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For 1,384 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 57% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 40% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 73
Highest review score: 100 George Fest: A Night to Celebrate the Music of George Harrison [Live]
Lowest review score: 20 Collapse
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 950 out of 1384
  2. Mixed: 427 out of 1384
  3. Negative: 7 out of 1384
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    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Pedestrian Verse
    It’s intense and contradictory, a bundle of bravado and doubt and vulnerability and longing that stays with you for a long time after the last chorus fades.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Last Summer
    The most conspicuous element of Last Summer is the simplicity of the music.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son
    All in all, it makes for a rich and resilient brew, and maybe, just maybe, the kind of opus that will propel Jurado towards the greater accolades he so clearly deserves.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Skelethon
    Skelethon ranks among Aesop's greatest work yet.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Dark Matter/Dark Energy
    These fourteen songs bob and weave, rise and fall and generally make a first class racket in the best way possible.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Songs to Play
    Quite simply, Songs to Play is an excellent Robert Forster record.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Fuzz
    From the opening cut of “Earthen Gate” the songs nudge, heave, shove and then finally bulldoze their way to your hearts.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Hollow Meadows
    The quality of the songs and Hawley’s ability to completely inhabit his songs make Hollow Meadows another triumph in his remarkable discography.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Something Rain
    The Something Rain is not just the band's best since they reconvened in 2008; measured against their earlier work, these nine songs shadow the younger Tindersticks in all kinds of compelling ways, trading in youthful adventure for expert-like craftsmanship.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Psychedelic Pill
    It's a monster, coursing with primal ferocity and sending wave upon wave of le noise directly at your gut.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Sunkissed
    A soundtrack for the sun-drenched summer months.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Generals
    Generals has some gems of its own, but take a bit more digging to find.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    In Focus?
    His music has gotten more complex, more tuneful and more energetic. In Focus? is Tokumaru's most uptempo album, although that doesn't mean it's his most rocking.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The House at Sea
    Ultimately, The House at Sea provides an ideal aural retreat, a tranquil locale where calm waters create minimal waves.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Heartbreak Pass
    It’s an impressive show of strength and act of endurance not just in its multi-part structure but also in Gelb’s long term commitment to his craft and his determination to make something endearing out of the downcast canvas that he’s made his own.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Personal Record
    An album full of fresh twists and turns, musically and lyrically, and a song cycle full of melody and surprise.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Melody's Echo Chamber
    Each song can stand strongly on its own or the entire record can work as a cohesive whole (most records are one or the other).
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    La Grande
    This is a wonderful, subtle album, whose songs seem simple at first, but open up and grow more interesting on repeated listens.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Crossing
    Thomas Brenneck has crafted ten seamlessly funky and beautifully played and arranged instrumental tracks in search of a film.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Make It Be
    Nicely balancing quirk and craft, Make It Be works so well one hopes this isn’t the only time this pair swings together.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Thankful N' Thoughtful
    LaVette is in incredibly fine form, squeezing every amount of emotional resonance out of every track, her voice a well burnished, emotionally charged instrument that she plays like a master.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables
    Snider proves yet again that he is still one of the best musical commentators going today.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A Church That Fits Our Needs
    Shimmering and ethereal, A Church That Fits Our Needs finds the band as ambitious as ever.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    In Dub
    This set has definitely been lovingly culled together for fans seeking out a very specific side of Wobble.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Traveling Alone
    The disc's winning blend of warm organic tones and smart atmospheric touches, recalls Emmylou Harris' Wrecking Ball--and could also be the breakthrough for Merritt that Ball was for Harris.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Good Times!
    Being a summer release, the sun really shines down on tunes like “Good Times,” with it’s go-go beat, “She Makes Me Laugh,” “Our Own World,” “Gotta Give It Time,’ and come on get happy with “You Bring the Summer.”
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Beat the Champ
    Despite the unlikely set-up, there’s a classic archetypical feel to the set as a whole.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Patterns of Light
    Patterns of Light is a unique collaboration that gives what seems like conventional psych/prog rock a depth no classic band would have ever imagined. You may think you’ve heard something like this before, but trust us--you really haven’t.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Woman
    While some songs are utterly slow paced, they are obscured by the strength of the aforementioned tracks as well as “The Fall” and “Last Dance.”
    • 79 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Sermon on the Rocks
    Sermon on the Rocks should speak to anyone with an ear for melody and an appreciation for a commanding, compelling delivery. Whether or not this broadens Ritter’s reach remains to be seen, but even if it falls short, be assured that it’s still excellent regardless.
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