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For 1,576 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 55% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 41% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 75
Highest review score: 100 Aa
Lowest review score: 20 Heartworms
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,069 out of 1576
  2. Mixed: 502 out of 1576
  3. Negative: 5 out of 1576
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    • 79 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Empire Builder
    One for the wee small hours, Empire Builder is made of stronger stuff than its delicate nature would have you believe.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Across the Multiverse
    There’s a fair degree of whimsy to Across the Multiverse, especially given May’s penchant for Hollywood-sized scores in the style of Randy Newman or Brian Wilson. But amongst that silliness lies an honest, raw desire for companionship.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Cage Tropical
    Everything’s shrouded in enough metaphor to ensure that we never really see much of Rose the person, and instead spend the album’s forty-ish minutes with Rose the carefully-crafted, self-styled pop star. On this evidence, though, that’s just fine--she’s never sounded this thoughtful or measured.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    III
    That isn't to say there aren't enjoyable moments on III that transcend genre--the final build in Days Turn Into Years is particularly good--but ultimately, this is largely standard fare.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Unseen In Between
    This is the work of an artist who's been honing his craft for some time now, and is perfectly primed for his moment in the spotlight.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Lotta Sea Lice
    Lotta Sea Lice is a joyful, ambling product of two connected creative minds.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Every Country's Sun
    [The] spirit of reflection bleeds into Every Country’s Sun, their latest effort, which draws and borrows themes and styles from across their career to build a whole as monumental as anything they’ve achieved so far.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    I quit
    On I quit, HAIM are unbound. It is brilliant, then wandering, then brilliant again; an imperfect, burning, compelling work.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    All Systems Are Lying
    There’s not much depth to the lyrics. But when it sounds this good, who cares?
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Post Pop Depression
    Homme’s relative subservience is largely to the record’s benefit--he’s clearly happy to ride shotgun for Pop--and the symbiotic alliance renders Post Pop Depression a beguiling listen, fascinatingly experimental, thematically compelling and a deeply intimate portrait of one of the all-time great rock wildmen coming to terms with the idea of retirement.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Something Worth Waiting For
    By key change three, your tolerance for theatricality may be tested, but Friko’s affinity for arresting melodies makes every twist and turn genuinely exciting and, with its wild, youthful spirit, their second record is the perfect soundtrack for the open road.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Caretaker
    The Caretaker is not for the fainthearted, nor is it designed to be background music: it demands to keep your full and undivided attention.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Death In The Business Of Whaling
    Opener Belly of the Whale envelops us into a trance, setting the tone for an album gripping at dark corners.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Tiny Changes: A Celebration of Frightened Rabbit's The Midnight Organ Fight
    Tiny Changes is the sincere and inventive celebration deserved by The Midnight Organ Fight, a record many of us hold closer than any other.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Anoyo
    Despite its brevity Anoyo contains some of the most straightforwardly beautiful music Hecker has made in some time, and makes for a strong companion and continuation to the themes and sonic developments made on Konoyo.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Late Developers
    Late Developers is not simply a collection of offcuts but a catchier and more diverse collection than its companion piece. It finds the group pulling at the threads around the edges of their sound and, in a couple of cases, striding out into new territory.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    As Above, So Below
    The juncture of influences and styles found across Sampa the Great's new album, As Above, So Below, is tripping and magic and Sampa’s immense ability to play hard and soft is the driving core of the album.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Here Lies the Body
    The wit and wisdom of Moffat is about as sharp as ever here and ‘Hubby’ is clearly at the top of his game.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Earl Grey
    Earl Grey delivers eleven thoughtful, quirky tracks which deserve to be listened to again and again.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Wanderer
    Stylistically, Wanderer doesn’t break much new ground for Marshall. What is powerful about this album is her ability to imbue each word with every ounce of what she has lived--as a woman, a mother, an artis
    • 79 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    925
    Too many of the tracks dissolve into an atmosphere-for-the-sake-of-it sludge, yanking you into consciousness only every once in a while.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    First Taste
    First Taste is the first record of new material in his name this year, and while it doesn’t fully offer the uncharted sounds suggested by its title, it tastes delicious nonetheless.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Good Luck and Do Your Best
    So pretty, so welcoming, so ridiculously clever.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Garden of Ashes
    By the time you hit Coldblooded The Return, you can't help but feel you've been on a journey in the company of someone a little more well-travelled. You've had a time. And the best thing about it is that you can take that journey again any damn time you feel like it.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Grow Up
    Throughout, Grow Up is a bracing and vital antidote to genre norms, and shares a worldview that nourishes both heart and head. A huge undertaking, a staggering achievement. You need this.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Neuk Wight Delhi All-Stars
    The combination with Yorkston’s folky paeans was haunting and here, barely a year later, they’ve done it again.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Guillotine
    While The Guillotine's second half doesn't quite hit the peaks of its first, it still remains an enthralling and embittering listen.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Twerp Verse
    Twerp Verse is a polished, sonically inventive record that’s both playful and punchy, but its purpose feels unclear.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Last Building Burning
    Last Building Burning is background music that has a soap-slick grip on our attention.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    You Tell Me
    You Tell Me is probably at its peak when it leans further towards these pacey, pop-infused moments. However, the handful of tracks that stray into ballad territory are still often striking--not simply due to the musical intricacies that lie within them but because Hayes' vocals evoke strength and tenderness in equal measure, giving them some real emotional weight.
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