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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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    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Americana
    Davies somehow hasn't lost a step along the way. Between his inimitable acerbic wit (the withering "Poetry" is peak Davies) and his generous attention to quirky detail (his ode to the road trip "The Great Highway" is a highlight), longtime fans will find much to celebrate here.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Expert in a Dying Field
    Dying field or not, the Beths' third LP is a reaffirmation that the band are ready and willing to go down with the ship.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Violet Psalms
    An album that challenges, even as it brings a 17-year band to its conclusion. As a coda for Frog Eyes, it's hard to imagine a more potent sendoff.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Guitar
    Nothing feels forced; rather, the album gently unfurls at a languid pace. DeMarco remains the relatable everyman, his laidback delivery happily coexisting alongside his ever-present mastery of the titular instrument ("Rock and Roll," "Holy").
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Golden Horns: Best of Boban & Marko Markovic Orkesta
    Combining Latin rhythms, call-and-response vocals and funk stings, the brass'n'bass music of the Marković Orkestar relies on pure fury and sexuality in a genre built upon romantic passion and tradition.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Mirror Reaper
    Mirror Reaper is certainly an outstanding accomplishment in the Bell Witch catalogue. It may be their most emotionally stirring and musically ambitious record to date.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Ancient Future
    It's this constant dynamic of push-pull throughout that makes Ancient Future a compelling listen.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Nobody Realizes This Is Nowhere
    The minor tunings work and, as a result, Nobody Realizes gives Terry Malts the added depth some may have felt was missing.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Time 'n' Place
    Time 'n' Place is challenging, but its rewards are commensurate, and while the band may lose some of their more fickle fans with this release, it's always refreshing to see artistic growth put first, especially when it pays off like this.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Niagara
    It's dreamy eccentricity; a little crazy and courageous, and a strong statement.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Volcano
    It would have been really easy for Temples to pump out Sun Structures 2.0, but they took a chance, and the result is some really exciting rock'n'roll.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    What If
    On What If, Hauschka delivers an unbuttoned works that's just as revitalizing for the listener as it sounds for the artist.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Kids In The Street
    Thankfully, he quickly debunks any clichés about artists needing to be tortured on Kids, which marks the grown-up Earle's glorious return to form.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Possession
    It has the type of energy that invades, penetrates and carries the listener forward; it's the perfect balance of seduction and strength.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A Broke Moon Rises
    The result is a record that is powerfully alluring and timeless.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Hitchhiker
    Although Young's had plenty of highs and lows throughout his sprawling discography, there's no question that each of his 38 studio LPs were results of a particular vision, and Hitchhiker benefits greatly from this fleeting vision captured over a single evening in 1976.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    5EPs
    In allowing others back into the fray and stripping their sound, Longstreth has once again tapped into what made the band so engrossing in the first place. 5EPs feels like a restart, a long and considered exhale.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Grief's Infernal Flower
    Die-hard Windhand fans won't be disappointed by Grief's Infernal Flower, and new fans mind find it serves nicely as a jumping off point to get more familiar with the group's material. Either way, it's an excellent addition to a record collection for doom fans everywhere.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Idle No More
    Though Khan has grown with the responsibilities of adulthood, he has obviously retained the ability to produce fun, high energy tunes with ease.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Loud Silence
    The Loud Silence finds the producer showcasing his boundless creativity while working within a self-imposed, limited framework. Once again, he's come out successful.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Glow & Behold
    While continuing to work in the box they've created for themselves, Yuck come across as far more amorphous than many first thought while still making an album that delivers on the promise of their shambolic debut.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The New Life
    The overall tempo has slowed, allowing for more instrumental variation and a chance for the band to explore the new musical terrain (which they thoroughly do).
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A Muse In Her Feelings
    For now, this new album stands as a kinetic encapsulation of heartache, and a strong showcase — for not only this exciting Toronto duo, but also many of their local powerhouse peers like Reyez, May and PARTYNEXTDOOR.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Arca
    This back-and-forth is carried along throughout Arca, demonstrating that Ghersi hasn't lost his fondness for tempered electronic cacophony (see "Castration" and "Whip"), but has expanded his palette, to mind-bendingly gorgeous results.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Ash & Clay
    The Ash & Clay is an album sure to become increasingly meaningful with time.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Deep in the Iris
    The result is Deep in the Iris, a musical mash-up of acoustic and electronic influences that's both achingly vulnerable and tentatively joyful.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Dream Is Over
    The Dream Is Over has no pretext or pretence; the band did what they did best in 2013, and then did it a bit better here.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Slow Summits
    It's a very welcoming album that will please Pastels fans, and hopefully find some new ones.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    90059
    More nuanced and compelling than the Watts native's underrated debut, 2011's Follow Me Home, Jay Rock's zip code-titled effort should be copped for the first Black Hippy posse cut since 2012 alone.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A Flame My Love, a Frequency
    Colleen continues to craft uniquely personal experimental music with a clear artistic voice, and her latest release might be her greatest achievement yet.
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