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For 3,422 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 55% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 41% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.9 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 74
Highest review score: 100 Superbloom
Lowest review score: 20 Let It Reign
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,498 out of 3422
  2. Mixed: 911 out of 3422
  3. Negative: 13 out of 3422
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    So Long, See You Tomorrow
    Bold, experimental, and an absolute delight, Bombay Bicycle Club cycle the road less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Call Me If You Get Lost
    By taking the time to delve back into his rap upbringing, he’s progressed further, gleefully throwing a ton of ideas at the wall and finding that nearly all of them stick.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Shape of Things
    The Shape Of Things is another compelling collection of clever electronic pop.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Time Skiffs
    For some, this might be too tame. An album full of ‘Bluish’ rather than ‘Fireworks’. But for others, that means it’s the most accessible.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Magdalene
    MAGDALENE is an album of ideas bristling against one another. Sometimes, there is the feeling that less could have been more, but when everything aligns, there are true moments of wonder to be found.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Air Conditioned Nightmare
    Nestled in these adrenalised, highly evolved songs are bright pop hooks, showing that other artists could compete with Doldrums, but they wouldn’t be able to keep up.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Girl with No Face
    This solitary endeavour - which she describes as sitting in front of a mirror and staring at herself - results in near-complete reinvention, all while retaining melodic guts and expanding the malleability of her misfit artistry.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Pompeii
    It makes for a quiet reinvention in the face of adversity, with Le Bon as stylistically light on her feet as ever.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Wooden Aquarium
    Mazes confirm themselves as one of the most exciting British bands currently around. This is the result of what happens when three unique and brilliant minds are given the right facilities they need to make their vision happen.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Leon
    Ultimately, on ‘Leon’, Bridges crafts an album that is at once deeply personal, and yet expansive and shared.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Wild Light
    Soaring arrangements and long tracks create a journey, as engaging as it is dramatic.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Nobody Loves You More
    Deal demonstrates an appetite for sonic adventure and an ability to disarm and surprise us on ‘Nobody Loves You More’, even after all these years.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Shedding Skin
    Ghostpoet has created a record that feels timeless in a way his scratchy bedroom productions could never have dreamed of.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Perpetual Motion People
    This is a messy, disorderly but beautifully blissful and idiosyncratic record--and that seems like the statement he’d like to make.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Hot. Reckless. Totally Insane.
    With an astute sense of mischief and a knack for snazzy hooks, Best Friends’ debut full-length offering is as endearing as they come.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Green Lanes
    They have created another cohesive body of work that’s unhurried, considered and produces all the classic components of a timeless record that embodies the very moment.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Answer Is Always Yes
    The result is a fun collection of melodically versatile songs which celebrate the power that can be found in dwelling on the fringes.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Ballad of Darren
    It’s older, wiser and more reflective. A wonderful surprise album whose existence in 2023 actually makes perfect sense.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Monastic Living [EP]
    Engaging and draining, Parquet Courts have once again pushed their capabilities to the max, and as ever, the results are like nothing you’ll find elsewhere.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Demon Time
    There’s an abundance of over-excited jitters that keep you bouncing to each wildly mercurial moment. ‘demon time’ is an undeniable rush to your systems, and a deliciously futuristic one at that.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Piramida
    The fact that Efterklang have managed to cultivate such an effortless sounding exercise in sonic geographies is sheer testament to their skill as master artisans.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    I've Seen a Way
    ‘i’ve seen a way’ sees the band marching down their own path, and it’s one worth following.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Some Nights I Dream of Doors
    His distinctive voice, ranging from guttural lows to a glittering falsetto, is the tool he uses to sculpt out his vast sonic vision.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    24-7 Rockstar Shit
    Having made records with Johnny Marr and added all manner of elements to their sound, the band’s latest is a brilliant reminder that Ryan, Gary and Ross are at their most powerful when they strip back their sound to its scrappy core.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Honey
    With such a joyous energy across the record, it’s easy to get lost in its layers.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Ultimate Painting
    This is the work of two guys simply expressing their love of music for the rest of us to enjoy--swooping from ‘60s pop to ‘00s rock while appreciating everything in between--and what a loveable collection of work it is.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    I Need To Start a Garden
    Tender without being twee, this debut LP ultimately captures a moment that is both genuine and touching.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Guitar Music
    The record makes no attempt to shroud emotional reactions to the modern world, and it results in a thematically poignant, lyrically sharp and sonically surprising statement piece that redeems what was once used as a dismissive label.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Love Invention
    ‘The Love Invention’ runs the gamut of immediate, dancefloor-ready electro-pop with style.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Modern Dancing
    It’s a record bound in frustration and release, exacerbated by the band’s continuing reliance on repetition, and as it comes to roost with the tense ‘Bite Mark’ and its tumbling conclusion TRAAMS’ return shows itself to be one that’s all the better for its slow build.
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