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For 515 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 60% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 36% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.3 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 75
Highest review score: 100 The Center Won't Hold
Lowest review score: 10 Just Like You
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 440 out of 515
  2. Mixed: 64 out of 515
  3. Negative: 11 out of 515
515 music reviews
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    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Cerulean Salt
    While American Weekend had clear standouts in tracks like "Be Good" and "Bathtub," Cerulean Salt manages to maintain a consistently high quality throughout.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Crusher
    By combining the ragged, sloppy riffs of garage rock with the minor scales of death rock and darker music, the band create a haunting sound that also rocks the hell out.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Anthems
    Fans of melodic rock music with a tinge of punk attitude will find plenty to sing along to here.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    FIDLAR
    The worst songs make you wish they had more to say. Their best ones make you glad that they don't.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Afterman: Descension
    All in all, with bad songs few and far between, this was a pleasant surprise.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    13.0.0.0.0
    Some improved diversity and novel musical ideas make 13.0.0.0.0 a much more interesting listen, though, and it's nice to hear a math rock band bringing more than just math to their songwriting sensibilities.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic
    The more intelligible lyrics and mid-fi production keep things entertaining and give it the feeling of a fully fleshed-out work.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Wolf's Law
    Wolf's Law doesn't expand on the Joy Formidable's sound so much as it cements their sound.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    True North
    It's easily the band's best release in the last 10 years, and with time it will garner more appreciation in the overall catalog.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Heartthrob
    For now, call it a calculated risk that mostly works.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Conduit
    They really proved that they're a conduit for great music and a band that's chomping at the bit to explore and vary their style.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Bronx (IV)
    IV is a worthy return that shows the Bronx still have those chops.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    M B V
    Against all odds, My Bloody Valentine managed to put together an album that keeps enough of the elements that made us cherish Loveless, while stretching their sonic palette just enough to keep things interesting.
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