Mojo's Scores
- Music
For 10,507 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: 6,861 out of 10507
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Mixed: 3,612 out of 10507
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Negative: 34 out of 10507
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In classic Brit-rock style it is this intrepid combo's assembly of these disparate echoes into something of their own that takes them ever closer to the pantheon of greats. Join the Dots is another exhilarating leap in that direction. [Jan 2014, p95]- Mojo
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They still sing some parts in unison, but here their voices are arranged more imaginatively. [May 2014, p.89]- Mojo
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Alone, the music feels like a too-long experiment, albeit punctuated by lovely songs. [Oct 2016, p.109]- Mojo
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Evern more so than on Silence Is Sexy... a few telling elements are deployed to dramatic effect here. [Feb 2004, p.98]- Mojo
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Tim Gane and Laetitia Sadier's prettiest songs since '95's Music For The Amorphous Body Study Center. [Oct 2001, p.116]- Mojo
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Another masterfully blended cocktail of restless electronic beats, analogue daubings and digitally blasted vocals. [Nov 2002, p.110]- Mojo
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An hour of heartful, artful singing enhanced by dense, yet fuss-free arrangements. [Jan 2004, p.106]- Mojo
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Classic OMD tropes are almost overdone on this, their 13th studio album. [Oct 2017, p.88]- Mojo
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With its beautifully balances smorgasbord of UK garage, drum 'n 'bass, this is the album the person on the night bus in records by Burial would really be digging. [Jun 2013, p.89]- Mojo
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It eschews the compartmentalised, glossy, compressed production sound du jour for a red-blooded, powerful live feel full of adrenalin and excitement. [Oct 2013, p.90]- Mojo
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Played with a straight face rather than a raised eyebrow, the whole thing is a gas. [Dec 2016, p.92]- Mojo
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Good-natured guitar pop from Brighton-via-California by a young all-male quartet with a flair or radio-ready melodies. [Apr 2018, p.96]- Mojo
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Miller and Lauderdale's duets has both the easy familiarity of old friends and the musicianship of old pros. [Mar 2013, p.96]- Mojo
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At points they're both elegant and, dare we say it, beautiful, so if this is the emperor's new clothes then they're wonderfully cut. [Jul 2009, p.97]- Mojo
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If you open your album with a song, 'Hard Times,' which rails against the mediocrity of the modern world, it might be worth ensuring it isn't the only tune out of 14 that sticks in the memory. [Jul 2009, p.105]- Mojo
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There are so many tricks twirling for your attention that the effect is a little like wearing all your clothes at once. [Jun 2005, p.100]- Mojo
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This is a richly textured debut that creates a very agreeable collision between the organic and the electronic. [Feb 2011, p.100]- Mojo
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Do you like reading poetry while folded into a big armchair in some sunny corner? You'll love False Beats And True Hearts. [Jun 2011, p.102]- Mojo
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Their polemic backed-up by their abundant charms, not least the plentiful guitar heroics of frontman Rick Rizzo, evoking both the lyricism of Neil Young and the artful amp abuse of Sonic Youth in their thrilling scree. [Jun 2011, p.106]- Mojo
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The naff raps and Auto-Tuned gloop can't spoil the addictive rush of the air-punching, get-pissed-destroy-a-bus-shelter anthems that abound here. [Jan 2012, p.93]- Mojo
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The Redeemer finds Blunt adding a series of potent new weapons to an already well-stocked musical armoury. [Jun 2013, p.88]- Mojo
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It may seem an unlikely match, but Martin and Brickell bring out the best in each other. [Jun 2013, p.93]- Mojo
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Although the listener doesn't expect dynamics in this kind of music, there is little variation in either its colour and timbre. [Aug 2020, p.89]- Mojo
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He's pushed his sound forwards into more mature, less swaggering territory and recruited non-threatening guests Paul O'Grady and Corinne Bailey Rae. [Mar 2022, p.83]- Mojo
Posted Jan 24, 2022