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For 5,105 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: 4,324 out of 5105
  2. Mixed: 753 out of 5105
  3. Negative: 28 out of 5105
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    No Place for My Dream
    In the past, Femi has sounded just as vital and his playing just as powerful, but he's never done it in such radiant tones.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Deceiver of the Gods
    Deceiver of the Gods gives us everything we expect from the band, along with a little old-fashioned metal revitalization.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    One True Vine
    Tweedy has become a master of subtlety in the studio and the blending of instruments and voices is seamless. Above it all is Staples' unassailable conviction.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 10 Critic Score
    Excuse My French
    Montana's selection of trap beats falls flat. It's the kind of sweatshop beat-making mainstream producers have learned to accept as they cash their cheques.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Long Enough to Leave
    Clocking in at just over 30 minutes, it doesn't overstay its welcome, but unfortunately it gives up most of its best moments by the halfway point.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Empire
    The songs on Empire are still short, and while they retain the sunny aesthetic of Explore, they reveal a more motivated and confident Park.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Olympia
    This is easily Austra's most exciting and fully formed piece of work yet.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    More Light
    More Light is not only an all-encompassing trip that shows everything they're capable of, but also the best album they've made since 2000's XTRMNTR.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Yessir Whatever
    United by Madlib's crackly, jazzy samples, messy scratched hooks and bizarre sense of humour, Yessir Whatever is a gleeful trip down the rabbit hole of psychedelic rap.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Watching Movies with the Sound Off
    Mac Miller emphatically joins a higher tier of rap artists with Watching Movies, an effort that at once silences his detractors and rewards his faithful following.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Extended Play
    Do yourself a favour and cop this release. Rap is good nowadays, so indulge.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Kveikur
    The payoffs on Kveikur aren't immediate, but they're no less orchestrated than previous work, coming across like a more focused and fleshed out Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra with sweeter vocals.
    • 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
    With Love
    As with his previous output, regardless of the myriad influences in effect, you never once have any doubts you are listening to a Zomby record.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Yeezus
    It's Kanye West baring his fangs, over-sharing and consciously grappling with this over-reaching, over-indulging beast within.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Antenna to the Afterworld
    In joining the "real world," he's crafted his best album yet.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    This River
    As with earlier releases, This River is a seamless mix of Southern soul, rock, funk and blues.
    • 41 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Super Collider
    While there's nothing abhorrent about this album, it's so unobtrusive that it's practically not there, just one more forgettable release from a guy we're all secretly rooting for.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Altered State
    Baroque in complexity and dripping romantic drama, Altered State is a strong move in the right direction for TesseracT.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Eldritch Dark
    A daring and decadent series of witch rituals, The Eldritch Dark is one of the finest examples of the doomy occult-rock resurgence.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    YPLL
    Retox promised devastation with Ugly Animals and have delivered it again, sharper and surer, with YPLL.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Howl
    If more attention was paid to crafting better songs, rather than just sounds, Howl would have been much more fulfilling.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    While a Nation Sleeps
    One of the very few bands that can combine melody with hardcore and make it pack a huge punch, BoySetsFire have crafted another excellent release.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Sunbather
    The result is a perfectly flowing album that is, at times, as calming as it is chaotic.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Pythons
    The result is a fine summer pop record that encourages listeners to approach as they will.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Tomorrow's Harvest
    While Tomorrow's Harvest makes for a wonderful listen, and a perfect gateway album for new fans, it's not the revelation many devotees were hoping for.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    DVA
    Dva is a calmly delivered artistic statement, one that makes a compelling case that Emika could earn the kind of praise currently lavished upon James Blake.
    • 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.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Halo of Blood
    This is a deeply enjoyable, satisfying and fun slab of melodic heaviness.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    13
    Here, every riff is full of life, the chemistry popping out in the open spaces, Ozzy's melancholy once again finally, and fittingly, overtop the soundtrack of metallic joy and madness, the whole thing combining to create a perfect metal sound the way only the masters can.
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