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For 3,417 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: 2,493 out of 3417
  2. Mixed: 911 out of 3417
  3. Negative: 13 out of 3417
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    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Resistance Is Futile
    Even though the likes of ‘Dylan And Caitlin’ (a duet with The Anchoress on Dylan Thomas and wife Caitlin Macnamara’s tempestuous marriage) or the poignant nostalgia of ‘In Eternity’--seemingly a sentimental ode to former bandmate Richey Edwards--are thematically complex, they’re coated in unabashedly big hooks. It’s a classic Manics trick and one that still works; across 12 tracks though, you do start to crave the spray-painted antagonists of old to pop up every now and then.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Sister Cities
    Offering up another soundtrack for the disenfranchised and downtrodden, Sister Cities is a renewed example of just how powerful and poignant The Wonder Years can be.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Bark Your Head Off, Dog
    While ‘Painted Shut’ saw Hop Along forcefully establish themselves as a band to be reckoned with, LP3 shows they’re just as enticing and attention-grabbing when practicing restraint
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Song for Alpha
    It was already clear from his near-decade of huge DJ sets around the world, but this album cements Daniel Avery as one of the best.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Goat Girl
    It’s ambitious and uncompromising, in both structure and content; rather than spoonfeeding, Goat Girl demand more from their listeners and provide more in tandem.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    I Don't Run
    Its follow-up shows a more skilful outfit--it’s unmistakably Hinds, but souped up and more dynamic.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Sex & Food
    This more paired-back approach isn’t always successful, mind: certain parts of Sex & Food--a bit like inviting whipped cream into the bedroom--seem like a really good idea at the start, but turn into a bit of a sloppy mess along the way.
    • 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.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Vessel
    It’s the fuller pieces that really make you want to keep coming back.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Combat Sports
    It’s short and easily missed, but catch it and you’ll be able to feel the excitement, freedom, and, perhaps, relief of a band rejuvenated.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Yesterday Was Forever
    The startling openness with which Kate writes is nothing but warming.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Virtue
    There’s so much to take in, it’s almost hard to know if it’s even any good. Between these sensory overloads, however, we get the funky bop of ‘All Wordz Are Made Up’ and the acoustic lullaby of ‘Think Before You Drink’.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Francis Trouble
    There’s still those effortless signature guitars and plenty of light to counteract the shade, but overall Francis Trouble is a more risky counterpart to his earthbound sibling.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    There's a Riot Going On
    The results are quietly overwhelming.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Jericho Sirens
    This is the first Hot Snakes record since 2004 and it sounds every inch as if it was formed in the same mould as the last three, despite all of the work that John and Rick have done together and apart since then.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Reioi
    They continue to create and deliver captivatingly unique songs, further cementing themselves as one of the most exciting bands in British alternative rock.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Staying at Tamara's
    Staying At Tamara’s doesn’t shelve real-life problems, but simply recognises the power in taking yourself away.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    New Material
    In a world of easy sound bites and shallow narratives New Material has withdrawn from the spectacle to pursue a whole new goal--to teach you something about yourself.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Twentytwo in Blue
    The follow-up, a more considered harnessing of all that raw potential, shows just what they’re capable of.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Boarding House Reach
    It’s weird and brilliant, and anything but regressive.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    The Magic Gang
    A rare album without a single Achilles heel, The Magic Gang have created a debut that’ll be remembered as a milestone moment in years to come.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Where Wilderness Grows
    Where Wildness Grows is an ode to patience, determination and second chances. Given theirs, Gengahr have smashed it.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    White Is Relic/Irrealis Mood
    Extension relies not just on quality component parts (of which there are many here), but too on tender placement and a development which holds some compassion for the listener. On this rich but straggling album, of Montreal fail on both accounts.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    American Utopia
    American Utopia isn’t a complete paradise. Yet, there’s enough upbeat vibes on offer here to perhaps make you feel a little more optimistic about the future.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Cocoa Sugar
    Young Fathers haven’t done what was expected of them on Cocoa Sugar but in dodging expectations once again, they continue to triumph.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Violence
    There are fleeting moments to enjoy. But while aiming for something epic in scope, the five-piece have again delivered an album that will keep wheels turning for another few years.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Time Will Die and Love Will Bury It
    For all the twists and turns that Rolo Tomassi have made, this is their first album that can reasonably be described as being, first and foremost, riotously good fun.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    How to Socialise & Make Friends
    To write about topics this intimate is brave. For Camp Cope to do so with honesty and enchanting fury takes a lot of energy--and that is nothing short of valiant.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    A Productive Cough
    Titus Andronicus have always melted together the music of their heroes, but this time it feels completely without inspiration.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Moaning
    There is a lot of polish to Moaning, to the point that it’s carried off almost with a bit of a swagger.
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