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For 6,231 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 61% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 35% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.8 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 74
Highest review score: 100 Prioritise Pleasure
Lowest review score: 0 Fortune
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4,729 out of 6231
  2. Mixed: 1,460 out of 6231
  3. Negative: 42 out of 6231
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Denies The Day's Demise
    A tough collection to make friends with, Denies The Days Demise can infuriate and delight in equal measure, often on the same track.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Kaleide
    They're still a band with huge potential that isn't yet being completely fulfilled. Kaleide might please die-hards but for the rest it lacks in progression and new ideas.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Evolution Theory
    Evolution Theory is an album that has a base level thrill to its highlights but it is an ephemeral thrill that is fleeting on record, and there’s the sense that these songs will work best in the live environment where Modestep will excel.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Jonny
    Speculation aside, the music that Childs and Blake have produced here is gentle, unassuming and good humoured. It won't change the world, but it will warm the hearts of those fortunate enough to hear it.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Warzone
    If by representing these protest songs Ono intended to convey how little has changed since she first recorded them in the spirit of social activism then she has succeeded, but Warzone also highlights how the conversation has evolved.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Human
    Like any prospective chartbuster, it frontloads its biggest bangers and lets anything more interesting linger in the later stages of the record, when the more passive listeners have tuned out. But those forays are occasional at best, and as an artistic statement this debut album is somewhat limited.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Congratulations
    It's a brave, sometimes successful, but ultimately flawed attempt to evolve and grow the band's sound. The one crime is a distinct lack of any memorable tunes, but it will certainly stand as one of 2010's more interesting releases.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Avonmore
    Fittingly enjoyable but frustratingly retrograde effort.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Mixed Emotions
    It's certainly a promising debut, just one hampered by a songwriting scope that strips it of its own vitality rather than informing it.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Valve Bone Woe
    No matter how classy, considered or stylish the album is, it’s nothing more than a curio, designed for those fans that hang on her every word.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Glory
    Like Britney herself, Glory is a fascinating if flawed listen--while she remains very much a singles artist, this is her most successful record in a while, and still contains glimpses of why she remains so compelling, 18 years into her career.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Major Arcana
    Major Arcana is certainly not a perfect debut and does have some flaws, but it succeeds in establishing Speedy Ortiz as a band with promise and scope to build on.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life
    Even with the missteps, there is plenty to love about The Wombats’ fourth effort.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin
    The result of the flawless playing and polished production, however, is ultimately a too-perfect sound, lacking drama and grit. With his darkest years behind him, Wilson seems willing to use only the brightest colours in the paintbox.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    New Chain
    New Chain is unmistakably chillwave, undeniably fashionable within the American music scene right now, but doesn't half make you yearn for a bit of sunshine.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    All Melody
    The opening half sees him attempt something a little different with mixed results, the second half seems him return to more familiar ground with only moderate success.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Radio Retaliation
    For better or worse, Thievery is ultimately content to stick to the script, busting out another batch of worldly background noise perfect for a post-party VIP lounge in Ibiza.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Excerpts
    By switching voices and languages, and throwing in string quartets alongside swooning electronica, he pushes different versions of reality, and while on the whole it slips into background noise, there are moments when Excerpts packs a punch. And there's plenty to capture a more vivid and patient imagination.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    I Cry When I Laugh
    I Cry When I Laugh never really manages to become more than just a collection of singles.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    TANGK
    Tangk is sadly, and far too often, a rather boring album by a band who can and should be doing much better.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Dross Glop
    For such an experimental band maybe they could have pushed these remixes further instead of into a no-man's land of accessible. For Battles, this is unchallenging territory.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Cannibals With Cutlery
    To Kill A King here seem ultimately still to be wrestling with the problem of how to make several different ideas gel together. They are at their best when it feels as if they’re playing just to you and no one else; maybe a bit of scaling down would do them a lot of good.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Mylo Xyloto
    Rihanna's appearance aside, Mylo Xyloto is everything you'd expect from a Coldplay album.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Brightblack Morning Light
    They peddle freeform sleepy jazz with hypnotic percussion you'll either want to lie in front of for hours or run from screaming.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Odd Couple
    For fans of "St Elsewhere" and general mash-ups of styles, The Odd Couple will contain a few splendid tracks, a few decent offerings, and a few duds.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Free Spirit
    Free Spirit is a patchy album from an artist who is perfectly capable of delivering nifty falsetto lines and smooth come-ons, but who is also far too predisposed to sloppy downtempo numbers.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Live Rain
    Those seeking a new fix of good ol’ rock ‘n’ roll from the ‘70s need look no further, as Howlin Rain provide an ample return of sorts to that era.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Cool Planet
    A passable release that’s half what you’d want and half what you’d rather forget from a Guided By Voices album.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Heterosexuality
    Heterosexuality is in many ways bold, both stylistically and in terms of message, but what goes missing in its weaker moments is akin to the ghost in the machine: that compositional spark which would elevate the record beyond the sum of its parts.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Metallic Spheres
    All of this makes Metallic Spheres warm and fluffy, nowhere near as cold as its name suggests, but ultimately it's worth little more than a warm smile, bringing together the favourite comedown musician of the late '80s/early '90s with the stoners' favourite of the decade before, but not really doing anything with the opportunity.
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