Austin Chronicle's Scores
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For 1,951 reviews, this publication has graded:
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43% higher than the average critic
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3% same as the average critic
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54% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 3.3 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 70
Highest review score: | Wincing The Night Away | |
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Lowest review score: | Luminous |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1,539 out of 1951
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Mixed: 380 out of 1951
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Negative: 32 out of 1951
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It's a rare talent that can express such emotions so concisely; even more rare is the ability to deliver them in a near-whisper rather than a scream.- Austin Chronicle
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Gold sprawls but it rarely meanders, all the while signaling Adams' rite of passage from alt.country bad boy to Left Coast post-folkie.- Austin Chronicle
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Pierce shows neither the vocal presence nor the songwriting chops to justify Let It Come Down's bloated orchestral excess.- Austin Chronicle
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Strange Little Girls won't resolve the perpetual nutjob/goddess debate swirling around Amos; there's plenty of evidence on hand for either point of view.- Austin Chronicle
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He's a thief, a con, a 60-year-old with nothing to say. And he continues saying it.- Austin Chronicle
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Mercury Rev has not only matched the Herculean effort of Deserter's Songs, they've surpassed it.- Austin Chronicle
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This is breathtaking, life-affirming music with the power to heal and restore. It's that beautiful.- Austin Chronicle
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Even at their best, Quasi can be like the same magic trick performed over and over. At first, it's marvelous and mysterious, yet with each successive time less so, until eventually you figure out how the whole thing is done and lose interest altogether.- Austin Chronicle
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Fan Dance is one of those albums that needs to be absorbed to be fully enjoyed, and those who take the time are sure to find its many rewards.- Austin Chronicle
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While a few songs aren't quite as fleshed out as others, nearly every selection on White Blood Cells provides the sort of bluesy good-time kicks otherwise unavailable in today's pop marketplace.- Austin Chronicle
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This album is so lightweight and airy, it often consigns itself to the background.- Austin Chronicle
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They borrow from Cheap Trick, the Beach Boys, Big Star, Roxy Music, Buzzcocks, and Robyn Hitchcock, and concoct a dizzying potion that sounds remarkably fresh and unlike anything that's come before it.- Austin Chronicle
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After the acerbic, introspective detour of Mutations, Mr. Hansen has decided it's time to get his freak on.- Austin Chronicle
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Fiona's brand of heartache is a welcome, dark respite from the avalanche of popcrap.- Austin Chronicle
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Ultimately, it all plays out like a 60-minute calling card that illustrates hip-hop's most liberal producers aren't afraid to keep on keepin' on.- Austin Chronicle
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While the result does contribute to a homogenization of this project and Sebadoh, Barlow's "other band," One Part Lullaby is nonetheless a beautiful, well-crafted LP that proves the songwriter to be an artist who can mature in the world of modern rock & roll and still remain vital.- Austin Chronicle
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Eschewing categories entirely, let's just call this trippy l'il slice of vinyl a masterwork, combining elements of salsa, house, reggae, hip-hop, and ska into one remarkably cohesive whole.- Austin Chronicle
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The Soft Bulletin posts several clunkers, a few throwbacks, yet manages to it finds its way into some genuinely new territory, and in its wake the Flaming Lips might just be poised to make a masterpiece.- Austin Chronicle
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Much of Play sounds like it was beamed directly from planet Sad Guy, but it's far and away Moby's most cohesive and affecting work to date.- Austin Chronicle
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If you haven't heard the plaintive and curiously uplifting songs of longing and loss from this rising phenom, you're missing the emergence of one of the most affecting new talents of the past five years.- Austin Chronicle
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It all sounds like something you've heard before, but done better, faster, slicker.- Austin Chronicle
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The last album's title ['Perfect From Now On'] was a promise; this one makes good on it.- Austin Chronicle
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