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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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    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Girl
    Girl is an enchantingly lighthearted delusion of crushes and happy hours, composed with an escapist party of a live show in mind (influenced by their own tour with feel-good NYC synth-pop artist Porches). Girl Ray provides a summer fling of an album and makes it feel like an urgent necessity as we seemingly tick off our waning moments in these late-near-apocalyptic times.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Dr. Dog
    They created a vulnerable album that hints at the band’s past two decades while showcasing a new side of a band whose fearless sonic explorations gave them this longevity in the first place.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Spirit Counsel
    Spirit Counsel is a testament to Moore’s musical vision, no wave roots, tonal sound and guitar style as he remains both clanging and melodic. Adventurous listeners will reap rewards from the textures and endless twists/turns Moore brings to these three long guitar-based passages.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    L.A. Times
    The album is a cohesive collection of tracks, personal experiences, and the broader human condition. While some may find it a bit nostalgic, the album’s raw and real approach, combined with its lighthearted moments, makes it a compelling listen.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Vicious Creature
    Overall, Vicious Creature is an enjoyable record that rewards thoughtful listening.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Talkin To The Trees
    It’s far more compelling than 2019’s Colorado and Barn from two years later and even World Record from 2022, in part because its comparably impromptu atmosphere enhances rather than detracts from the credibility of the material and the performances.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Summer of Sorcery
    These are richly bombastic horn arrangements, dancing grooves, and high powered performances from a band that loves taking it at full throttle.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    This Dream of You
    This Dream of You is a solid entry, though surely not the strongest in her storied catalog.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Screen Time
    As a whole Screen Time is a curious listen/mood piece, the outings are all semi-interesting but (like the album as a whole) remain one note in tone, leaving a minimal visceral imprint. Screen Time’s sketches and atonal guitar jazz wanderings have moments, just not enough, however, with Moore, all guitar phases and releases are worth checking in on.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Rhumba Country
    Throughout Rhumba Country, Pokey LaFarge broadens his sound, effortlessly bringing in world influences to help accentuate his retro Americana core, positively crafting one of the most enjoyable efforts of his long career.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Rapscallion
    The Murlocs continue their steeped-in acid look back at the 60’s Nuggets-inspired offerings on the convincing Rapscallion.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Kantos
    Kishi Bashi is an artist of many influences and levels, but good things happen when things stay more direct on Kantos, clicking on a disco-based, new wave, funky vibe.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Names of North End Women
    The end result works better in some spots than others, “Lights Out” feels like the artists tossed everything they possibly could into the mix and the overload/instant shift in styles is a bit much while “The Art of Losing” featuring Haley Fohr (Circuit des Yeux )is torn between traditional song structure and free for all, never truly coalescing around either.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Cancel the Sun
    This album has plenty of shifting tempos and is well-paced. The harmonies make it sound if Thompson and Walbourne were just meant to sing together. Don’t be steered away from what may be described as “folk rock.” This has a thumping pulse and plenty of stunning moments.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    In the Key of Joy
    For those of you who haven’t been acquainted with Sergio Mendes since the glory days of AM Radio, and for others that are in the know, this may prove both surprising, and yes, joyful.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    You Hear Georgia
    They deliver some gems here (especially the four-song sequence of “Hey Delilah” “Ain’t the Same,” “Lonesome for a Livin’,” and “All Rise Again” ranking with the best in their catalog.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Manticore
    The music is simple with wonderful harmonies, but the breadth of what’s covered is so intriguingly complex, that while difficult to digest at first, exerts a yearning tug that keeps pulling one back for more listens.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Moonshine
    Moonshine (the album) weaves lyrics dealing with simple things like moving with feelings about politics and the human condition to create an album that really resonates in this day and age.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Invisible Light: Spells
    Burnett is not a fan of technology, modern trends, or much of anything in general in the despondent middle offering of his trilogy. As a result, The Invisible Light: Spells oozes a murky uneasiness that floats throughout the album.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Dream Into It
    Though an uneven collection taken as a whole, Dream Into It still boasts enough songs to convince you that the sneering, charming Idol is not quite ready for the retirement home yet.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    What Matters Most
    Folds is past aiming for radio airplay and mass appeal and focused more on creating experimental songs that appeal to his creativity. And sometimes those moments of inspiration take him back to the beginning and sound a lot like he did when he first started out.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Plays the Songs of Daniel Johnston
    This lovingly covered collection will not make new fans of either act, but as a loving document to a unique songwriter, it succeeds.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Silver Cord
    The band takes full advantage of their unpredictable reputation to craft an ambitious piece of art packed with enough personality and sparkle for it to be considered an undeniably fantastic release.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A Shaw Deal
    This album is a bold statement that is sure to grow even more enticing as time passes. Each listen unearths another quaint element that completely changes the song’s atmosphere. A Shaw Deal is a challenging listen that yields otherworldly treasures, with Shaw’s guitar acting as the diamond in the rough yet soothing electronics of Weitz’s mystifying mind.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    World Wide Pop
    While the highs on the album are high, the lows are apparent and hard to ignore. There is a battle between the band’s influences and their own vision for their sound which leaves them with a batch of great ideas that weren’t executed to their full potential.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Beneath the Eyrie
    Sonic textures, melodies, and interesting arrangements are used to prop up the storytelling, rather than the stories taking a backseat to musicianship. Beneath the Eyrie is not as instantly catchy as the band’s early work, but it rewards repeated listens with an emphasis on lyrics and musical layers.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Candid
    Candid not only keeps their hands in the game but provides the kind of light-hearted recording schedule bands need from time to time. They may be treading water, but if their music remains as well-made and appealing as it is, they may just be able to make a career out of it.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Think of Spring
    This gentle, lilting album is a totally relaxing listen, somehow devoid of the deep sensual bluesy moods that Holiday can evoke but instead invoking a flowing, other-worldly (to use his term) romanticism.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Scaled and Icy
    It is hard to predict how faithful Twenty-one pilots fans will react. Regardless, given the time spent by Joseph and Dun on this record, this record is a triumph that marks a maturity that now eclipses their previous albums.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Little Songs
    The combination of Wall’s vivid imagery and his sense of tone gives these songs a cinematic feeling, Little Songs is just as much a novel-turned-movie as it is an LP. Colter Wall has another terrific record to add to his discography, one that cements him as Country’s next legend.
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