Q Magazine's Scores
- Music
For 8,545 reviews, this publication has graded:
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42% higher than the average critic
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3% same as the average critic
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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: | A Hero's Death | |
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| Lowest review score: | Gemstones |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 4,112 out of 8545
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Mixed: 4,355 out of 8545
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Negative: 78 out of 8545
8545
music
reviews
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What results is almost a straight collection of intimate folk and pop. Like constant rainfall, though, his continued use of audio interference is the sonic frame that gives the songs their otherworldly depth and scope. [Aug 2017, p.103]- Q Magazine
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The familiarity of the material is offset by the uniqueness of the approach. [Aug 2017, p.104]- Q Magazine
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Combined with massive hooks, flashes of Robyn and Rihanna, and drops that will give you chills, heartache has never been so much fun. [Jul 2017, p.109]- Q Magazine
Posted Jun 26, 2017 -
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This polished set plays to his strengths--Oil And Water is an emotive half-ballad with Rag'n'Bone ambitions while the surging Fuel To The Fire channels Emeli Sande. It's a relief, though, when he lightens up a bit. [Nov 2017, p.112]- Q Magazine
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The results okays to their strengths. ... There's a lightness of touch here lost since An End Has A Start a decade ago. [May 2018, p.108]- Q Magazine
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The Deconstruction doesn't deviate wildly from his trusty blueprint, being a mix of rattling '60s-ish pop songs and lovely, aching ballads. ... As ever, these sweeten the sadness and hard truths of the lyrics. [May 2018, p.108]- Q Magazine
Posted Mar 29, 2018 -
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It's not the most direct communicator, but Panic Blooms still transmits its unease very effectively. [Jun 2018, p.106]- Q Magazine
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The latest outing re-establishes them as sculptors of heavy-but-humourous CD-length aural odysseys. [Summer 2018, p.113]- Q Magazine
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The first 40 seconds of Spring King's second album are without doubt its most diverting. ... The rest of A Better Life is a uniformly bog-standard collection of Kasabian-like indie rock. [Sep 2018, p.118]- Q Magazine
Posted Aug 31, 2018 -
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His music could still use an injection of personality. [Oct 2018, p.119]- Q Magazine
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It makes for a meditative, transportive listening experience, exemplified best on the elegiac piano and swelling strings of opener Haar. [Jul 2019, p.109]- Q Magazine
Posted May 28, 2019 -
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A record that lurks around the same eerie corners as Dead Can dance, or White Chalk-era PJ Harvey. [Summer 2019, p.112]- Q Magazine
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If this isn't Quite her own trip, she leaves intriguing tracks to follow. [Dec 2019, p.110]- Q Magazine
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It's during the quieter moments that Fearless discovers real depth. [Mar 2020, p.117]- Q Magazine
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There's not much room for nuance, but who needs subtlety when you've got pounding riffs and heroic guitar solos like this. [May 2020, p.112]- Q Magazine
Posted Mar 18, 2020 -
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The business can feel overwhelming at times - more straightforwardly enjoyable are the pared-back tunes that leave enough room for Moore's slightly husky and hugely characterful voice to shine. [Aug 2020, p.109]- Q Magazine
Posted Jul 6, 2020 -
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Even when Energy takes a ruminative turn towards the end, there's not an ounce of fat. [Sep 2020, p.108]- Q Magazine
Posted Aug 27, 2020 -
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While it might have been kinder to leave Bury, Bury, Bury Another and Runnin' Around unreleased, much of the rest offers hints at just what a thrilling band they were becoming. [Jun 2013, p.113]- Q Magazine
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It's a finely textured, quietly hypnotic collection showcasing her guitar chops inside mellifluous, complex songs. [Aug 2008, p.139]- Q Magazine
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Much in between sounds like Adams on autopilot. Godd, but never great. [Dec 2008, p.122]- Q Magazine
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It might not herald a return to the glory days but it does mean his recent creative slump has been definitively arrested. [Jan 2019, p.114]- Q Magazine
Posted Nov 20, 2018 -
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There are traces of Bjork and in the childlike voice exploring its surroundings, Yoko Ono, but the fantastical world Xeno creates is entirely her own. [Feb 2018, p.116]- Q Magazine
Posted Dec 20, 2017 -
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Where once Of Montreal sparkled, they're now mired in a plodding, asexual beige. [Nov 2013, p.113]- Q Magazine
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Auerbach and Carney don't tear up their blueprint, but tripping out their sound suits them. [Jun 2014, p.102]- Q Magazine
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Everything I sNew is an inspired volte-face that gives second albums a good name. [Jul 2009, p.128]- Q Magazine
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The four-piece, fronted by Valerie Trebeljahr, rarely ever risk bereaking a sweat on Our Inventions. Theirs is a world where icy electro clicks and surges in sublime slow-mo. [May 2010, p.122]- Q Magazine