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For 1,511 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 55% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 43% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 3.8 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 69
Highest review score: 100 Untitled
Lowest review score: 10 United Nations of Sound
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,005 out of 1511
  2. Mixed: 449 out of 1511
  3. Negative: 57 out of 1511
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Forth
    For the first four tracks, The Verve dig deep into their chaotic history to conjure the strange, intoxicating mix of stridency, shimmering beauty, pretension and vulnerability that made them so distinctive back in their pomp. And then the plot is suddenly lost, along with the tunes.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Split The Difference
    As an album it’s so random and erratic that it’s neither a brave step forward nor a disastrous wrong turn; just an entertaining detour while they workout where they’re actually going.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Summer Make Good
    This is a strange, disturbing, unsettling, compelling album.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Mi Plan
    Can she master the bustle and colour of Latin pop as easily as she mastered sweaty electro? Tristemente, no. While never less than agreeable, Mi Plan is rarely more than that.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Myths Of The Near Future
    For a band that formed little over a year ago, the energy and intent of this record is thrilling and the music rarely fails their undoubtedly grand ambitions.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Acolyte
    A likeable fusion though it is, there's none of the innovation of the much groovier The XX, nor are there the soaring peaks and chilly troughs, bonkers FX or even the gauche emotion that propels most dance music.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Live It Out
    Obviously nobody would pay attention to her smart lyrics if the music didn't compete, but, largely, it does.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Made of Bricks
    It's one of the most exciting debuts by a young female pop artist in ages. If occasionally it veers a wee bit too much towards the cutesy-kooky.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    To The 5 Boroughs
    Imagine "Hello Nasty" if it had entirely consisted of "Three MCs And One DJ" and you're close to understanding exactly how "To The 5 Boroughs" sounds.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Coral Fang
    [Dalle] may be the New Courtney Love, at times even the Punk PJ Harvey, but she also has a depth of emotion that was last displayed by Kurt Cobain.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    3D
    There are few absolute duffers here: '3D' makes for a perfectly pleasant 50 minutes of slick and homogenised R&B. It's just that, from such a reputable firm - and at such an emotional and auspicious point in their career - it's impossible not to expect more.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Teenager
    The results are hit-and-miss.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Ego Trippin'
    At its best Ego Trippin' is intelligent, sly and full of the easy brilliance which put Snoop on the top of the pile in the first place. At its worst it makes thong-filled DVD "Snoop Dogg's Diary Of A Pimp" look like high art. He truly is his own worst enemy.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Under the Blacklight
    Aside from whatever awaits Rilo Kiley if they discover, like Courtney Love before them, that deliberately setting the dial to AOR doesn't guarantee success--is the seam of graceless contrivance. Not just musically--but lyrically.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Experience: Jill Scott
    A curious and confusing follow-up.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Invisible Band
    Creatively however, it's not moved forward from 'The Man Who' enough to convince those of us who were already getting bored with the setlist at Glastonbury last year.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Twelve Steps
    Strong contender for party album of the year, anyone looking for their next fix of dancefloor heaven will say yes, yes, yes if this rehab is anything to go by.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Yes
    Ultimately though, the credit for the triumph of Yes is Tennant & Lowe's. While Xenomania bring a confidence and focus, the big choruses and nagging melodies are present throughout.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Baby 81
    This "Baby…" is bloated and bursting from its nappies - and that goes for the songs as well as duration.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub)
    Stuffed full of collaborations, the duo has created a multi layered, analogue driven, polished yet powerful long player.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Diorama
    Bloated over-produced soft rock.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Love, Angel, Music, Baby
    Welcome to the hottest, coolest, best-dressed pop album of the year.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Lightbulbs
    But for those who imagine a less self-consciously experimental Blur or Can perhaps jamming it out with Parliament, there's much to enjoy on this classy, cerebral but hugely accessible album.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Further
    This is dance music for dance music's sake.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Our Love To Admire
    Crucially, it seems their ability to write a magisterially moving song such as "NYC" or "Obstacle No 1", both from their debut, seems to have abandoned them. In fairness, sonically speaking, this is their best effort yet.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Finally Woken
    Jem’s deadpan tones sound like a slightly huskier, sluttier Beth Orton, and while nothing quite matches the beguiling "They"... she strikes the odd thimbleful of gold.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs Of Desire
    What truly counts here is persona and with E casting himself as dog in heat, eager to reach a scratch that he just can't itch, the end result is yet another facet to a continually engaging and truly unique artist.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Boy Who Knew Too Much
    Deeper and darker takes longer to charm, which is bad for singles, but should see the album's shelf life extend to long after Mika's novelty has worn off.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Ownerz
    Hitting that formula and riding it has drained some of the passion out of this sound.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Once Upon A Time In The West
    It might be a little too airbrushed, arch and meticulous for some, but it's brilliant all the same, and, in the tradition of all great second albums, it could prove to be Hard-Fi's defining moment.
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