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For 2,595 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 53% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 45% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.2 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 72
Highest review score: 100 Exit
Lowest review score: 10 The Path of Totality
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,935 out of 2595
  2. Mixed: 572 out of 2595
  3. Negative: 88 out of 2595
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    • 92 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    Ants From Up There
    This newfound willingness, even ability, to just be nakedly emotional and let the melodies lead is the best weapon this new Black Country, New Road have at their disposal. Isaac Wood, who once seemed right on the edge of slipping into complete post-ironic-irony with his spoken word drawl, sings the entire album in a delicate quaver which is a perfect fit for this new vulnerability.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    11:11
    Evan and co have set out on, their latest foray into the thicket may well be their most patient and under-dramatic to date. Organic and breathable are its tunes, blooming in real time with warm swirling arpeggios (Iodine) and the spindly swaying of oak and pine (Habitat).
    • 73 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Tissues
    Tissues is occasionally uninviting in its austerity, but it makes up for this by being so easy to follow; it’s intuitive enough that it doesn’t have to be ‘deep’, but at the same time, it’s too fleshed out to be shallow. If Daijing is still taking that ocean bath, she’s no longer treading water.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 46 Critic Score
    Crisis of Faith
    Aside from its occasional highlights, Crisis of Faith feels haggard, tired and lost: branching in a handful of uninteresting, jarring directions with little apparent rhyme or reason.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    Elephant in the Room
    It's not the kind of album that wastes time on flashy features and big beats to demand your attention, but if you come to it anyway, you might find more to Elephant In The Room than you would have expected.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Turn Up That Dial
    In all, Turn Up That Dial treads familiar ground, but their heart-on-sleeve message of empathy and admiration for friends, family, and the gift of music is a welcome addition to their discography.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    Formula of Love: O+T=<3
    Formula of Love could have been trimmed to 10 strong cuts and I am sure it would have been one of the tightest Kpop albums in recent years. It’s easy to dismiss it due to the genre it represents, but there was considerable effort put into most of these songs, so it’s worth some listens.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    American Siren
    American Siren is the kind of album that connects with you on a personal level, leaving all kinds of potent thoughts dancing around in your head. Few songs in recent memory have stunned me with a rushing flood of emotions like the heavy cuts here did with ease.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    30
    30 might not have been the cleanest of breakups, but it more than translates in lyrical form.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Windswept Adan
    This record holds up on its own terms, and it’s pretty enough to do well on anyone else’s.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Bloodmoon: I
    Blood Moon I is also the heaviest and most impressive expression of Chelsea Wolfe and Ben Chrisholm's music, powered by the incombustible force of Converge and the everlasting spirit of Cave In, and resulting in one of the most impressive collaborations of this kind. Blood Moon I is, truly, an essential album for 2021.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    An Evening with Silk Sonic
    An Evening With Silk Sonic lives up to its billing as a true experience: it’s sexy, ever-so-smooth, and radiates confidence and charisma. ... An Evening With Silk Sonic marks the pinnacle of Bruno Mars’ and Anderson .Paak’s respective musical careers.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    Garbology
    The old gang is back together, and they’ve cooked up a project that’s compelling front-to-back, a clear progression on their established styles both separately and as a unit without a bad track in sight.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Red (Taylor's Version)
    Red – both in its original form as well as with these welcome additions – is an absolute triumph.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 64 Critic Score
    Horizons/East
    It’s encouraging to see Thrice so keen to play with different palettes at this point in their career, and they clearly have enough of their old touch left to make those critical moments count. However, if Horizons / East really represents a new dawn for the band, one can only hope that its rays penetrate a little further across its recently confirmed sequel.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Engine of Hell
    It’s another impressive piece of art from the everchanging Emma Ruth Rundle, and the beginning of something entirely different from the wandering artist.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Christfucker
    Without a doubt, it’s ‘heavier’ than past PoGs on a moment-to-moment basis, but its constituent pieces of songvomit are frequently disjointed and undeveloped to the point that you straight-up question why the band were so unwilling to dig any deeper into them.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    Still Sucks
    Overall, Still Sucks transfers over the energy and fun from its predecessor, but at just over thirty minutes in length, they were left with very little room for errors, and unfortunately here, there are some pretty glaring ones. ... But if nothing else, it’s a decent addition to their discography.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Path of the Clouds
    It’s Marissa Nadler’s most ambitious undertaking from a lyrical perspective, but she pulls it off brilliantly while simultaneously delivering an album that sounds so lush, sweeping, and powerful that all of the subtle, intricate melodies are merely the cherry on top.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    I Don't Live Here Anymore
    Years from now I’m sure we’ll still be returning to Lost in the Dream as The War on Drugs’ indelible classic, but that doesn’t mean that I Don’t Live Here Anymore won’t possess its own well-deserved audience.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Myth of the Happily Ever After
    The Myth of the Happily Ever After serves as an excellent and shockingly ambitious outing from a band that seemed to be trending in all the wrong directions not long ago. With this album, they’ve reclaimed control of their story.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    Existence Is Futile
    Orbiting around the frivolity of human existence and overpopulation, Existence Is Futile is yet another successful chapter in a gothic horror novel that began thirty years ago. It is thus both a celebration and a testimony to the power of perseverance.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    Radical
    Radical is by no means a reinvention or revelation for the band, but I wouldn't want it to be. In refusing to fix what ain't broke, ETID prove themselves once more as the reigning king of their peculiar, blood-splattered bouncy-castle.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    Eternal Blue
    Eternal Blue’s introduction makes way for it’s more poignant and celebrated ending.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    Mercurial World
    Mercurial Bay is bland and overpolished and probably insecure and definitely destined to make mincemeat of fickle hearts all over the web. It is good and shiny like an overviewed but freshly refiltered Instagram photo of a Hollywood sunset.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Sticky
    Sticky is the very definition of throwing sh*t at the wall and seeing what sticks. Unfortunately for this album, nothing does, and all you’re left with is the horrible odour from its experimentation.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Music of the Spheres
    Sadly, ‘Coloratura’ is not enough to save the LP from being a mess. In the end, you can’t even say you are disappointed anymore. This is who Coldplay are now, producing the most casual music for the most casual listeners possible.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Moral Hygiene
    About two-thirds of Moral Hygiene is good and there are no tragic moments at all. In essence, the LP brings together most of what Ministry explored during the last three decades. The results are not stellar, but Jourgensen found a balance again between getting his point across and focusing on diversifying the music.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 94 Critic Score
    Illusory Walls
    With furious drama, callbacks to older tracks, and references to their own unwieldy name, the band’s fourth record would make for a theatrical swan song. Lord knows the revolving door that is their lineup lends itself to an unexpected and sudden demise. The World Is, however, appear to be tighter and more focused than ever before.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    Luminol
    Expands on the sound she has been sculpting from her debut to the point of creating something that is unmistakably hers. You’ll read comparisons with Grouper here and there, but I can assure you this operates on another level.
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