Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)'s Scores
- Music
For 811 reviews, this publication has graded:
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86% higher than the average critic
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1% same as the average critic
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13% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 8.5 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 81
Highest review score: | Harmlessness | |
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Lowest review score: | Fashionably Late |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 757 out of 811
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Mixed: 48 out of 811
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Negative: 6 out of 811
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Helplessness Blues is one of the few things reminding me that behind the liquor stores and condominiums is a little freedom and a lot of hope.- Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
- Posted May 11, 2011
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Isbell isn't your average songwriter, and on Something More Than Free, there's a pretty strong argument to be made that he's outplaying anyone else in the game right now.- Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
- Posted Jul 14, 2015
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The perfect album, albums with no filler, albums that when over, leave you breathless and don't inspire you to want more music from the band, but make you want to listen to the album from the start, all over again; m b v is that album.- Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
- Posted Mar 20, 2013
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With Painted, Narrows sophomore release isn't just a bunch of vets attempting a comeback, they're showing listeners why their names are already synonymous within the scene to begin with.- Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
- Posted Sep 5, 2012
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There’s a real dynamic arc here, not just for the album as a whole, but also within each and every individual song, and whether or not you’ve gravitated toward county music in the past, that unrivaled depth of passion makes this record an absolute essential.- Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
- Posted Nov 15, 2013
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The EP is five songs of huge, intricate, explosive guitar work, thumping drums that refuse to take a rest, Day and O'Connor's signature call-and-return vocals, the occasional necessary breakdown and gang vocal portion, and the catchiest choruses FYS has ever penned.- Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
- Posted Jul 18, 2014
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Not only does Flies In All Directions combine the best elements of American Art and The Cosmic Drama, it exceeds them, resulting in what's bound to a genre-defining staple for years to come.- Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
- Posted May 13, 2014
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It's a record full of beauty and heartache, confidence and fear, and these ends pull at each other for one of the most captivating records to come out this year.- Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
- Posted Sep 29, 2014
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Make Do And Mend has released the best album of their young career and one of the essential, must-have albums of 2012.- Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
- Posted Jul 17, 2012
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This record is bold, uncompromising, and one of the best and most important in its genre to come out in an already exceptional year.- Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
- Posted Jun 30, 2015
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Its a testament to the fact that Tim Hecker is one of the best artists making music today, constantly pushing his sound to new heights while keep his signature style at the core of it all.- Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
- Posted Oct 16, 2013
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Random Access Memories is teeming with life, and the multitude of genres presented as well as the production choices of the duo help the album deliver on its promise.- Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
- Posted May 23, 2013
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Is Survived By is a genuine, life-affirming piece of art that’ll move even the blackest of souls.- Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
- Posted Sep 25, 2013
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Though it is lengthy and a lot to sit through--more than 70 minutes of music--there seems little reason to think this won't catapult Arcade Fire to even greater heights.- Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
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In Colour is neither a faithful regurgitation nor a distasteful bastardization of the past, but is instead a charming, effective attempt at bridging the gap between the two.- Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
- Posted Jun 5, 2015
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While overall House of Balloons carries a chilling vibe, it proceeds to rock the listener with exciting tempos and relaxing melodies that intertwine to form a beautiful piece of art.- Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
- Posted Sep 13, 2011
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Bon Iver, Bon Iver is Vernon's triumphant re-emergence from those lonely woods back into the world.- Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
- Posted Jun 24, 2011
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Given the proper attention and respect, Letlive's The Blackest Beautiful will reveal itself as a masterpiece--a record that will redefine your musical preconceptions and tastes for the better,- Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
- Posted Jul 8, 2013
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Place A Wilhelm Scream into whatever brand of punk genre there is, it doesn't matter. It is unquestionably the best album released this year in whatever genre you choose- Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
- Posted Dec 17, 2013
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Prawn have shaped themselves into a band who offer more than lyrics, but counseling. And Kingfisher is catharsis created not through grit, but melody.- Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
- Posted Aug 19, 2014
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So really what Neck Deep have here is something that is both faithful to its influences, and striving to be free of them. What that creates is an album that, though narrowly defined, is still working through something of an identity crisis.- Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
- Posted Aug 18, 2015
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Run The Jewels is its own beast, and the combination of Killer Mike and El-P creating rap music together is one of, if not the most exciting thing happening in hip-hop right now.- Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
- Posted Jul 8, 2013
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Upon repeat listens, there's not one point of Halcyon Digest that feels like it was overly thought out.- Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
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At the end of the day, I don't know exactly where I'd rank Koi No Yokan--somewhere in the top three, but really it's not important. What's important is that this is a f***ing great album.- Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
- Posted Nov 15, 2012
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Shields not only matches its predecessor in Grizzly Bear's back catalogue, but it exceeds it.- Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
- Posted Oct 19, 2012
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A tangle of influences and contemporaries; yet she manages to keep space in which her frail breath of a singing voice can survive.- Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
- Posted Aug 12, 2014
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There's a determination in the undertone of the album. That determination in crafting of a band's best record to date, only covered by the confidence it lets off as well.- Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
- Posted Nov 1, 2011
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While he may not hit the mark every time, he hits far more often than his misses. And when he hits, he hits hard, as some of the best songs on this mixtape are among the best rap tracks so far this year.- Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
- Posted Jun 7, 2013
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What sets Fucked Up's new album aside from their previous records though is the accessibility and bright tone throughout.- Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
- Posted Jun 13, 2011
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One man’s suffering becomes our communal celebration, so to speak. It's a fine role for one of the year's best albums to play.- Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
- Posted Jun 24, 2014
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