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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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    • 65 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Gauntlet Hair
    Conspired in their Windy City origins at Andy's grandmother's house, Gauntlet Hair the LP is otherwise a fantastical recording, a complete artistic metamorphosis from the pair's raw-dog early 7-inches for Forest Family and Mexican Summer that finds Andy and Craig refining their edge to reveal the silver lining behind their inherit sonic clutter.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Blunderbuss
    Blunderbuss is good, damn good, and its' few missteps unthinking.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Dreamer
    A breezy, but challenging mix of pop and folk rock songs.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Delayed Reaction
    Those two bumps aside ["Cruel Intentions" and "I Should Have Stayed in Bed"], it's overall a solid album from a band that's honestly been missed.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Synthetica
    With nearly each track including a mesmerizing hook or chorus that slowly permeates your subconscious - "Clone" and "Breathing Underwater" leap out from the pack in this regard - Synthetica is a solid album.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Mystic Pinball
    It's nearly impossible for Hiatt to put out a bad record. You may not love every song, but there's bound to be a few on there to make the album well worth the price you paid.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Musostics
    Pop elements ensure that Musostics works pleasantly enough as background music, but it is also complicated enough to reward more concentrated listening.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Hypnotic Nights
    The production may be a little cleaner, but the same knack for great fuzzed-out ditties is still there... a pretty good album.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    No One Knows What Happens Next
    No One Knows is a subtle album, one that requires time and patience to allow its hooks to sink in.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Mayhem
    May seems destined for stardom, and given these compelling performances, she'll likely attain that stature soon.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    People, Hell and Angels
    By definition, they're not as classic as his first three albums but because of the amazing guitar plus the soulful grooves and songwriting (and thankfully no overdubbing), there's still some good quality material found here for fans and even some agnostics.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A Wonder Working Stone
    Scholarly stuff this, but also an intriguing reinvention that makes this an ideal marriage of folk and finesse.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Out of View
    Out of View already channels a good bit of chaos in with its summer afternoon melodies, now after only a couple of years of experimentation.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Strapped
    Strapped is a marked maturation from their San Diego start five years ago.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    All Will Prosper
    All this adds to a gentle atmosphere of regret, of unhurried contemplation of things and people who are no longer around us.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Miracle Temple
    With the ambitious Miracle Temple , Mount Moriah puts its own powerful stamp on a music that's faithkeeping in more than one sense.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Let It Burn
    She's taken a more reflective direction that emphasizes tenderness over tenacity and subtlety above sizzle.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Hall Music
    This music is big enough for a hall, but soft and heartfelt enough for the quietest corner.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Provincial
    It could easily pass for one of the group's previous efforts. Anyone familiar with the Weakerthans' catalog will realize immediately that's a good thing.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Earth Division [EP]
    This is a case wherein open minds--and some patience--are likely to be rewarded.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Among the Leaves
    So its songs aren't exactly of the hum-along variety. No matter. There's no denying Sun Kil Moon's luminous glow.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Live Music
    The album is not a total departure from previous work, and their admirers will be elated at this crackerjack effort and the opportunity to live music the Strange Boys way once again.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Delta Spirit
    The band seem as if they're still evolving and putting new ideas into play without a definitive idea of where they're heading. No worries though; Delta Spirit's spirited impulses are clearly capable of determining any new direction.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Butter
    With Eno at the controls, the Turbo Fruits straighten up, fly right and in the process bash out their most enjoyable work to date.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Signed and Sealed in Blood
    Their latest, Signed and Sealed in Blood, will likely not change many opinions as it is still their same hallmark of rowdy, drink in the air, boot stomping sing-alongs.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Safe Travels
    Jukebox the Ghost proudly wear its pop influences on their sleeves and quite frankly don't care whether you like those influences or not.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Mama
    Throughout this very odd but engaging album, she manages to slip and slide over the exposed guts of the blues without contradicting her clean, punctual, precise arrangements.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    H-P1
    Some listeners might run screaming but the band's tenacity is admirable, which keeps it exciting.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Blues Funeral
    Points in a direction that he'd almost certainly be wise to follow on future projects.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Horses and High Heels
    It's about evenly balanced between original material and covers that show Willner's and Faithfull's deep-catalog knowledge of pop music.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Ersatz G.B.
    Ersatz G.B. is a lesser Fall album, not as good as Your Future Our Clutter or The Real New Fall LP, and certainly not on a par with earlier landmarks like Slates and Hex Induction Hour.... Even so... there's enough fire and venom here to excuse occasional soft spots.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Use Me
    As its title suggests, Use Me offers a lesson in how to stay true to one's muse.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Modern Art
    Whatever the fuel, the songsmith has created sterling and a wonderfully adventurous record that is quite possibly his best since 1995's 100% Fun.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Little Hell
    The heart- wrenching emotion is credible and convincing, even though the uneasy undercurrents find Green's brand of the blues seem somewhat tenuous at times. Nevertheless, at this point in the trajectory, City & Colour manages to provide a pleasing musical melange.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Old Mad Joy
    Ultimately, Old Mad Joy may not signal the breakthrough that this outfit deserves, but by rekindling the savvy sound techniques that have taken them this far, hopefully the rest of the world will catch up soon enough.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Fly from Here
    As Yes is now in its sixth decade, the prog rock band shows on Fly From Here that it can still make music that is fresh and lively.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Messenger
    Marr has become a more assured singer, which is one of several ways this album improves on Boomslang.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Black Up
    Any adventurous soul with both Drake and Sun Ra back to back on his or her iPod will most certainly be able to get down with this truly unique hip-hop experience.
    • 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.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Sweet Heart Sweet Light
    Sweet Heart's melancholy tunes are still grand, their orchestras soaring and their choruses rousing, even Phil Spector-orian in the epic kink, but they're more tightly wound than on previous efforts.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    We Still Love Our Country
    It may seem a somewhat unassuming entry, but regardless, We Love Our Country creates a favorable first impression.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    La Costa Perdida
    Fortunately, the band that helped establish the early indie ethos remains as odd and unrepentant as ever.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Like a Fire That Consumes All Before It...
    If you dig big choruses, the sound of a heart breaking and just the right amount of sweat on your brow, then Like a Fire That Consumes All Before It is for you.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns
    John Hiatt has now released over one third of his career recordings since the year 2000, and seems likely to continue to make good music for some time to come.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    You're Nothing
    You're Nothing is an album full of power--power which makes you think and react viscerally.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Release Me
    The entire affair is more open, relaxed and loose than he's ever been on record, qualities that appear easily and readily during his live shows.
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