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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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    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    MOSS
    Maya Hawke plays with vulnerability and honesty throughout ‘MOSS’, creating a compelling, delicate and melancholic listen.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Bon Voyage
    It is an album that demands repeat listens, but this is fine, as with each listen we learn a little more of its secrets, but once they have been cracked Bon Voyage becomes something greater than its parts.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Dawn
    ‘Dawn’ is the product of years of curation, brimming with emotion and beautifully articulated lyrics.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Wild Hunt
    The Wild Hunt, the second release from Swedish guitar-twanging folksy master The Tallest Man On Earth, is a graceful and beautiful advancement of form, and matures just the way a second album really ought to.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Bride
    The Bride is a stellar soundtrack to the complexities of womanhood within the institution of marriage, a triumph of raw intensity.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Civil Wars
    Serene yet disturbed, this is album that progresses the band well.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Space Heavy
    He also writes with a newfound lens, new experience, with his fascination of the space between cities coming through in technicolour on this record. The also never-ending sonic exploration is continually excellent, ‘Space Heavy’ being just as eclectic as it is cohesive.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A Written Testimony
    ‘A Written Testimony’ is a biblical album for biblical times, with enough human flaws to make it imperfect.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Ready to Die
    A time-bridging release that stands as an essential and timely reminder of just how rock ‘n’ roll ought to be played.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Never
    At times grainy and abrasive it's also mischievous, melodic and, ultimately, absolutely adorable.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Shadow of Heaven
    Expect to be challenged, provoked, and amazed by this near-heavenly debut.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Be Here Now [Deluxe Edition - Remastered]
    Loaded with fan-focused extras, this three-disc box set comes with all the extra demos, b-sides and alternate versions you could ever need. If anything, it’s a timely reminder of just how many tunes Oasis had at their disposal. A salute, then, to great times gone by.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    23 [Mixtape]
    With ‘23’ Cench truly puts his name at the top of the leaderboard. The ear for production, vulnerability, braggadocio, and likability make him one of the UK’s premier artists, not just in drill or rap but UK music as a whole.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Interiors
    Interiors is an expansive, fiercely intelligent investigative work.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Here Is Everything
    A revealing, continually powerful set of songs, ‘Here Is Everything’ is a fantastically engaging experience, arguably the strongest set The Big Moon have placed their name against.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Heart of Nowhere
    This band has succeeded at writing an exceptional album that’s both intimate and full of pop-hook goodness, all without using over-the-top production techniques.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Bleeds
    The new album presents songs of confession, reflection, wit, heartache and true crime in a new yet distinctive way.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Olympia
    It duly delivers, comprising a first-rate electro set rich with the imagination of songwriter Katie Stelmani.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Impressions
    Bold, speculative and profound Impressions is a vital reminder that although we may keep moving forward and putting the negatives behind us, they should never be forgotten.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    On Your Own Love Again
    On Your Own Love Again is a timeless record by a remarkable talent only just starting to show what she can do.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    In a Galaxy
    Tastefully pieced together, ‘Jungle’ concludes In A Galaxy with chopped and screwed sound productions and juddering beats, a wholesome way to complete an emphatically creative album.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Natural Brown Prom Queen
    Sudan Archives is proving that she is an artist who knows no bounds, and projects like this one are what is going to propel her further into acclaim and stardom.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Shadow Offering
    ‘Shadow Offering,’ is beautiful and heartwrenching, pulling on listeners’ heartstrings. The album offers a sanctuary by easing anxiety and fueling hope, acting as a sort of security blanket for these unnerving times.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    CHAOS NOW*
    Never once is Jean Dawson restricted by any instruments or styles. Instead he crafts a nostalgic, and sometimes aggressive, world, matched beautifully by the well-thought-out visuals. It took everything that made ‘Pixel Bath’ so incredible and just elevates it. 8/10
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Pressure Machine
    A rich, rewarding experience, this isn’t an album to be understood easily – uneasy listening, it could be their most enlightening record yet.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    DJ-Kicks
    As dense as it is bare, the aural fog and disorientation of alt-techno he has made his own across four albums has Actress throwing himself headfirst into a heap of wires and making sure every choice earns their right to the tracklist.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Ape In Pink Marble
    Ape in Pink Marble doesn’t do anything innovative because it doesn’t really have to. So go ahead, Devendra, celebrate.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Map of the Soul: 7
    Although the sound of the album is wide-ranging, it holds continuity through its lyrics and general sentiment. K-Pop after all is an inherently genre-blending style of music, so it’s no surprise.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    So Close To What
    Not only does it showcase her ability to blend introspective vulnerability with infectious pop sensibilities, but it also finds McRae discovering the sound she’s most confident in, leaving everyone wondering where she will take it next.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Beside Myself
    It’s a wild explosion of ideas, to the point where it could be argued that, when taken as a whole album, it lacks a bit of shape or finesse. Regardless, the fascinating production work by its skilled creator and a frankly ridiculous selection of guest features makes ‘Beside Myself’ a singular descent into vantablack-coloured dystopian club-tronica.
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