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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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    • 57 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    YOKOKIMTHURSTON
    [The album] is disappointing, but not because it's unmusical or masturbatory or boring, although it is sure to be dismissed as all these things. On paper I love the idea of the musical direction of the record – there are just some insurmountable problems with the execution of it.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Mauve
    With strong, fully realized statements such as Mauve, Ringo Deathstarr are making a strong case for being one of the most vital bands in shoegaze today.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Soft Fall
    Sun Airway conducts Soft Fall with a unique command, never straying from its drifting atmosphere even as it continually delivers a batch of catchy, highly replayable songs.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Uno!
    After all these years they can still write a catchy tune.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Sun
    Sun is undoubtedly Marshall's boldest and most diverse effort to date, and it is all the better for it.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 10 Critic Score
    Babel
    I'll admit, the songs on Babel wouldn't be so painful if it weren't for the god-awful "deep" lyricism of Marcus Mumford.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Algiers
    Algiers is immense, genuine, and, at times, heartbreakingly beautiful.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Bend Beyond
    While Woods may falter here and there, Bend Beyond stills manages to hold its own and then some. The Brooklyn-based band may have cleaned up their sound since Songs of Shame, but their signature spontaneity and amplitude come through better than ever.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    I Bet on Sky
    For all [the album's] obvious flaws, none of it seems to matter. When you hear that guitar soar, those rhythms pulse, and that voice cry out, you want to keep listening, for all 47 minutes. And when they're over, you want to do it again.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Kill My Blues
    It's not much different to a Sleater-Kinney record in second gear, which still means there are flashes of brilliance.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Battle Born
    Battle Born, doesn't quite reach those heights [of their debut, Hot Fuss], but it comes close.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Dead in the Boot
    This compilation isn't for everyone and does contain a few duds. But there are more than enough gems in here to deserve a purchase from any Elbow fan or fanatic.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Coexist
    Overall, it's a successful return, and a record that demonstrates the success of their debut wasn't a fluke and that The xx truly are masters of musical alchemy.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Shields
    Shields is undeniably tuneful, and you could even say that it's the perfect record to build that swelling momentum, but it's also detached and emotionally destitute.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Mary's Voice
    It's an album wrought with nostalgia, fuzzy-tape hiss, and unbelievable musicianship that any fan of Koster will surely eat right up.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    TOY
    They're much fuzzier than Deerhunter, more jam-inclined than The Horrors, far lighter than Slowdive – and if it's true that they're introducing the kids to krautrock and psychedelia I'm all for it. Perhaps more of an homage than an invention, then, but still, an absorbing debut.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Tempest
    On Tempest, Dylan easily puts to rest those detractors who claim that he's merely standing on the shoulders of greater artists.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Cruel Summer
    It's exactly what everyone expected this much hyped album to be like. We all guessed the Jay-Z appearance and a Wu-Tang member outshining the other acts on show. We all expected insane feats of arrogance... But don't get me wrong, it's a good album.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Putrifiers II
    An exceptional piece of psychedelic garage rock that never stays in the same place yet manages to still feel consistent as a whole, making this album a true standout amongst Thee Oh Sees' vast discography.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Love This Giant
    The two have crafted an album worthy of their names, stylistically bold and also a whole lot of fun.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Breakup Song
    What's astonishing about Breakup Song is how it maintains an intuitive notion of coherence, even with its handling of contradictions. All the while making it look easy.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Galaxy Garden
    Without him [Machinedrum], it's a well assembled but dull record. With him, it's sublime.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Ascent
    Chasny reveals himself to be a guitarist capable of an admirable level of intensity, if not pure technical virtuosity.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Silver Age
    Mould's most mature album, and for that reason, it is definitely his best solo album, too. The Silver Age is not the best record of the year, but it is certainly one of the most unpretentious and easily liked records of the year.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    America
    America takes you on a long journey across busy city streets and somber countryside and while this expedition may be absolutely overwhelming at times, it's ultimately much worth the trip.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Four
    The album suffers some of the worst adjectives any musician can hear: boring, forgettable, and embarrassing.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Into the Diamond Sun
    Into The Diamond Sun is somewhat equivalent to being pelted with macaroons; at first sweet, delicate, even impressively constructed, but soon proving not just boring, but intensely samey, sickly and unsatisfying.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    The Seer
    The Seer is 30 years' worth of effort, a unique and exciting height earned after decades of creation, experimentation and unconventional musical disassembly.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Poor Moon
    They manage to satisfy the listening needs of die-hard Fleet Foxes fans, but fail to truly carve out their own unique musical identity. This isn't to say Poor Moon doesn't offer up some great moments-they really do-just not ones that stick with you long after the record is over.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Centipede Hz
    With just a bit more of a push, Centipede Hz could have been something truly special, but as it stands, it's a portrait of growing up that is wonderfully vivid but a tad unfulfilling, a collection of tracks boasting some remarkable tunes and a complex theme, and an album that is bound to satisfy both hardcore and casual fans.
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