Mojo's Scores
- Music
For 10,509 reviews, this publication has graded:
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53% higher than the average critic
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5% same as the average critic
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42% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.5 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 72
| Highest review score: | Hundred Dollar Valentine | |
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| Lowest review score: | Milk Cow Blues |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 6,863 out of 10509
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Mixed: 3,612 out of 10509
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Negative: 34 out of 10509
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From a brilliantly tense 1977 cover of the Detroit Emeralds’ 1972 disco hit Feel The Need, to a Velvets-drone re-murking of Dylan’s She Belongs To Me and his recent doomy techno-goth NIN collaboration Star, these rough, raw and unfinished gems remind us that Ferry’s art was never just about surface perfection but always in what lies beneath. [Dec 2024, p.99]- Mojo
Posted Nov 27, 2024 -
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The Slow Rush proves the rewards of taking time; Kevin Parker is an artist worthy of yours. [Mar 2020, p.90]- Mojo
Posted Feb 10, 2020 -
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Though the production is by no means slick, the music emerges vividly from its hithero murky world. [Jul 2010, p.93]- Mojo
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Superbly eerie and echoey evocations such as View From The Mirror and The Golden Bough don't need big productions to make your ears prick up, just their disturbing use of minor chords and subtle sound effects. [Dec 2014, p.90]- Mojo
Posted Nov 19, 2014 -
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A transporting, densely layered record which retains a certain lyrical opacity. [Mar 2020, p.89]- Mojo
Posted Feb 26, 2020 -
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This Family album goes toward capturing the band's undeniable genius, in music that lingers like the most terrifying dream. [Feb 2016, p.91]- Mojo
Posted Jan 19, 2016 -
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The Czars only had minuscule--if fanatical--support, but Grant's current profile should see retrospective justice done. [Jan 2015, p.112]- Mojo
Posted Dec 17, 2014 -
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A superlative crooner with grit, soul and impeccable phrasing, James caresses and finesses every syllable of his highly literate, deeply personal songs. [Apr 2020, p.88]- Mojo
Posted Mar 17, 2020 -
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All told, Dead Magic is Hausswolff's finest work to date; a record of remarkable potency and intent. [Apr 2018, p.87]- Mojo
Posted Feb 26, 2018 -
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This is a more colourful record than its predecessor, but it’s troubled, too.... Meanwhile, aficionados of pure sonic treats are well served. [Feb 2015, p.89]- Mojo
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The results present a dense mesh of disparate tempos, hypnotic rhythms and passages of glittering beauty. [Apr 2017, p.97]- Mojo
Posted Mar 31, 2017 -
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Throughout Francis Lung turns dark emotions into bright and welcoming songs. [Jul 2021, p.83]- Mojo
Posted Jun 17, 2021 -
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The US albums is a fascinating document of American music industry practice in the mid '60s. [Mar 2014, p.103]- Mojo
Posted Feb 11, 2014 -
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Producer Hal Willner has dug deep to improve on [the original Rogue's Gallery] and reckons he has a happier collection as a result. [Apr 2013, p.88]- Mojo
Posted Mar 7, 2013 -
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All in all, the Monkeys' sixth long-player is a bold move. [Jun 2018, p.95]- Mojo
Posted May 3, 2018 -
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This compelling song collection offers an abstract journey through the themes, influences and emotions of a most eventful year. [Apr 2017, p.94]- Mojo
Posted May 31, 2017 -
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Its mood affecting. its melodies haunting, Fading Parade is spellbinding. [Apr 2011, p.101]- Mojo
Posted Apr 6, 2011 -
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Cornershop's Midlands-Asian mainspring, looks back to the homeland with an album joyously sung all in Punjabi. [Apr 2011, p.100]- Mojo
Posted Apr 22, 2011 -
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Powerplant sees Girlpool's naif-pop mature into a brittle, unpredictable, subterranean pop that recalls Pod-era Breeders. [Aug 2017, p.92]- Mojo
Posted Jun 27, 2017 -
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Ultimately, this is a work of lush, immersive harmonic beauty and escape. [Jun 2024, p.86]- Mojo
Posted Apr 23, 2024 -
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Baudelaire & Piano isn't instant, but it lingers like a vivid dream. [Oct 2020, p.89]- Mojo
Posted Sep 15, 2020 -
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Sounding like lost transmissions from classic '70s AM radio, it's Stringfellow's best yet. [Dec 2004, p.116]- Mojo
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Wolfe is the epicentre of the maelstrom, a banshee wailing through songs called things like Welt and Scrape. [Dec 2017, p.94]- Mojo
Posted Oct 24, 2017 -
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Shaping billowing waves of electrostatic to articulate the sound of his hometown, Nairobi, at night. Worth resurrecting an old ’90s genre tag from The Bug’s past for Natur: illbience. [Nov 2024, p.87]- Mojo
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The four songs drawn from eco-themed album The Crying Light gain particular vitality.... The other major beneficiaries of Muhly and co.'s top notch orchestral work art Antony's earliest songs. [Aug 2012, p.82]- Mojo
Posted Dec 14, 2012 -
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Via radio hiss and cut-glass samples of the long dead, worlds beyond are accessed. [Oct 2023, p.89]- Mojo
Posted Oct 11, 2023 -
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The album appears as a warm, welcoming pool, soaking its balms, and its messages, deep into our bones. [Jun 2020, p.84]- Mojo
Posted Apr 21, 2020 -
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Goat Girl's vision is as unique as an oily fingerprint, their confidence dizzying, and richly justified. [May 2018, p.90]- Mojo
Posted Mar 27, 2018 -
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"It's not too late to find where you are," he sings on The Tern; Hadsel seems to tremble on the brink of that revelation. [Dec 2023, p.88]- Mojo
Posted Nov 9, 2023