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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
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    • 90 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Punisher
    What I think makes this album stand out just a bit more, edgier and whatnot, from her debut three years ago in Stranger in the Alps is there's a fearlessness to embrace the mainstream aesthetic just a bit more. Not something like Lana del Rey's style or that kind of thing, but a more contemporary, alternative and dare I say poppy sound.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Trouble Will Find Me
    There is a fantastic flow from upbeat, crescendoing rockers to gentle yet looming ballads.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Integrity Blues
    Integrity Blues is Jimmy Eat World's best record since Bleed American.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Feminine Divine
    The album certainly has epiphany, but it also raises as many questions as it answers. Oh, and the music itself is really, really, really, really good.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    War Psalms
    M-Glory took a risk by being unique and going for the bigger sound. It was a gamble that paid off immensely.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    [Untitled]
    This album is another experience in the bag, and another masterpiece written on the wall.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Untethered Moon
    Whether it's rock songs chock-full of reverb, haze or distortion, at the end of the day Untethered Moon is another well-assembled, guitar-driven gem that will continue to keep Built To Spill as fresh and alive as ever.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Defend Yourself
    While a product of hard times, Defend Yourself is a joyful listen and welcome addition to the Sebadoh catalog. It will please any fan of the band and also wouldn't be a bad jumping-off point for a new listener.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs
    It's loud, raucous and the kind of magic that will kick your doors down, even if you didn't want it to. A collection of sing-alongs and shout-along anthems that will devour you -- blood, hair, eyeballs, and everything else.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Apex Predator - Easy Meat
    Apex Predator - Easy Meat arrives at a time of uncertainty in the Napalm Death camp, with longtime guitarist Mitch Harris taking an indefinite hiatus due to family illness, but it stands on its own as a fine piece of extreme metal.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Inlet
    Hum hasn't missed a step, giving light to why bands like Quicksand and Slowdive resonate with their loud/soft dynamic.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Everythang's Corrupt
    These are some of Cube’s hardest and most energetic beats since the ‘90s.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us
    The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us proves that Beach Slang are not a flash in the pan. They’re a genuine part of the heart of punk rock, pumping blood and keeping its spirit alive.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Atomic
    Atomic is a powerful artistic knife to your skull and leaves an impression that's lasting, to say the least. It's an esoteric trip that says a lot, without words.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Glow On
    It's wildly accessible and I think what works the most is you just wouldn't be able to tell what kind of band they really are and what's their definitive sound -- which is a beautiful chaos that works in Turnstile's favor.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Low Teens
    Keith Buckley's masterminded so much raw emotion, power and helped provide an experience that's always as vicious as it is captivating. Low Teens is another example of this, encapsulating the best of the eight LPs that came before, and really representing the history of the band--dynamic metalcore at its best.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Young Enough
    Young Enough is better than its predecessor in every way, and its predecessor is very good. Every song should be a gigantic sing-along single, each with its own level of catharsis. If more pop songs had Charly Bliss’s sense of craft, pop music would be in a much better place.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Have You Considered Punk Music
    This collective continuously defies the status quo and Have You Considered Punk Music is another successful representative of their never-ending quest.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Hang
    Hang is the product of a very experienced and talented band carefully crafting a set of songs. And they’re damn good.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Stray
    This record is a super early contender for album of the year for me though. It’s loud, dark, and thundering. Bambara suck you into their world for just under an hour, and as unpleasant as it can be. It’s not one you find yourself ready to leave.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    What the World Needs Now
    What The World Needs Now builds on This Is PiL in just about every way, taking the band in new directions while remaining rooted in the sound that PiL invented so long ago. For those who thought the band's 2012 return album was a one-shot burst, you're dead wrong, and you're lucky you are.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Painting With
    Painting With will not compare to Animal Collective’s most lauded work but these guys are forever experimentalists. This batch of songs is quicker and sunnier, something older fans are sure to despise. But what a great change of pace it is.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Million Masks of God
    Here, it's a lot more of that soft-loud dynamic, that visceral arrangement on the buildups and honestly, a lot more of Andy's iconic poetry. ... It frees them even more creatively, and I love the growth shown.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Keep You
    This time around, the instrumentation's more exposed and as minimal as they feel on first listen, the arrangement grows by the song.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Under Color of Official Right
    With a sense of humor and punk tilt, Under Color of Official Right decidedly makes Protomartyr one of the better acts of its kind going on.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Earth Rocker
    It's certainly Clutch's most enjoyable album in a good number of years, and any fan of the group's post-Pure Rock Fury era would do well to give Earth Rocker a spin.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Guilty of Everything
    It's not that they're reinventing the wheel but as Guilty of Everything shows, they make beautiful art out of introspective melodies, gutwrenching shoegaze and explosive crescendos.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    One of Us Is the Killer
    For any fan, past or present, this is mandatory listening.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Take It, It's Yours
    At the end, we’re left with something quite different than the beginning. Where we once had two musicians paying tribute to their heroes, we now have two musicians demonstrating showing us how the masters do what they do.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    War Music
    You can tell these are songs that could come straight from the minds of Davey Havok and Jade Puget. I would admit sometimes they kill momentum of the album and one or two tracks do blend in and feel repetitive but the lyrics, messages and overall political edge compensate for these shortcomings.
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