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For 5,096 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 57% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 38% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 75
Highest review score: 100 Vol.II
Lowest review score: 10 California Son
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4,315 out of 5096
  2. Mixed: 753 out of 5096
  3. Negative: 28 out of 5096
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    And Then Like Lions
    If you want to just chill at home in the afternoon, give this beauty a spin. Those wanting a reinvented wheel, look elsewhere.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Half of Where You Live
    The surreal strings on "We Work Nights," the doubled percussion on "An English House" and the sultry, repetitive warble on closer "Reprise" give the release a much needed kick, but Half of Where You Live still lacks the strength it needs.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Ontario Gothic
    Music can be therapeutic, and Hildebrand's music is a perfect example of this.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Jacuzzi Boys
    Jacuzzi Boys is a fine garage rock record that finds the band exploring several welcome new directions.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Gone Now
    Those who got on board with Strange Desire should have no problem connecting with the deep feels and big pop choruses that propel Gone Now.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Foam Island
    Foam Island is a patchwork album that never ends up feeling quite settled.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Bankrupt!
    Pre-interlude, Bankrupt! is trekking along the right path; it's a futuristic journey into a foreign place for Phoenix, akin to a soundtrack for an updated Lost in Translation. But things quickly go off the rails once it spirals out of the dizzying interlude of flashing synths, losing its sense of melody and purpose.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Pre-Human Ideas
    While some results sound a little too much like a Speak and Spell, the compositions largely survive their robotic mutations, some even gaining new generations of melancholy and grayness via their detachment from the world of simple human emotion.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Maximum Overload
    In the end, the album loses steam throughout, something that is only accentuated by all the potential bonus tracks.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Soft Will
    Smith Westerns have never sounded so comfortable in their own skin.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Seekers and Finders
    Gogol Bordello have created music that feels revolutionary and well-timed on Seekers and Finders, an album on which the veteran, self-described Gypsy-punk group channel the power and immediacy of their fantastic live show into a tight 38 minutes.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Jamie Lidell
    Jamie Lidell is a stunningly entertaining album and an exemplary ode to the good ol' days.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A Coliseum Complex Museum
    Though unlikely to win legions of new fans, this is another impeccably crafted psychedelic rock record sure to please fans of the genre.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Wonder Where We Land
    Wonder Where We Land is a tremendous step forward both for SBTRKT and for the possibilities of cross-genre exploration.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Mixed Emotions
    Mixed Emotions is just the painstakingly crafted, mood-driven long-player we've been waiting for from this immensely talented duo.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    CHUCK
    Although many songs on Chuck sound familiar, it's amazing that no two tracks sound alike. Berry covers a lot of musical ground on Chuck, and most importantly, reveals just how much fun he was still having at the end of his storied life.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    As You Were
    As convincing as Liam Gallagher is when he audaciously boasts that he's "got the Midas touch" early on in the album, As You Were doesn't ever quite turn to gold.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Predicting Machine
    Tejada has done a fine job of giving each track its distinctive personality without sacrificing the flow of the album as a cohesive piece.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Born Sinner
    Born Sinner is an honest account of Cole's growth and development, revealing his humble beginnings, challenging successes and bright future.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Les Fleurs du Mal
    Folks hoping for a repeat of Rabit's 2015 pseudo-grime offering Communion will certainly be disappointed here; open-minded listeners with a penchant for the darker side of experimental dance music will find their thirst for evil slaked.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    YSIV
    This is Logic at his best: making music that makes him happy. His comfort zone is infectious. If YSIV doesn't sell you on Logic, nothing will.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Underneath the Rainbow
    While the band's earlier material sounded lo-fi out of necessity, Underneath the Rainbow disappoints due to its inauthentic attempt at sounding like an album recorded long before its time.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Hobo Rocket
    With Hobo Rocket, Pond once again step out from an ever-growing shadow to prove that they are far more than anyone's "other band."
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Redcar les adorable étoiles
    While the French artist has introduced a new persona and perspective on Redcar les adorables étoiles (prologue), his ability to produce truly unique moments of pop power remains.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Another Language
    Another Language is another good record that takes some risks, some more successful than others.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Thr!!!er
    On THR!!!ER, !!! have finally found a happy medium between playful and goofy, epic and bloated, tongue-in-cheek and just plain chic.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    From the Vaults, Vol. 1
    From the Vaults is a collection of b-sides presented and packaged as a full-blown studio release, and it's worth the effort.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Past Life
    Lost In The Trees might not be as distinctive as they once were, but they still make highly emotional music; it's just better disguised than it was in the past.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Nobody Lives Here Anymore
    From start to finish, Nobody Lives Here Anymore is a seamless expression of nostalgia, love and hope for brighter days to come.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Turn to Gold
    Diarrhea Planet's self-indulgence and cheesy grandiosity might be less appealing if it wasn't so tongue-in-cheek--that's a huge advantage of being a band that doesn't take itself all that seriously. It also makes Turn to Gold a boisterous and joyful affair. But reaching these new levels of gaudiness, they risk being written off as a gimmick
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