Record Collector's Scores
- Music
For 2,506 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: | Queen II [Collector's Edition] | |
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| Lowest review score: | Relaxer |
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Positive: 1,665 out of 2506
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Mixed: 835 out of 2506
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Negative: 6 out of 2506
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MAD! is ‘just another’ adroit, bold, clever, distinctive, epigrammatic, fascinating, groundbreaking, highbrow, inventive, jocund, kaleidoscopic, lowbrow, maverick, nonconformist, observational, piquant, quizzical, ravishing, smart, tough, unconventional, versatile, witty, xenodochial, youthful, zeitgeisty Sparks album. [Jun 25, p.102]- Record Collector
- Posted May 22, 2025
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Five albums in, These New Puritans are still finding new ways to startle and surprise. [Jun 2025, p.104]- Record Collector
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While the lyrics are typically sharp, reflecting righteously on "Systemic Extortion", the parlous state of truth and more, the music unspools along almost cosily familiar tracks. [Jun 2025, p.105]- Record Collector
Posted May 19, 2025 -
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It's an album which rewards repeat visits, and whose creator sounds more vibrant than a man of his noble vintage has any right to do. [Jun 2025, p.104]- Record Collector
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There's delicacy, not least on the softly breathless title track, but sometimes much more... Witch, with thumping drumbeat, turns things up a notch, and by the time we get to Rats we have full-blown rock. [Jun 2025, p.105]- Record Collector
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It becomes quickly apparent that Weirdo is a more personal record - gut-punchingly so, at times - but for all the pain that inspired it, it feels like a celebration too. [Jun 2025, p.105]- Record Collector
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The album presents a dynamic artistry, full of ideas and emotional power. [Jun 2025, p.105]- Record Collector
Posted May 16, 2025 -
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The abstract industrial textures complement tastefully and spookily rather than overwhelm in confrontational fashion. [Jun 2025, p.103]- Record Collector
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The result is a record of ever-changing moods, navigated with lush detail, care and subtlety. [Jun 2025, p.103]- Record Collector
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Iris Silver Mist gently wafts through the metal space of a listener. [Jun 2025, p.103]- Record Collector
Posted May 16, 2025 -
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Theis ruminative reminder that at their core they're equal parts inspired by Cohen and Bowie is a shrewd, often stirring step. [Jun 2025, p.103]- Record Collector
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Posted May 8, 2025 -
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Starts out as you might expect from an electronic album made by Yorke mid-pandemic: a sort of cold, edgy, distant electronica for a cold, edgy, distant world. .... But in-between, the album takes some unexpected turns. .... An album that resonates in uncertain times. [May 2025, p.104]- Record Collector
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Despite the turbulent emotions of the lyrics, Teitelbaum keeps her sound tight and focused - giving the album enormous impact. [May 2025, p.103]- Record Collector
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Theirs is a sometimes hazy, sometimes pristine blend of guitars and harmonies which respects the succour of story-telling and implies empowerment without heavy-handedness. [May 2025, p.105]- Record Collector
Posted Apr 30, 2025 -
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A suavely stirring reboot, thanks largely to a flair for cinematic style and melody. [Apr 2025, p.103]- Record Collector
Posted Apr 24, 2025 -
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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
Posted Apr 22, 2025 -
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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
Posted Apr 17, 2025 -
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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
Posted Apr 17, 2025 -
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Loose Talk is a tightly crafted exploration of live unmoored. [May 2025, p.104]- Record Collector
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Posted Apr 17, 2025