Q Magazine's Scores

  • Music
For 8,545 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 42% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 55% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 5.8 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 67
Highest review score: 100 A Hero's Death
Lowest review score: 0 Gemstones
Score distribution:
8545 music reviews
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The melting-pot approach, amplified by Toure's raw, yearning vocals, is what makes these 10 tracks so tantalising and evocative. [Jul 2015, p.119]
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    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It's Krell's gift, for immersive electronica, like the quivering Burning Up, which keeps him in a class all his own. [Nov 2016, p.108]
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A ferocious declaration of independence. [Jan 2005, p.124]
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    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Charming, dexterous and completely compelling. [Oct 2012, p.108]
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    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The sisters harmonise like sisters should, the tunes soar as both country and Bright Eyes should and First Aid Kit is contending like contenders should. [Feb 2012, p. 104]
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    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Lush and lyrical, Jones makes 2013 a year to remember. [Apr 2016, p.108]
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    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Producer Rick Rubin has made Metallica sound like Metallica again. [Nov 2008, p.116]
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    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A dazzling listen. [Mar 2012, p. 105]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It is a precious reminder of Wagner's quietly incisive gifts. [Mar 2012, p.105]
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The results are highly satisfying. [Aug 2017, p.110]
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    • 96 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    This exemplary boxset tells the whole, rather sorry saga of how a band who seemingly had everything going for them ended up with precisely nothing. [Oct 2009, p.122]
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    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A startling collection of heart-bruising ballads reminiscent of Nick Cave at his most maudlin. [Aug 2003, p.115]
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    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Both melancholic and gleeful, down-home yet artful. [Mar 2005, p.104]
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Mogis finds a spectrum of hues in their previously monochrome sound. [Apr 2006, p.113]
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    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    II
    II is propelled by Segall's forceful energy. [Jan 2016, p.111]
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    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The intimacy of John Bramwell's writing is carefully preserved and the trio's abundant charm still lies in a simple melodic grace and spiky romanticisms of lines. [Aug 2010, p.120]
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    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Anyone bored by the kitchen sink will find much to love here. [Feb 2008, p.97]
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    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Well worth the wait. [Jun 2020, p.105]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It seems that Ferry's singular blend of elegance and dissolution still hasn't gone out of style. [Dec. 2010, p. 111]
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    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It's not perfect but there's enough invention here for that not to matter. [Mar 2012, p.106]
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    • 62 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The major surprise is just how on top of their game they sound on this orgy of melody. [Apr 2009, p.110]
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    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    DMA's aspirations here are elite-class: Life Is A Game Of Changing channels New Order circa Republic, while Silver evokes peak-period Verve's reassuringly expensive shuffle. [Aug 2020, p.107]
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    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Three Demons finds Guadalupe Plata fully charged and on devilishly good form. [Summer 2019, p.111]
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A Bath Full of Ecstasy feels like a glorious concentration of Hot Chip's skills. [Summer 2019, p.111]
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    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Scarecrow's sense of defeat actually makes it a better record. [Jan 2002, p.96]
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    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    This is music that exerts as much effortless cool as young pups The Strokes. [Oct 2001, p.118]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Anderson's anger, defiance and pride are all here, but what comes out is peculiarly beautiful and affecting. [Aug 2014, p.108]
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    • 64 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    What makes Head Carrier work is that the Pixies see, to have rediscovered what they're great at. [Nov 2016, p.109]
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    • 63 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Timeless and effortless, it's unmistakably them. C'est Chic. [Nov 2018, p.112]
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Dark subjects [apocalypse], perhaps, but surprisingly enjoyable all the same. [Oct 2012, p.97]
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