BBC collective's Scores
- Music
For 150 reviews, this publication has graded:
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54% higher than the average critic
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4% same as the average critic
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42% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.8 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 74
Highest review score: | Panic Prevention | |
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Lowest review score: | The Brave And The Bold |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 117 out of 150
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Mixed: 33 out of 150
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Negative: 0 out of 150
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Turner’s sharp narrative ear is still tuned to the revealing banalities of everyday life, the whole band admirably responsive to emotional nuance.- BBC collective
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At 77 minutes it’s no sprint, but YLT’s mellifluous serpentines are never less than involving.- BBC collective
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There are missteps... and the production is sometimes frustratingly muddy, but Neon Bible very nearly delivers on impossible expectations.- BBC collective
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Their debut has a great deal of shadowy appeal: there are lyrics about ghosts and secrets, set to drowsy washes of guitar.- BBC collective
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This only occasionally matches the breathtaking splendour of last year's …Illinoise! but with its modest price and immodest extras only Scrooge could fail to have his heart warmed.- BBC collective
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El-P's uniquely, beautifully harsh vision remains undiluted.- BBC collective
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Rather than play catch-up, the Chems are accentuating the difference, digging deeper into melody instead of piling on the noise.- BBC collective
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Ward’s band kick back with a looser, rockier feel than previously, yet his dusty, wistful voice still inhabits an age all of its own.- BBC collective
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The sort of euphoric, sweetly intentioned indie pop that, despite occasionally making Belle & Sebastian sound like Da Lench Mob, nevertheless manages to stay the right side of cloying.- BBC collective
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It's brilliant: Broder's twisted tales are better than ever, this time underpinned by urgent guitar riffs, off-beats and perfect pacing.- BBC collective
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Upon starting Soft Bulletin--you’re instantly whisked off into the universe the Flaming Lips have created. The musical journey that ensues is nothing short of imaginary genius--simple as.- BBC collective
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Filling the gaps between Prince and !!!, this is for those who spent the last two decades shaking their hips rather than banging their heads.- BBC collective
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This mini album sometimes feels as if it’s thrown together like quickly-packed luggage.- BBC collective
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Warm and quirky. Pleasantly bizarre. Sophisticated and daft. Herbert at his best.- BBC collective
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The result is a folk album so rich and intricate that, in scope, it's comparable to Van Morrison's "Astral Weeks."- BBC collective
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Frank is an honest, refreshingly personal record which, though very occasionally strays into easy jazz, has Gucci bags of personality.- BBC collective
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[Finn's] smart, poetic, unashamedly adult lyrics... almost guarantee this is the best arena band that’ll never play an arena.- BBC collective
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As lush and expansive as his former work was taut and aggro - only the quality remains.- BBC collective
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It's a bewildering jumble on first gaze, but Harte's little fingerprint-smudged slivers, so lovingly composed, are precious things, and you'll fast find yourself addicted to his sweet, glum love stories.- BBC collective
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Their second album continues in a similarly delicious vein, melding wonky electronics, pillow-soft soul and lyrics that manage to weave strange violence into gorgeous soul songs.- BBC collective
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It’s a winning combination, with the Prince’s shambolic charm still intact but lent clarity by the new additions that make this infinitely preferable to previous efforts.- BBC collective
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