Mojo's Scores

  • Music
For 10,495 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 53% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 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: 100 Hundred Dollar Valentine
Lowest review score: 10 Milk Cow Blues
Score distribution:
10495 music reviews
    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Edgy, operatic, driving and frenetic. .. Restful listening, this is not. [Feb 2020, p.89]
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    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Football Money is breezy and concise--10 songs, 28 minutes--but generously ladled with charm. [Feb 2020, p.86]
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Free Nationals' blissed-out, woozy slow-jams make for a low-key triumph. [Feb 2020, p.90]
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    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Save a few saggy, meh0ish collaborations mining genres, this sparky yet spiritual blend of bum-rushing hard bangers and deep soul dives further underscores his three-dimensional star quality. [Feb 2020, p.86]
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    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    ISM
    On a par with McCraven's similarly sprawling and revolutionary Universal Beings--and that's no mean feat. [Jan 2020, p.89]
    • Mojo
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The big sell is a new mix of A Momentary Lapse. [Jan 2019, p.103]
    • Mojo
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A step up from last year's choogling Livin' The Die: freakier and funnier. [Dec 2019, p.88]
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    • 100 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    there are shivers galore on this box. [Jan 2020, p.96]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    As in life, variety spices this highly entertaining tribute compilation. One for the stocking and beyond. [Jan 2020, p.86
    • Mojo
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Portrait gives us what the composer feels are the definitive versions of these tracks. It's also an excellent introduction to this most singular of musicians. [Jan 2020, p.88]
    • Mojo
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A deep, thrilling listen. [Jan 2020, p.88]
    • Mojo
    • 90 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Eight long-deleted vinyls 45s and EPs bring back prized gems by The Congos, Linval Thompson and Freddy McKay, the 24-page large-format booklet putting everything into perspective. [Jan 2020, p.104]
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    • 75 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A challenging but far from inaccessible work. [Jan 2020, p.91]
    • Mojo
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Reggae/dub comes no more vital, nor far-sighted, in 2019. [Jan 2020, p.85]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The herbally-enhanced sound he creates is blissfully minimal and knowingly sultry, Galcher Lustwerk's enervated baritone amplifying the somnolent mood. [Jan 2020, p.91]
    • Mojo
    • 69 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    It takes several listens to mentally sync wit its wonky, lurching rhythms. [Jan 2020, p.91]
    • Mojo
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It's a compliment that guest spots by simpatico icons Iggy Pop and Kool Keith are by no means the best things here. [Dec 2019, p.86]
    • Mojo
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    This time, the quieter moments are more keenly affecting. [Jan 2020, p.89]
    • Mojo
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Another hip-rolling, dabke masterclass. [Jan 2020, p.92]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Promising debut. [Jan 2020, p.92]
    • Mojo
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A soaring Here In Spirit joins reincarnation musing Who Am I? at the pinnacle of its daft-genius. [Jan 2020, p.92]
    • Mojo
    • 92 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The sound of a band untethered, revelling in their resurrection. [Jan 2020, p.98]
    • Mojo
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    This is a mellifluous and hook-laden, brimming with Russell's quotidian snapshot lyrics. [Jan 2020, p.99]
    • Mojo
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    This vivid, confident collection cuts across the UK bass continuum, mixing abstract house and no-rave with moody mysticism. [Jan 2020, p.91]
    • Mojo
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    While dark moments abound, Bad Wiring is also thick with the evergreen anti-folkie's charm. [Jan 2020, p.92]
    • Mojo
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    At times Little Common Twist seems to misplace its destination, but it's also warm and embracing; not so much ambient as aural amniotic fluid. [Jan 2020, p.91]
    • Mojo
    • 75 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Sounds reassuringly expensive. ... Decent instrumental takes on Lao Schifrin's The Cat plus Fiona Apple's elegant Don't Worry 'Bout Me make this more than the stocking-filler that won't unnerve Aunt Norah. [Jan 2020, p.90]
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    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Spotlights the songs' grit and humanity, albeit still substantially finessed by mixmaster Bob Clearmountain. [Jan 2020, p.90]
    • Mojo
    • 96 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Ultimately, The Band raised all stakes, and a half-century later, musicians are still striving for its excellence. [Jan 2020, p.90]
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