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
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reviews
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Filled with brilliantly wonky melodies, The Weather is a sonic hall-of-mirrors. [Jul 2017, p.112]- Q Magazine
Posted May 9, 2017 -
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Its humongous piledriving choruses, variously recalling Placebo, Wheatus and even Rush, are match by its gloriously knowing wit. [Jul 2017, p.112]- Q Magazine
Posted May 9, 2017 -
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There's too little oomph to suggest they'll bother the scorers. [Jul 2017, p.114]- Q Magazine
Posted May 9, 2017 -
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This is top-notch stuff that draws comparisons with Neil Young and Father John Misty. [Jul 2017, p.114]- Q Magazine
Posted May 9, 2017 -
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There's a crystal-clear production and a return to his most precious musical touchstones. [Jul 2017, p.115]- Q Magazine
Posted May 9, 2017 -
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This unashamedly adult collection drags Feist deeper still into major talent territory. [Jul 2017, p.107]- Q Magazine
Posted May 9, 2017 -
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It all peaks on Raw Language, distorted saxophone and choral voices speaking together with thrilling intensity. [Jul 2017, p.107]- Q Magazine
Posted May 9, 2017 -
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These are languidly addictive songs that barely seem there on first listen but soon emerge from the mist to take up residence in your life. [Jul 2017, p.107]- Q Magazine
Posted May 9, 2017 -
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A radiant blast of cosmic rock and intergalactic electro-pop that sounds as next-level as the voice of the spaceship, the brain i n the jar, a full-force astral projection. [Jul 2017, p.105]- Q Magazine
Posted May 9, 2017 -
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A glorious reinterpretation of some of his [Merle Haggard's] finest songs. [Jul 2017, p.104]- Q Magazine
Posted May 9, 2017 -
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Other artists might have engaged in some sort of artistic progression by now, but this is what Black Lips do. They bend to no one's will but their own. [Jul 2017, p.104]- Q Magazine
Posted May 9, 2017 -
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He'll never be an easy listen, but for now Actress has found a happier role. [Jul 2017, p.104]- Q Magazine
Posted May 9, 2017 -
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Damn. is an almost flawless hip-hop masterclass that crunches Kendrick's consuming concerns--life and death, pride and guilt, fate and freewill--into the tightest, most explosive package yet. [Jul 2017, p.102]- Q Magazine
Posted May 9, 2017 -
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While it doesn't always hit its mark, people after some cartoon-rock fun with great tunes will find this their most consistently satisfying set of songs since 2009's West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum. [Jun 2017, p.100]- Q Magazine
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Posted Apr 27, 2017 -
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Easy Machines is ultimately more engaging, its mangled classic pop recalling Guided By Voices. [Jun 2017, p.105]- Q Magazine
Posted Apr 27, 2017 -
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At The Drive-In's astringent, scouring return doesn't feel so much like a blast from the past, as one aimed right at the heart of the present. [Jun 2017, p.108]- Q Magazine
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Posted Apr 25, 2017 -
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The results are frequently riveting. ... A challenging listen, then, but that's its appeal. [Jun 2017, p.110]- Q Magazine
Posted Apr 24, 2017 -
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Gargoyle takes the electronic bedrock of its 2014 predecessor Phantom Radio and kicks it up a notch. [Jun 2017, p.109]- Q Magazine
Posted Apr 21, 2017 -
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What Humanz lacks in memorable hooks, it makes up for in fist-clenching spirit--and We Got The Power sums that up best. [Jun 2017, p.113]- Q Magazine
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Posted Apr 19, 2017 -
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it's not without charm, but you might find yourself wanting to like What Now more than you actually do. [Jun 2017, p.112]- Q Magazine
Posted Apr 14, 2017 -
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This is a very welcome return of a singular talent. [Jun 2017, p.112]- Q Magazine
Posted Apr 13, 2017 -
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At times, they sound like Black Sabbath might, if Tony Iommi had ever misplaced his genius for memorable riffs. Far better is when they harness their power more constructively. and fragments of tunes emerge from the sludge. [Jun 2017, p.112]- Q Magazine
Posted Apr 12, 2017 -
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The more Khan sets the pace, the more all three fly. [Jun 2017, p.112]- Q Magazine
Posted Apr 12, 2017 -
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The gloom is unyielding, but so is the lightness of touch and few albums will encapsulate 2017 with such elan. [Jun 2017, p.112]- Q Magazine
Posted Apr 12, 2017 -
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Some tracks will work better live, but consider the experiment a success. [Jun 2017, p.112]- Q Magazine
Posted Apr 12, 2017 -
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11 strong songs which ache, break and twang as craftily as they do sincerely. [Jun 2017, p.110]- Q Magazine
Posted Apr 12, 2017 -
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Tracks such as Celebrate and Push lack the euphoric uplift necessary for dancefloor dominance, while the relationship angst hinted at in strobe Light comes masked behind a dreamy production gauze. When they hit the sweet spot, however, the results are sublime. [Jun 2017, p.110]- Q Magazine
Posted Apr 12, 2017