Record Collector's Scores
- Music
For 2,550 reviews, this publication has graded:
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51% higher than the average critic
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5% same as the average critic
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44% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.1 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 74
| Highest review score: | Doctrine Of Love | |
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| Lowest review score: | Relaxer |
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Positive: 1,695 out of 2550
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Mixed: 849 out of 2550
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Negative: 6 out of 2550
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While there are thematic similarities, There Is No Space For Us is sharper and more urgent than last year’s jazzy Stories From Time And Space. It has fewer songs. Half of these last around eight minutes, with multilayered instruments and effects galore, so nobody will feel shortchanged [May 2025, p.100]- Record Collector
- Posted Apr 24, 2025
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The apple doesn't fall far, as they say, and a 62-year-old Femi is still raging against the system on Journey Through Life. [Apr 2025, p.102]- Record Collector
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Don't let the bubblegum lightness obscure her visionary talent. [May 2025, p.105]- Record Collector
- Posted Apr 23, 2025
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Deerhoof's revolutionary rumpus feels like a beacon of open-minded light for dark times. [may 2025, p.103]- Record Collector
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A bit more variation to the glistening soundscapes would have been welcome, as each track sounds rather like the others, but the core sound is a sweet one. [May 2025, p.103]- Record Collector
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Is often highly demanding yet repays the listener's commitment, revealing some fascinating, imaginative ideas. [May 2025, p.105]- Record Collector
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Death Hilarious rattles through dizzying space-thrash, slow-riffin' stoner rock and Motorhead gone cosmic glam, with extended passages that defy the tag of "post-metal" because they're far too FUN. [May 2025, p.105]- Record Collector
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Production from The War On Drugs' Adam Granduciel an layered, liquid backing from his bandmates makes the record soar and swoon, delivering the cracked grandeur these songs for the "overwhelmed and overtired" demand. [May 2025, p.105]- Record Collector
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Loose Talk is a tightly crafted exploration of live unmoored. [May 2025, p.104]- Record Collector
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Keery frequently channels synth-rockers The Cars (Link finds Keery doing his best Ben Orr impression, while Delete Ya is reminiscent of Ric Ocasek); ELO's crisp pop (Charlie's Garden); and Cake-meets-OK Go jauntiness (standout Basic Being Basic). [May 2025, p.103]- Record Collector
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The record works best at its most direct and personal. [May 2025, p.103]- Record Collector
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Bejar's MO remains a richly cinematic pleasure: alluring, allusive and absorbing. [May 2025, p.103]- Record Collector
Posted Apr 17, 2025 -
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Send A Prayer My Way exceeds any expectations, no matter how lofty. [May 2025, p.102]- Record Collector
Posted Apr 17, 2025 -
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Adebimpe's solo bow is a bracingly personal blast of emotion, invention and radiant positivity. [May 2025, p.102]- Record Collector
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They still throw molotovs at the tabloid milieu's toxic rhetoric, decisiveness and xenophobia. Yet the music is, generally, more pensive and poetic and, thus, more powerful. [May 2025, p.103]- Record Collector
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A Study Of Losses is ultimately a pleasant (if sometimes monotonous) release. [May 2025, p.103]- Record Collector
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[Rathlin From A Distance] assert his niche in the near-minimalist canon. .... The Liquid Hour is a contrasting group of ambient electronica grooves. [Apr 2025, p.105]- Record Collector
Posted Apr 4, 2025 -
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Often embraces sophisticated dance-pop, led by the disco-kissed single Baby and the introspective, percolating Spirit. [Feb 2025, p.103]- Record Collector
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Liberated by the lack of drums, the songs are fluid and exploratory, organic yet tinged with electronica. The feathery settings range freely, creating room for the variably thoughtful, reflective and playful lyrics to breathe. [Apr 2025, p.104]- Record Collector
- Posted Apr 2, 2025
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An album that's found the singer engaged again, hungry to work and with a keen eye on quality control, given a creative kickstart by a younger talent whose reverence is tangible but never submissive. [Apr 2025, p.98]- Record Collector
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Ultimately, it's an well-executed update on his storied history. [Apr 2025, p.102]- Record Collector
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A homespun but thoughtfully energetic package which recreates the intimacy of its creation. [Mar 2025, p.104]- Record Collector
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Posted Mar 28, 2025 -
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Certain tracks are closer to the power ballad moments of Skunk Anansie. Spellling's vocal skills remain impressive as ever. [Apr 2025, p.103]- Record Collector
Posted Mar 28, 2025 -
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He was at Slowhand's side for MTV Unplugged, and this Vinyl/download release has very much the same vibe. [Apr 2025, p.102]- Record Collector
Posted Mar 25, 2025