Uncut's Scores
- Music
For 12,033 reviews, this publication has graded:
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50% higher than the average critic
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5% same as the average critic
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45% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.8 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 72
| Highest review score: | Miles Davis at Newport: 1955-1975 The Bootleg Series, Vol. 4 | |
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| Lowest review score: | Let Me Introduce My Friends |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 9,049 out of 12033
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Mixed: 2,910 out of 12033
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Negative: 74 out of 12033
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The band's self-titled debut may inevitably lack the electricity of the live shows, but with the abundance of trashy thrills, "I Love LA" and "Let Her Be" still demonstrate the potency of Sytarcrawler's au courant mash-up of Raw Power-era stooges, Sunset Strip glam-metal and Nirvana at their hookiest. [Feb 2018, p.35]- Uncut
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Having scampered down the rabbit hole, COA seem hopelessly confused--and all the better for it. [Apr 2017, p.25]- Uncut
Posted Feb 28, 2017 -
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A mixture of original songs, among them the propulsive title track, and covers, each of which are given a richly visceral makeover by massed female voices. [Apr 2017, p.26]- Uncut
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It all too often sounds like Metronomy's secret Hackney-themed indie project. [Mar 2014, p.78]- Uncut
Posted Feb 4, 2014 -
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Although his dabblings in bluegrass pastiche are less convincing elsewhere, it’s all shot through with characteristic, likeable idiosyncrasy. [Oct 2022, p.36]- Uncut
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A set of pristine ballads that veer somewhere between the atmospheric folk of Suzanne Vega and Sade's austere pop-soul. [Apr 2012, p.83]- Uncut
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This is an album dominated by the two remaining Isley Brothers. Ronald Isley's distinctive tenor groan sounds particularly good on slowies such as "Mercy Mercy Me" and Leon Thomas' "Let The Rain Fall On Me." [Sep 2017, p.30]- Uncut
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McKenna merges glam, pop, indie and a touch of electronica to make a contemporary sonic exploration of a tumultuous world. [Oct 2020, p.34]- Uncut
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She's angry, but she's trying to offer some answers too: more power to her for such positivity. [Feb 2023, p.32]- Uncut
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Although his take lacks Bob's iconoclasm, there's something deeply reassuring about his laid back schmooze on abiding classics such as "Night And Day" and "Fly Me To The Moon." [Nov 2018, p.34]- Uncut
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Even as a covers band, Madness remain one step beyond. [Aug 2005, p.90]- Uncut
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Surfing Strange hits similar touchstones to Waxahatchee--Sebadoh, The Breeders, that whole '90s grunge wave--albeit with rather more noisy brio. [Dec 2013, p.74]- Uncut
Posted Nov 1, 2013 -
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Kohncke hasn't yet managed to pull off a completely successful, consistently great album. Wonderful Frequency Band is the closest he's come, terrible punning aside, largely due to its focus on the dancefloor. [Feb 2014, p.77]- Uncut
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There’s a strong Big Thief vibe to tracks like "Lot's Wife" and "Silsbee" - named after the small town where the album was recorded - but Why Bonnie have a more traditional concept of melody, best expressed on the excellent "Sharp Town". [Oct 2022, p.36]- Uncut
Posted Aug 31, 2022 -
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This neo-disco banger ["Emotion"] overshadows the rest of the record, leaving the listener longing fir those same types of compact, entirely snackable treats. [Sep 2021, p.25]- Uncut
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The band's most organic-sounding record since 1996's Emperor Tomato Ketchup. [Mar 2004, p.90]- Uncut
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Altin Gün's more psychedelic tendencies are less overt this time around, though there's still plenty to enjoy. [Mar 2026, p.25]- Uncut
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Posted Oct 10, 2013 -
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It's knowingly daft in parts, and clearly the band are having a good time, but beyond the irony and sometimes silly lyrics lies a group with impressive chops who can pull off this jagged post-punk as seamlessly as sugary indie-pop. [Jun 2026, p.26]- Uncut
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Her 10th album steps back from the literary conceits and high concepts of her last couple of albums and finds humility and grace amid the "permanent emergency" of the present. [Jun 2025, p.41]- Uncut
Posted May 2, 2025 -
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Their prevailing operatic bleakness has barely changed in the intervening 14 years. [Jun 2015, p.72]- Uncut
Posted Apr 29, 2015 -
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[Producer Dessner's] immersive production, including layered keyboards and twinkling harmonics, pairs perfectly with her elegant voice. [Sep 2020, p.29]- Uncut
Posted Sep 3, 2020 -
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A record that provides few surprises but at least captures the feral energy of their live shows. [Sep 2016, p.78]- Uncut
Posted Aug 17, 2016 -
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They add multiple voices, such as Dina Ipavic and Penelope Isles. this can result in a slightly disjointed and incohesive listen, but sometimes, as with Anna B Savage on the pulsing "Home", they get the alchemy just right. [Mar 2023, p.32]- Uncut
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Posted Nov 1, 2016 -
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A record that is intensely visceral, loud and charged yet not needlessly overblown. [May 2022, p.26]- Uncut
Posted Mar 18, 2022 -
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It's probably the most personal project of Gilmour's career. [Apr 2006, p.108]- Uncut