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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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    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    I Used to Spend So Much Time Alone
    I Used To Spend So Much Time Alone isn’t as callow as previous Chastity Belt records, and intentionally so, fully digging up the sadness that always lay ever-dormant beneath their tinny-swigging chaos, and leaving behind biting mockery for something that feels vaguer, and also more universal.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Marriage of True Minds
    The song structures are comparatively comprehensible, and ultimately, the whole process would be somewhat superfluous if the duo weren’t capable of creating something worthwhile to sonically experience.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Personal Record
    The universal themes and her way to create tales that draw you in, make for an album that’s more emotionally resonant than her debut.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    A Dream Outside
    It’s still a work that’s defined by its own dynamism. Anyone following these guys from the start won’t have doubted their capabilities, but that doesn’t stop A Dream Outside from dwarfing expectations.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Ben Khan
    Far from a disaster, Ben Khan’s long-awaited debut is a necessary one, feeling like a cleansing of the palate.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Expired Candy
    ‘Expired Candy’ is a whole lot more fun than its sour, stale name might suggest.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Loneliest Time
    The soundscapes on ‘The Loneliest Time’ may not be as grandiose, or as sugar-coated as we’re used to from her, but that doesn’t mean the feelings aren’t still a lot. ‘The Loneliest Time’ is definitely Carly’s most introspective album.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Mountain Moves
    As usual, there’s probably a few too many ideas here and the band trip up on them occasionally--but if they didn’t, it wouldn’t be much of a Deerhoof record.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Life After Youth
    Falling somewhere between Poliça with an Americana tinge and a less naff Fiona Apple, the likes of ‘Inner Lover’ and ‘This Time’ are cerebral cornerstones that hold up a record characterised by evident catharsis. One for when you’re feeling reflective.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Dark Days + Canapés
    It might well be his most musically bold but thoughtful album to date, yet another stage in Obaro Ejimiwe’s fascinating evolution.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Here and Nowhere Else
    Here and Nowhere Else is relentless in the best possible way.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Pure Heroine
    It’s all very here and now.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Slugger
    In less capable hands, this record might come across as an weighty topic checklist. Sad13, however, doesn’t just raise these discussions, she presents them as a bundle of sexy, glitter-soaked fun.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    With Light and With Love
    What With Light And With Love lacks in surprises, it more than makes up for with quality.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Mothers
    More than one kitchen sink has been proudly gafer-taped to their musical fun bus; every idea--however half-formed--integrated with complete confidence. Delivered with the swagger of someone who’s just half-inched Joseph’s Technicolor Dreamcoat, it works spectacularly.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Cerulean Salt
    Cerulean Salt represents an outstanding example of that talent blossoming into one of US indie’s most vital and compelling voices.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Factory Floor
    This is an album then of irresistible forward momentum; brutal and gentle, alien and human.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Some Say I So I Say Light
    An intelligent and, most importantly, a cathartic album it allows Ghostpoet to shed his worries in the most eloquent and interesting ways.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Ivory
    Omar Apollo inspires, and his competence as a vocalist is unmistakable on ‘Ivory’. Conflating his electro-pop tendencies with the occasional stride of a campfire guitar, he turns everything he touches to glistening radio gold.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Every Loser
    By embracing all sides of his 50 years in the game, ‘Every Loser’ is Iggy throwing out the late-career rulebook and having a whole bunch of fun. Which is, of course, what made him so brilliant in the first place.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The Most Lamentable Tragedy
    Where things ought to be reduced and given more purpose, they instead stampede into goodness-knows-where. Ambition doesn’t always equal perfection. Rock operas have their place, but this isn’t the pick of the bunch.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Spiritual Songs For Lovers To Sing
    There are just a few too many of these aggressive, tumultuous ballads and the result is each one loses some of its power every time another crashes into being. Moments where LUH lose their way are compensated for by the flashes of brilliance littered throughout.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Non-Stop EP
    From the wonky stomp of ‘Double Denim Hop’, through the ballsy vocals of ‘Stockholm City Rock’ to the unashamedly massive riffs of recent single ‘Hollywood Actors’, frontman Tom Rees doubles down on the things that clearly make him tick.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Brain Candy
    Striking the right balance between slick and energetic, if a fuzzy but fun album’s what you’re after right now, look no further.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Garden of Delete
    He may not be in our world completely yet but you should keep making the trip to his: it really is a trip.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Glowing in the Dark
    Whether the group’s sound prevails or begins to show its limitations remains to be seen, but when the songwriting and appetite for invention remains this strong, Django Django certainly have a lot more to give.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Flowers for Vases/descansos
    Powerful, but in an entirely different way to its predecessor, it’s a record which further proves that the strength of Hayley Williams - as a songwriter, a vocalist, a woman - is still awe-inspiring.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Jump Rope Gazers
    With it, The Beths find their most focused sound yet in the midst of uncertainty.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Night Time, My Time
    In short, Night Time, My Time is stunning.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Black Metal
    Its second half is abrasive to the extreme, but by this point the hypnotic album’s already worked its charm. If Blunt is ever to settle into a routine, this should be his blueprint.
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