DIY Magazine's Scores
- Music
For 3,422 reviews, this publication has graded:
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55% higher than the average critic
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4% same as the average critic
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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: | Superbloom | |
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| Lowest review score: | Let It Reign |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2,498 out of 3422
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Mixed: 911 out of 3422
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Negative: 13 out of 3422
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A restrained pace imbues the album with a feeling of deep sedation. It’s a blissful listen from start to finish.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Oct 10, 2019
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Doubling as perhaps his most creative and experimental sound so far – swapping the more organic instrumentation of previous records for warm, electronic soundscapes - it stands an album which feels distinctly profound in both its lyrics and musicianship.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Oct 9, 2019
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With their sixth studio album they bolster an already impressive catalogue with intricate explorations of the self in an ever-shifting world, accepting the inevitability of change and offering the solace of a shared community to an always-growing fan base.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Oct 7, 2019
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At times, you yearn for a little more grit among all the blissed-out euphoria, but ultimately the hooks are big enough to sink in and take hold.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Oct 4, 2019
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Beneath the slightly grating kookiness, FEET's songwriting is genuinely exciting.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Oct 3, 2019
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Deceiver is his first truly clear-eyed artistic statement - it’s also his most mature.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Oct 3, 2019
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In a world of diminishing attention spans, he keeps it moving - most tracks don’t linger longer than 3 minutes, giving the whole thing an inherently vital quality, a record you can let wash over you just as well as getting the party lit.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Oct 3, 2019
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Hey, I’m Just Like You is a record underpinned by raw emotion, melancholy, and a quiet but clear sense of hope, making for one of the group’s most vital efforts yet.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 30, 2019
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Hot Motion’s only pitfall comes from frankly how safe it feels. Sure, it’s bigger and brighter than anything Temples have done before, but its whole aesthetic is still nestled deep in their sepia-tinted comfort zone. ... Nevertheless, it’s a solid statement that Temples are alive and kicking, drawing fresh inspo from the past without fading into it themselves.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 27, 2019
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It’s testament to their skill and commitment that it all hangs together so well. What could brush off as mere novelty instead thrives as an almost unique ability to mix anything and everything within arms reach. By being almost completely unrestrained and unmoderated ‘The Talkies’ can exist in its rawest and most vital form.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 27, 2019
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What makes ‘A Picture of Good Health’ so vital is the unshakable sense that the gestation of LIFE’s firebrand formula has run parallel to the country’s political spiral. Now, they’re hitting their stride just as the Brexit void looms. Accordingly, this record is indispensable.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 20, 2019
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The guitars are still awash in reverb, the percussion remains propulsive, and the deceptively complex vocal harmonisation is the axis around which everything else revolves. What’s new is a feeling of genuine exhilaration - on the freewheeling standout ‘Something to Do’, the infuriatingly catchy ‘I’m Far Away’, and on the gentle breeze of ‘At It Again’ especially. ‘Memory’, is music for the love of it, and unabashedly so.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 20, 2019
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Sure, single ‘Shockwave’ and ‘Be Still’ plod slightly, but Liam’s second is a whole lot more sentimental. ... Elsewhere, love song ‘Halo’ jams like the ‘Stones’ ‘Let’s Spend The Night Together’, the title track hints at later Weller, and - of course - there’s an unmistakeable Beatles-esque guitar solo on ‘Meadow’. All of which are references welcome to anyone who’s stuck around for Liam’s new stuff.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 20, 2019
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It’s an album which documents a fierce imagination at play; a truly invigorating piece of work that pushes her songwriting forward.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 20, 2019
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Unexpected, indulgent, and an absolute joy, ‘Metronomy Forever’ is a prophecy to get behind.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 13, 2019
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While it occasionally feels lacking in the kind of explosive energy that made the band such an impact in the late ‘80s, it still captures the spirit of Pixies in a way that’s extremely satisfying.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 13, 2019
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It’s still a worthwhile successor to them, of course. It’s just not the world-beater she’s surely capable of.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 13, 2019
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Fans might see this as a boon - Bainbridge picking up from where they left off before their self-imposed hiatus. To others, it may sound like a missed opportunity to establish themselves as a more cutting-edge artist.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 6, 2019
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It’s the uniquely sombre and contemplative Iggy Pop album we didn’t realise we needed.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 6, 2019
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For the rest of us, Natasha’s first real pop effort since ‘Fur and Gold’ is an impressively lean and infectiously hook-laden romp; doomy disco for dark times.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 6, 2019
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Adam’s still the pied piper of indie, with a skip in his step and charm for days.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 6, 2019
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Saves The World carries the same weight as its predecessor, but breaks the dark-pop boundaries the band themselves created with their debut. It’s an exhilarating ode to self-preservation and to being your own number one fan.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 6, 2019
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- Posted Sep 4, 2019
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His sixth LP employs a rich palate in its production seamlessly blending trap beats with soul samples and orchestral flourishes.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 3, 2019
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Whether it’s a modern California of wildfires and livestreams, or a nostalgic glance at a James Dean, Marilyn Monroe make-believe - it’s Lana Del Rey’s world, we’re just living it.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 2, 2019
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They’ve still yet to find that album that feels complete. While their eighth album, Wallop, isn’t quite it, it’s the closest they’ve been for quite a while.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Aug 30, 2019
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We’re not asking Whitney to soundtrack a raging rebellion, we just want them to make us feel things. Forever Turned Around only partly succeeds.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Aug 30, 2019
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Playful, weird and genuinely experimental, The S.L.P. is a ride worth getting on.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Aug 30, 2019
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Painting a tranquil image of friendship and family, at times bordering on escapist, Black Belt Eagle Scout finds both the tenderness in companionship and its fragility.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Aug 30, 2019
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There are songs here that will stand with some of Ezra Furman’s best work (“I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend” and “Calm Down”) but sometimes its rapid-fire pace makes you wish for that little bit more space.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Aug 30, 2019
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