Uncut's Scores
- Music
For 11,992 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: 9,012 out of 11992
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Mixed: 2,906 out of 11992
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Negative: 74 out of 11992
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Impeccably arranged, the whole thing plays out like an extended, pragmatic version of "A Day In The Life." [Mar 2012, p.82]- Uncut
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Air seem to have found little fresh inspiration in his bricolage. [Mar 2012, p.79]- Uncut
Posted Feb 3, 2012 -
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Other Lives are clearly kindred spirits of The National, but there's not a single clunky or derivative note here. [Sep 2011, p.93]- Uncut
Posted Feb 2, 2012 -
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The best moments ion this latest from Francois Marry come with added West African sparkle. [Feb 2012, p.86]- Uncut
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The old-timey accompaniment and Dalton's bluesy vocals perfectly suit Hardin's exquisitely sad songs. [Feb 2012, p.83]- Uncut
Posted Feb 1, 2012 -
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All over the shop stylistically--but a keen handle on dynamics and narrative holds it all together. [Feb 2012, p.97]- Uncut
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The patchwork of Orb-like sonic tapestries and guest vocals by some uncharacteristically gnarly rock veterans is not hugely original, but still manages to engage. [Feb 2012, p.84]- Uncut
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Royal Trux's '80s junk aesthetic has since been appropriated by James Ferraro et al, but Herrema does it with a sneer that's hard to resist. [Feb 2012, p.81]- Uncut
Posted Jan 30, 2012 -
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In many ways Clay Class is another helping of their broken blues and Stuckist infra-poetry, charting a Fallen landscape, stripped even of grotesque enchantment. [Feb 2012, p.97]- Uncut
Posted Jan 30, 2012 -
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Dramatic and ravishing, 100 Acres of Sycamore is some achievement.- Uncut
Posted Jan 27, 2012 -
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The trio's blend of live performance, samples and electronica is hardly groundbreaking. [Feb 2012, p.98]- Uncut
Posted Jan 27, 2012 -
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Laura J. Martin's debut album is an extraordinary and eclectic mix of flute, loops, mandolin and xylophone. [Feb 2012, p.92]- Uncut
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Cooing fragmentary, dreamlike lyrics in a fuzzy-warm purr, this young singer's kittenish vocal affectations will grate on some... [but] Dillon redeems her whimsy with promising nods towards Bjork, Joanna Newsom and Lykke Li. [Jan 2012, p.84]- Uncut
Posted Jan 25, 2012 -
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The mood flickers between foreboding and playful; blues for modern times. [Jan 2012, p. 93]- Uncut
Posted Jan 25, 2012 -
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Starts loud, alienated and proudly rockist, and stays right there. [Jan 2012, p. 93]- Uncut
Posted Jan 25, 2012 -
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Delrey loves rock'n'roll, but fuses it with drum machines, vintage synths and mischief. [Jan 2012, p. 84]- Uncut
Posted Jan 25, 2012 -
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An unusually poetic songwriter revelling in his proximity to nature. [Jan 2012, p.88]- Uncut
Posted Jan 25, 2012 -
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These Aesop-style animal-themed fables combine elegantly quirky orchestral chamber-pop arrangements with barbed and knotted lyrics. [Feb 2012, p.84]- Uncut
Posted Jan 24, 2012 -
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Back On Time is restlessly inventive without being overwrought. [Feb 2012, p.97]- Uncut
Posted Jan 24, 2012 -
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An album that is as eccentric as it is atmospheric. [Feb 2012, p.90]- Uncut
Posted Jan 24, 2012 -
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It's the intoxicating instrumentals, "Boudica" and "In Motion Slow," that remind you of her capricious talent. [Feb 2012, p.91]- Uncut
Posted Jan 23, 2012 -
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Some tracks suffer, not from a lack of inherent quality but from the fact that you've already heard any number of perfectly decent, faithful reading of them. [Feb 2012, p.88]- Uncut
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Posted Jan 20, 2012 -
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There's a punch that saves them [from] drifting into coffee-table politesse. [Feb 2011, p.98]- Uncut
Posted Jan 20, 2012 -
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Gonjasufi's nervous energy makes MU.ZZ.LE strangely soothing. [Feb 2012, p.86]- Uncut
Posted Jan 20, 2012 -
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Klara and Johanna Soderberg have crafted a remarkably mature work. [Feb 2012, p.84]- Uncut
Posted Jan 20, 2012 -
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For the most part, tired melodies and banal lyrics make for a disappointing collection. [Feb 2012, p.83]- Uncut
Posted Jan 20, 2012 -
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You could call it happy hardcore, even if there's nothing particularly upbeat about its content. [Feb 2012, p.83]- Uncut
Posted Jan 20, 2012