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For 1,119 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 65% higher than the average critic
  • 8% same as the average critic
  • 27% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 5.9 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 79
Highest review score: 100 We Will Always Love You
Lowest review score: 40 Weezer (Teal Album)
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,072 out of 1119
  2. Mixed: 47 out of 1119
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1119
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    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Everybody Scream
    Welch lays her soul bare, goes into terrifying detail on topics most would run away from, and can emerge from it all with another pop innovation to add to her resume. Everybody Scream is Welch reaching a boiling point and stuffing this world of hurt and confusion into 12 gentle songs that never hold back a punch. The artist pens some of her most honest music to date, and even if the world seems to be crumbling around her, Welch comes out on the other side wiser, more daring.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Hadsel
    Hadsel is a stunning set of songs that demand and deserve your undivided attention, put your phone to the side, finish your household chores, and allow Beirut’s latest to transport you to a meditative state.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Cartoon Darkness
    Cartoon Darkness is brimming with successful experimentation that allows Amyl and The Sniffers to begin carving their legacy in the world of punk, a legacy that promises to grow and evolve as long as the band delivers a shocking change of pace in a rugged yet grandiose fashion.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    FTHC
    Quite possibly his best album in a career already studded with accolades.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    On Pain
    In the end, Lloyd Cole makes the title of On Pain sound ironic. It’s as if the eight tracks and thirty-seven minutes are intended as an antidote to the psychic turbulence pervading the world at large in 2023.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    True Story of Bananagun
    The True Story of Bananagun is one of the most inspiring debut releases of 2020 as a host of sounds infuse the musical spirit of these cosmic adventurers resulting in a dynamite and diverse record.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Nothing Lasts Forever
    At this point in their over thirty-year career, Teenage Fanclub is confident in their mixture of light touches around an indie rock foundation and Nothing Lasts Forever continues them on their journey.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A Bridge to Far
    Midlake’s sixth LP is an unassuming yet vibrantly fun listen, brimming with expressive anecdotes that aim to enhance your surroundings rather than distract from them.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    That's How Rumors Get Started
    This is a high octane record filled with hooks, strong musicianship and maybe just a bit too much production. Through it all, Price has some interesting reflections on motherhood and coping with her rising fame. The clincher, as you might well guess, is the unrelenting power of her voice that just continues to amaze.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Old Flowers
    2018’s May Your Kindness Remain was singer-songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews’ breakout album. Old Flowers, her third for Fat Possum, surpasses that effort. ... Whether you choose to immerse yourself in this emotional journey or not, you’ll be impacted. Andrews has now reached the point where she is one of today’s most distinct voices.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Small Medium Large
    Small Medium Large is a must-listen for fans of experimental and improvised music. It showcases the quintet’s remarkable synergy and individual talents, making it an album that listeners will eagerly revisit.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Strange to Explain
    If you were a fan of their mid-2000’s work, this album would be a very satisfying continuation of their sound while also mixing in enough new ideas for it to be a progressive album for the group.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Deceiver
    Deceiver packs a much heavier punch than previous releases. Where Is the Is Are had an airier, spacey feeling throughout, Deceiver throws in heavy riffs and grungier distortion. Overall, Deceiver is an album that delivers on both the musical and lyrical sides.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Mesmerism
    It is a statement of unwavering faith in tradition. Rather than breaking any new ground, it is a graceful and honest interpretation of these enduring compositions.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Ode To Joy
    All in all, Ode to Joy is a solid album, if a bit on the languid side, but feels more like a Jeff Tweedy solo album than a proper Wilco album.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    God Save The Gun
    God Save The Gun is a daring yet rewarding sophomore effort from a band seeking solace in the hectic pace of creative success, coming to terms with its pitfalls, and crafting a honed 14-song collection of brutally self-analyzing, immersive rock.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Misadventures of Doomscroller
    Dawes certainly achieved their goal of honoring the vinyl format in this ambitious recording, which is more organic and musically aware than its more recent predecessor albums.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Weird Faith
    Weird Faith is a stunning amalgamation of experiences and how a new relationship can contain just as much confusion as it does happiness. For 12 powerful tracks, Diaz navigates beautifully structured arrangements while keeping her head on a swivel, making sure everything isn’t falling apart. Weird Faith needed to be good and Diaz did more than make a good album, she penned an opus.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Screen Violence
    While Screen Violence doesn’t quite meet the standards set early by the band, it’s still delightfully moody synth-pop that can be enjoyed equally whether on the dance floor or quietly contemplating the violence it depicts.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Epic Ten
    The result is a great triumph, a living testament to the strength of these songs and the nature of the ongoing relationship between musicians and the art they create. Each track is straightforward in its delivery, but each nonetheless filtered through the guise of the musician covering it. ... epic remains Van Etten’s best album, but epic ten does its best at eliciting the awestruck reverence that countless musicians feel towards it.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Ribbons
    It’s all so very lovely and natural.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    We Still Go To Rodeos
    Rose is pushing the envelope a bit on this outing. Sometimes it seems as if she’s trying to break through a sound that was bigger than she bargained for but there are still those precious moments where her voice and phrasing may have you reminiscing of classic singers like Bobbie Gentry and Dusty Springfield. That’s mixed with a swagger, self-confidence, and a willingness to rock out.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Shelby Lynne
    Not surprisingly, this is as personal, maybe even more so, and autobiographical as any of her output. It’s not far removed from her excellent 2011 Revelation Road either. ... This recording is a huge reminder that Shelby Lynne is not only one of the most fiercely independent artists of our time. She’s clearly one of our best singers too.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Fat Pop, Vol.1
    Weller takes a moment for introspection, his implicit vulnerability rendering him a more sympathetic figure than his occasionally impersonal craftsmanship allows on Fat Pop (Volume 1).
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Horses and the Hounds
    Here’s a motion to take “Canola Fields,” “Operation Never Mind,” “The Horses and the Hounds” and “Ft. Walton Wake-Up Call” with “Blackberry Winter” a close contender, into that hallowed group – top 30 or 40 of McMurtry’s best songs. The others on this album missing from this shortlist would be the envy of any other songwriter, a measure of McMurtry’s brilliance.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Ghost Stories
    Ghost Stories is a powerful record that should have been made a long time ago – but was well worth the wait.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Viva Tu
    That effortless mixing of European folk, South American soul, Caribbean groove, cumbia, and dub makes returning to Chao’s style a joy. While it has taken seventeen years to arrive, Viva Tu is classic Manu Chao, a bit more mellow with age, maturity, and an easy-flowing sense of musical comfort.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Weapons Of Beauty
    On its own terms, as a soft, singer-songwriter album, Weapons of Beauty is a showcase of deft storytelling from a singer with a captivating voice.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo
    The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo is the most accessible Mr. Bungle album, if it’s possible for thrash metal to be accessible. ... Fans looking for the outlandishness of Disco Volante may be disappointed, but anyone looking for angry, nonsensical mosh music will find everything they need.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Cavalcade
    Cavalcade, much like its title suggests, is the sum of its individual parts, a great collection of songs, but still, exactly that.
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