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For 4,495 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 64% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 32% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 3.8 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 77
Highest review score: 100 Adore Life
Lowest review score: 20 143
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4,040 out of 4495
  2. Mixed: 438 out of 4495
  3. Negative: 17 out of 4495
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Dream of Delphi
    A reprise of the title track with added orchestration and extended strings only serves as a reminder of how lushly the album began and highlights what’s been missing in the latter half. Kahn as the producer can appear less critical than the songwriter and while the whole album possesses an innate beauty some material is very spartan and has you craving more actual songs.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    No Shame
    This record comes four years after Sheezus, and the time and space Lily has taken out has created a masterpiece. Ballads stand side by side with dance beats; rappers, dancehall and afrobeat singers feature alongside production from Mark Ronson, Ezra Koenig and Fryars--yet it all comes together into a smooth and succinct tale of finding your identity after a crisis.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Shields: B-Sides
    Though not quite as compositionally adventurous as Shields, these demos and bonus tracks are equally emotionally resonant--it’s an insight into what Shields could have been--and what we might have to look forward to in the future.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Toy
    It all results in their strongest album for over two decades.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Kiri Variations
    It’s curious to hear Chris Clark join the ranks of underground British artists drawing inspiration from the essential weirdness of Northern European folk music, yet by the end of Kiri Variations, it feels like a masterstroke.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Singing
    Singing shines brightest when Margaret's voices are in harmony.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Please
    It’s not all as instantly catchy as its opening track, but you can bet it’s a grower, post-break-up or not.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    EVENIFUDONTBELIEVE
    Musically there’s much to tie Rustie to his Scottish compatriot Hudson Mohawke, and though they may be working from the same spreadsheet, at the moment Rustie still remains in is shadow.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Citizen Zombie
    They have always effortlessly switched registers, blurred genre boundaries and smattered their lyrics with eclectic cultural references. Citizen Zombie does all of these things, without loosing its political edge.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Your Favorite Toy
    This is a snapshot of a band that has conquered mountains and achieved grand things while proving you can still find those edges at the peak that go a little higher.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Uncut Gems [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
    Uncut Gems is a triumph. The Oneohtrix Point Never albums occupy almost every different mood the human body is capable of expressing and now Lopatin’s soundtrack work is starting to do the same. We’ve had the moody, anxious Lopatin on Good Time and now Uncut Gems has allowed him to show his more thoughtful and emotional side.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Multi-Task
    There is a feeling that at times the record dips into repetition, particularly around the mid-point, though there’s no doubting that Omni’s intricate and deadpan approach is worth a visit for even the most casual of bystanders.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    My Friend Fish
    This record is a lot of fun and show great song writing promise.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Shaker Notes
    There still feels like the same ratio of hit and miss that you might find in a twenty track White release. But when there's half as many tracks at twice an instrumental's length, it means those tracks you don't get on with rather overstay their welcome.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Musique de Film Imaginé
    It’s music from an imagined film, not an imaginary film in music; and although laudably ambitious, it goes down as an opportunity missed.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Sorceress
    Williamson truly soars when her moving vocals combine with the vivid imagery that is painted through the lyrics.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Confetti
    If you're looking for choice picks that suit your current standing (single / taken / stuck in lockdown lusting) then you'll find what you need - a relatable nature is served up on a silver platter - but a greater understanding of anything other than the above shall not be found.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Five Dice, All Threes
    With Five Dice, All Threes, Bright Eyes prove they can still evoke both intimacy and grandiosity without sacrificing the imperfect edges that made their early work so compelling.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Everyone Says Hi
    Ultimately, Everyone Says Hi is the sound of a multi-platinum songwriter with a fresh fire under him – someone who has turned the page yet can’t help but pack these tunes with the kind of melodic heft that lands them squarely on your repeat playlist.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Life of Pause
    Most importantly, at the turn of the arc Tatum rediscovers his grit and tenacity as well as his melodic poise, showing that Life of Pause isn’t just a fascinating dissection of romantic disintegration, it was also necessary.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Command Your Weather
    It’s sludge but impeccably clean; and it’s all frighteningly good.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Everything Else Has Gone Wrong
    It's all a bit too safe. Nothing feels unexpected. Nothing feels like a step forward. Everything Else Has Gone Wrong is lodged sonically somewhere between the sound of the last two albums, but lacking the freshness both possessed at the time.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    KiCk i
    KiCk I is a consistently enjoyable, so the fact it still feels like something of an anti-climax is testament only to Arca’s history of braveness and originality.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Inside the Rose
    The powerful fusion of the electronic and the classical crucially allows the brothers to lightly grasp the hands of their listener, and guide them through dreamscapes of cosmic beauty, searing light and haunting darkness.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Goddess
    Banks has a universal appeal that’ll see her soar to the tops of charts, into high-profile festival spots, and slide into awards season like she’s covered in butter.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Blood On The Silver Screen
    The album does well as a high-octane rock record, so much so it makes you wonder why some tracks feel ever so slightly diluted.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Clearing
    Sometimes weighty and serious, sometimes dissolute and light, Grimes’ interaction with the piano on The Clearing is the sound of a musician who knows how to extract every emotion and feeling from what they are playing.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Stiff
    The group still manages to fluidly blend southern-fried garage rock, soul, psychedelia, and funk on their sixth studio effort, showing no ill effects from the recent shakeup to their tight-knit core.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Always Strive and Prosper
    Always Strive and Prosper is arena rap in jet-set dance-pop drag, and while A$AP Ferg’s talent occasionally flickers when it’s directed in the wrong places, it shines brightest when he’s just being himself.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Natural Disaster
    For all its pomp and broad appeal, it brims with the artist’s personality and is a delight to connect with.
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