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For 17,234 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 64% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 31% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.4 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 74
Highest review score: 100 The Marshall Mathers LP
Lowest review score: 20 Graffiti
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14,355 out of 17234
  2. Mixed: 2,857 out of 17234
  3. Negative: 22 out of 17234
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    • 91 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Titanic Rising
    While all of Weyes Blood's albums leading up to Titanic Rising were good, even great, there's something that sets this one apart. Fantastic songs, meticulously detailed production, and a certain, hard-to-name spark of connection all gel into the near-perfect statement that every part of Mering's strange journey before this led up to.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Brainwashed
    Brainwashed isn't just a success, it's one of the finest records Harrison ever made.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Nikki Nack
    It's an oddly nourishing album that's as big a step forward for tUnE-yArDs as W H O K I L L was from Bird-Brains.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Morning Star
    The Morning Star is at once brave and solitary, gentle and bracing, provocative and spiritually resonant. It extends Bachman's reach, allowing him to paint the innermost dimensions of the world he perceives and cleave it open for light to flood in and illuminate it for us.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Channel Orange
    The album doesn't have as many slyly powerful hooks as Nostalgia, Ultra, but Ocean's descriptive and subtle storytelling is taken to a higher level.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Pale Communion
    This set is a massive leap forward, not only in terms of style but also in its instrumental and performance acumen; it is nearly unlimited in its creativity.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Beauty And The Beat
    If hip-hop had existed in the days of the Filmore, Woodstock and the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, Edan would have been right on the bus.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Texas Piano Man
    Ellis may have suggested this level of melodic songcraft on his previous albums, but he never hinted at this wit, and his dexterous combination of craft and humor makes Texas Piano Man a rich, resonant good time.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Women in Music, Pt. III
    Sprawling and intimate, breezy and affecting, Women in Music Pt. III is a low-key triumph.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Latin
    For Holy Fuck, Latin is a monumental step forward. By trimming back the choppy art-house disjointedness and quirky Casio tones, the band has successfully evolved their sound into something much more provocative, heavy duty, and rewarding.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Out of Silence
    His sweetness and melancholy are as palpable in the composition as they are in the performance and, ultimately, that's why the live-in-the-studio recording of Out of Silence cannot be dismissed as a stunt: such a simple, yet kinetic, production is the only way to do justice to songs are rich as these.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Perennial
    Perennial is yet another step forward for Woods, a band that continues to get stronger as their music becomes gentler and more graceful.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    13 Blues for Thirteen Moons
    Silver Mount Zion were already way ahead of many of their contemporaries, but 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons sees them blazing past even further, up and away, to some unexplored, perhaps dangerous, but tremendously exciting new horizons of artistic expression.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    White Noise
    Though the Manchester duo might not be completely on par with the bands they emulate, they more than earn an A for effort while crafting some wonderful melodies along the way.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Change
    Showcases a band testing themselves by going down an untravelled road while still maintaining their identity.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Infinite Dissolution
    It is their most holistic, inventive recording to date and ups the ante for anyone trying to follow them.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Try This
    While Pink's peers take incremental, cautious artistic steps forward, she's slyly fearless, choosing the right collaborators that help her create pop music that has both style and substance to spare.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Un Verano Sin Ti
    Un Verano is not only a seasonal statement-piece but a testament to Benito's singular songwriting -- across genres, generations, and even languages, he works to produce enduring landmarks that trace universal joys, sorrows, and passions.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Loom
    A stunning achievement, with Loom Gately beautifully honors her mother as well as her commitment to uncompromising music.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Best Damn Thing
    True, this is far from deep but Under the Skin proved that a deep Avril is a dull Avril. The Best Damn Thing, in contrast, builds on every one of her bratty strengths which makes for ridiculously catchy pop - the kind of music that provides a soundtrack for teens and guilty pleasures for everyone else.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Bright Green Field
    Truly a band for the times, Squid feels like a wild jumble of thoughts come to life, effusing anger, confusion, humor, detachment, and even joyfulness in their pursuit of true creative freedom.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Salad Days
    With more memorable tracks and a slightly more accessible feel, the album is less distracted and more tuneful than before without losing any of the freewheeling spirit that made his songs and persona so attractive in the first place.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Montero
    Montero delivers in droves, a powerful realization of self that boldly places sexuality, honesty, and vulnerability at the fore.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    What Sound
    If there were any doubters about Lamb being the brightest, most talented singer/producer combo in electronica, What Sound is all the argument needed to the contrary.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Far In
    Tour de force might be too weighty a term for an album so seemingly effortless, but from its unhurried flow to its wealth of songs, Far In is a glorious showcase for all the aspects of Helado Negro's music.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Achilles Heel
    A hallmark for the band, a culmination of their previous work, and -- upon its release -- their best album to date.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Z
    Z is intuitive, intensely creative, classicist-minded, nearly flawless.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Alone II: The Home Recordings
    Cuomo still doesn't allow himself the freedom to venture in these directions on Weezer's albums, and that's what makes both volumes of Alone quite valuable: they're as eccentric as they are accessible, portraits of a pop hermit letting his mind wander wherever it may take him.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Happier than Ever
    Delivering on the promise of her industry-shaking debut with confidence and grace, Happier Than Ever has the markings of a big career moment, one that signals artistic growth and hints at even more greatness to come.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Alone & Unreal: The Best of the Clientele [Deluxe Edition]
    Alone & Unreal: The Best of the Clientele is a well-chosen, emotionally powerful selection of songs that works well as an introduction to any poor soul who may have missed out on the group the first time around, but it also works perfectly as a summation of one of the most enriching musical experiences of the guitar pop era.
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