Overall, this is undoubtedly Niall Horan’s finest and most mature album to date – and was certainly worth the wait.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    ARIRANG
    A project that feels current without sounding derivative. The fourteen tracks make for a more mature body of work – one that trades the glossy, slightly on-the-nose singles of ‘Butter’ or ‘Dynamite’ for something more layered.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    DJ-Kicks
    It’s an essential purchase for anyone vaguely interested in music with a soulful pulse.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Any Shape You Take
    ‘Any Shape You Take’, rich in the emotional palette that it’s genre-free conveys, gathers together sentiments that may be familiar to many but haven’t been depicted in the vivid and complex methods explored here.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Rip Tide
    That this is both Beirut's deepest and most instantly enjoyable album is obvious.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A Blade Because A Blade Is Whole
    ‘A Blade Because A Blade Is Whole’ shows an artist undertaking the onerous task of confronting his shadow, utilising his own experience to develop a work which depicts a sense of absolution and completion. DePlume succeeds greatly in this, grounded in elegance and fragility as he shares a journey that is crafted for a collective conscience.
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