Mojo's Scores
- Music
For 10,504 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: 6,858 out of 10504
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Mixed: 3,612 out of 10504
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Negative: 34 out of 10504
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Lewis hasn't topped 2010's masterful Forget, but he has proved it was no fluke. [Aug 2012, p.87]- Mojo
Posted Jul 19, 2012 -
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What was initially a singular vision varies intriguingly. ... although ultimately the pick of albums 19 and 20 could have offered something without any filler. [Mar 2023, p.92]- Mojo
Posted Mar 14, 2023 -
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It's a pity Parton has retreated into much safer and predictable territory. [May 2022, p.86]- Mojo
Posted Mar 18, 2022 -
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He's at his best when making compulsive, synthetic house anthems. [Mar 2006, p.106]- Mojo
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[Vanishing Life] exceed the sum of their hardcore parts by adding loose, QOTSA-style hips to their riffs and even the odd synth. [Jan 2017, p.104]- Mojo
Posted Dec 1, 2016 -
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Plays like a budget price homage to ELO and early '70s Beach Boys, full of pocket symphonies and childlike wonder. [Jan 2006, p.132]- Mojo
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The music is almost secondary, his production' often leaden beats a mere sideshow to mind-bending internal rhyme pyrotechnics that jab hard at the surreal dial. [Jan 2014, p.92]- Mojo
Posted Dec 18, 2013 -
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The end result is dark and desolate, but also profound and provocative. [May 2019, p.86]- Mojo
Posted Apr 9, 2019 -
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These 10 duets/duels can be pretty gnarly, but there are beautiful epiphanies, too. [Jul 2020, p.82]- Mojo
Posted May 21, 2020 -
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She's still drawn to the edges like a death's-head moth to an inferno, but once you are in Wolfe's distinctive headspace, it's easy to believe they are her comfort zone, and maybe even yours. [Mar 2025, p.85]- Mojo
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Hitchcock's attempt to create a "Basement Tapes" vibe churns up a clutch of affable songs but he looks to have saved his best material for the near contempoary "Ole! Tarantula." [Apr 2010, p.103]- Mojo
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Love Is Here is juvenalia -- persuasive, and suggesting greatness should the band have the courage (or the license) to cut loose. [Nov 2001]- Mojo
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There is less of the soundscaping and eerie atmospherics that made last year's X EP so entertainingly varied. [Jun 2012, p.85]- Mojo
Posted Jul 18, 2012 -
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He hops from one musical lilypad to the next--arguably a few too many for comfort. [Aug 2012, p.87]- Mojo
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Mostly it's sparse, as a lonesome album should be. [Jan 2026, p.86]- Mojo
Posted Nov 12, 2025 -
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Beneath the bells and whistles, there's gold as well schlock. [Nov 2018, p.93]- Mojo
Posted Oct 3, 2018 -
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The London trio founded by drummer Yussef Dayes and Keyboardist Kamaal Williams give it an urban twist , factoring grime and broken beat influences into their unpredictable improvised jams. [Jan 2017, p.99]- Mojo
Posted Nov 28, 2016 -
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Revisits some of his most famous tunes. [May 2020, p.90]- Mojo
Posted Mar 17, 2020 -
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Makes for a cheeky, unerringly upbeat celebration of [London's] party scene. [Feb 2012, p. 94]- Mojo
Posted Feb 1, 2012 -
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Slime & Reason practically revels in its juicy sense of freedom. [Sep 2008, p.112]- Mojo
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If there are times when their adherence to that sound suggest a country-rock Status Quo the fact they now fit like a pair of well-worn gloves is actually rather comforting. [Apr 2014, p.91]- Mojo
Posted Mar 21, 2014 -
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Like the second series of their HBO sitcom, from which most of the tracks here are culled,...Freaky feels a little rushed, but there's still plenty to love. [Dec 2009, p. 95]- Mojo
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Posted May 16, 2014 -
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Textured electronica and crafted melodies make for a dense and absorbing effort. [Aug 2014, p.96]- Mojo
Posted Jul 11, 2014 -
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Describe takes time to coalesce, but even through the mists, Jadagu makes her presence felt. [Jan 2026, p.86]- Mojo
Posted Nov 12, 2025 -
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There is always the creamy centre of that angelic voice, making this a mightily impressive debut. [Oct 2015, p.93]- Mojo
Posted Sep 11, 2015 -
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When the approach works, the results are bracingly exploratory; when it doesn't they're frustratingly half-formed. [Jul 2005, p.94]- Mojo
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If quality control on Sukierae sometimes sags amid the fecundity, all is forgotten when Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig of Brooklyn-based new lights Lucius help gild country-folk standouts Wait For Love and Nobody Dies Anymore with calm-yet-striking backing vocals. [Oct 2014, p.94]- Mojo
Posted Sep 12, 2014