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For 2,825 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 43% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 54% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.8 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 70
Highest review score: 100 Strawberry Jam
Lowest review score: 0 Scream
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,983 out of 2825
  2. Mixed: 765 out of 2825
  3. Negative: 77 out of 2825
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    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Enterprising Sidewalks
    Enterprising Sidewalks may not be the best album released on the label this year, or even Lorelei's best album for that matter, but if the band can continue this kind of determined progression, it leaves me with hope that both the band and the label will grow with each new release.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Valedictorian/Exoskeleton [EP]
    Where before, sounds could often exist along similar planes, he's now added a multi-dimensional aspect, with Exoskeleton in particular.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Heartthrob
    This was an interesting direction to go in and it definitely has a lot of potential. But the duo will need to do a better job balancing the synths and the songs to succeed.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Courtneys II
    Applied with both spunk and sophistication, The Courtneys II is a laudable follow-up that deftly captures their growing musical rapport.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Darling of the Afterglow
    While Ainsworth is getting closer to making an impact with her sultry romanticism, she also hasn’t refused to give up that producers’ mentality that stifles her more spontaneous urges.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Silver Landings
    Overall, Silver Landings finds Moore regaining her footing.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    a short history of decay
    Given A Short History of Decay’s variety, intensity, and sense of daring, allied to its strong songwriting, I suspect it will become a valuable reference for students of modern shoegaze long after its current wave has passed.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Mountain Battles
    This is Kim Deal’s version of scuffed-up shoegazer rock, albeit with a shit-eating grin shining off the moonlight.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Calling Out
    Almost every track in Calling Out features a good sorting of conspicuous power chords provided by frontman Ezra Tenenbaum, a reminder that it’s not just about fidgeting with careful arpeggios.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Ancient Romans
    If ancient Rome is where you want to go, Ancient Romans is your time machine; your one-way ticket to that magical, distant land.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Feel It Break
    There's an amazing balance on Feel It Break. You should have everything you need, if your needs are met by a beautiful blend of virulent lyrics, pumping beats, with addictive dark melodies.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Horehound
    It’s a maiden voyage with a few kinks that need to be worked out. One promising aspect is White’s new pet project, The Kills singer Alison Mosshart.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Ringer
    Unusually for an EP, each track warrants its place on the record and the title track never overshadows anything. It’s well worth listening to, especially if like me you tend to get gushy at the mere thought of probably this country’s greatest living musician.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Onwards to the Wall [EP]
    Softening their sound hasn't led to more fans, but to a blander, weaker and unsatisfying sound.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Femejism
    There is very little substance either musically or lyrically, and by the end of the album it feels like the album is already recycling ideas.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Morningside
    There is, however, a cleaner edge to this version of bedroom rock, but its Neapolitan mixing results in a less organic sound than you feel could have been achieved with a little less of a sharper edge.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Heads Up
    Warpaint are at the very top of their game, showcasing a full understanding of their sound and the tools needed to get the best out of it. Heads Up is more of a sideways swerve for the band as opposed to a notable shift.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Replicant Moods
    It works because you can tell how much Pharaohs love house music, how much they seem to wish they’d been there back when it was taking off in the mid-80s.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    The Future Bites
    The Future Bites is the worst sounding album he’s ever put out.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    King's Mouth: Music and Songs
    Though the album's theme is fairly inconsequential, more appealing as a one-off project for diehards, their prog-folk experiment breathes new life into a band that had seemingly lost their way.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Live At The Olympia
    It’s a bold, enchanting and captivating record that is of genuine interest to hear, as opposed to a long drawn out chore, which an album like this it could have so easily been.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Teeth Dreams
    Teeth Dreams on its own sounds like a transitional record, compelling in spots but nevertheless unfulfilling.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Patience
    Patience is a record that never really takes off, but is a perfectly polished take on their thoroughly original sound.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Warpaint
    Like the super-impositions of the cover art, there’s nothing solid here (other than that all-pervasive bass-line), which is not necessarily a bad thing, but the general feeling of ethereal politeness does rather expose the moments.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Universal High
    It sounds like a natural progression for the Londoners, and in the process, they have made something that tips its hat to decades-old tendencies whilst sounding more modern than most records to drop in 2017.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Finelines
    One of the most disappointing debut albums I've ever heard.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Wonky
    Wonky is a very structured album, and although quality control may lapse slightly toward the end, it deserves to be considered a triumphant return.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Mature Themes
    Mature Themes celebrates many of his favourite artists, but it is not an homage to anyone or anything. That is its great achievement.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Surfing Strange
    It’s a familiar story to hear DIY bands frustratingly avoiding their past strengths once they secure some proper studio time; both records have a more “mature” sound than their lo-fi predecessors, but I find the songwriting largely forgettable.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Individ
    While Individ is marked with the frantic momentum of an inspired studio creation, it ultimately suffers under the weight of its boldness and reckless abandon.
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