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For 12,711 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 41% higher than the average critic
  • 6% same as the average critic
  • 53% 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 Sign O' the Times [Deluxe Edition]
Lowest review score: 0 nyc ghosts & flowers
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10,448 out of 12711
  2. Mixed: 1,949 out of 12711
  3. Negative: 314 out of 12711
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    • 81 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    This Is My Demo
    There are minor moments when Demo's slight r&b hooks miss and when Sway deviates too far from his good-natured strengths, but the lion's share is ace-- thoughtful but not pedantic, funny but not stupid, sincere but not treacly, realistic but not boring.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 62 Critic Score
    Sexor
    Too much of Sexor feels suspiciously like the middle of the road.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Tales From Turnpike House
    The most fully-realized thing-- if not the most exciting one-- the band has released since 1994's Tiger Bay.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 27 Critic Score
    Generation
    Generation is a sonic mess, all weightless synth swish, dull beats, and maybe-ironic midi horns.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    The Greatest
    Like all Cat Power records, The Greatest is a mostly sad, heartbroken, hopeless, rainy-day affair; it just isn't damaged. For that reason, it's also going to gain her a lot of new fans.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    Amber
    Frequently gorgeous but over-lubed, the album forges soundscapes so lush they're almost narcotic.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Sun, Sun, Sun
    Sun, Sun, Sun is a modern pop simulacrum of traditional country, devoid of the electro accents that pocked the last Elected record, pretty delectable as long as you've a strong taste for ham.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 61 Critic Score
    Rabbit Fur Coat
    On repeated listens, the songwriting makes the album lukewarm.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 54 Critic Score
    The Brave And The Bold
    In short: We all really wish this was better-- less tiring, less dour, less sluggish-- than it actually is.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    From A Compound Eye
    The most fascinating Bob-project in years.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 42 Critic Score
    Makers
    Unfortunately, bare-bones arrangements, train songs, and good intentions are no shortcut to supposed authenticity, and still less are they a guarantor of overall quality.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    For Screening Purposes Only
    The UK trio is hard, fast, and viciously catchy, but above all scary.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Standing In The Way Of Control
    While the tight playing and vocal pyrotechnics are impressive, Ditto's narrow lyrical scope gets really redundant.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    The Indian Tower
    The Indian Tower rocks in the most literal sense of the word; if that means anything to you, it's really all you need to know.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    Film School
    At times, Film School achieve a foggy, grandiose psychedelia, but their compositions aren't always as shimmering as their production.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    What Are You On?
    What Are You On? bristles with unchecked bitterness that often curdles into condescension.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Electric President
    The biggest hitch is that Electric President seemingly achieve all of their humble goals by mid-album, and so spend almost half their time with pencils down, repeating the day's assignments silently to themselves.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 44 Critic Score
    Kings & Queens
    Clearly, these boys can't grasp the concept of "say when."
    • 71 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    Detrola
    It's probably the best thing Defever's ever done.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Up Above
    The album does rather muddle the group's ongoing identity, but hopefully future releases can serve to confirm this album as the watershed it now appears to be.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 39 Critic Score
    Morningwood
    Instead of offering playful, engaging pop music, we get new wave retreads and a couple of rock journeymen and the whole thing comes off like an overgrown episode of MTV's "Making the Band".
    • 67 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    With Love And Squalor
    Most of these tracks have hooks aimed straight for your jugular, but "Can't Lose" shows the band could go even farther with a little restraint.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Colour The Small One
    Perhaps unsurprisingly, the heavy emotional inspiration behind Sia's trebly moans drags on over the course of 50 minutes.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 59 Critic Score
    First Impressions Of Earth
    But if the group has grown deadlier and more dynamic in their five years together, singer Julian Casablancas still struggles as a lyricist.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    29
    Self-serious and wildly inconsistent (in both ingenuity and style), 29 is hard to swallow without acknowledging and appreciating the record's overarching storyline: getting through your twenties is way hard.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 62 Critic Score
    Guerolito
    Even for an artist this venerable, a remix record is still a remix record-- generally uneven, part enlightening, and part skippable.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    One Way Ticket To Hell... And Back
    The majority of the tricks, however, come off as cosmetic distractions, attempts to hide that Hawkins' songwriting hasn't grown since Permission to Land.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Coming On Strong
    [It] comes off at first like slight pop-- novelty even. But extended listens reveal a goofy sincerity and romantic insouciance.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    Hypnotize
    As the less ambitious of the two albums, Hypnotize is at once more aggressive and more restrained.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 66 Critic Score
    Full Of Light And Full Of Fire
    Nothing here feels like soapboxing; instead, the lyrics are subtle and poignant, with as much emphasis on storytelling as dissent.
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