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For 3,876 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 57% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 38% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.3 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 74
Highest review score: 100 Dead Man's Pop [Box Set]
Lowest review score: 10 Wake Up!
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3,246 out of 3876
  2. Mixed: 601 out of 3876
  3. Negative: 29 out of 3876
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    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Everybody's Everything
    Everybody’s Everything is a well-rounded tribute showcasing every aspect of Lil Peep. Not only highlighting an upsetting loss in the music industry but setting the bar for emo-trap; a sound that can often come across as gimmicky, this album exceeds our expectations and is a righteous example of Lil Peep’s art.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Kind
    Kind is a heartfelt, fully realised collection of songs, embedded with optimism providing a much needed hope for our challenging times.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Our Pathetic Age
    Perhaps not one for the casual fan, but there’s plenty to unpack for the long-time admirer.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Amnioverse
    Lapalux has a great touch, but a bit of attention on the parts of the project that feel slightly off could bring out all the fantastic in this record.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Analog Fluids of Sonic Black Holes
    The record is the most realised and singularly minded vision yet from the Moor Mother project, a documentation of venomous rage, yes, but also one in search of a means of escape, one found through the redemptive power of community.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Kiwanuka
    Michael Kiwanuka has undoubtedly created a timeless album, one made with impressive confidence.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Giant Swan
    Yes, at times it is ungainly and crosses over that line into sheer noise, but it never stays there too long as Giant Swan is all about the tunes, despite all the distressed window dressing.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    DRIFT Series 1 [Box Set]
    While DRIFT’s production values remain solid, a few tracks would have needed more time to be fleshed out. ... Even then, you can trust Underworld to play to their strengths. ... By taking all these ideas and running with them, Underworld has rushed in where most artists fear to tread.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    FEET OF CLAY
    The majority of its songs clock in under two minutes, but Earl is able to pack so much into the short amount of time that most tracks warrant multiple listens.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Revenge Is Sweet
    Revenge is Sweet almost feels like a compilation full of singles – quite a few tracks are Top 10 contenders – and it’s a welcome return for a pair of South London’s finest.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Magdalene
    Almost every track on ‘Magdalene’ is built upwards from a simple piano line, hammering home the impression of someone delicately yet decisively knitting themselves back together after coming undone.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Hello, I'm Doing My Best
    As a whole, the album begins strong but unfortunately strays a little towards the end. Overall, Ali Barter’s follow-up to ‘A Suitable Girl’, is more than honest, more than genuine and more than just good music. However, it also has more than a fair share of missed marks.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Sexorcism
    Candy’s uncompromising approach has been a breath of fresh air when providing guest verses in the past, but a whole album of pornographic paeans will leave you feeling limp.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Athena
    Athena isn’t just an album to be listened to, it’s to be experienced. While this is arguably true of all music, this album is filled with deeply textured soundscapes that feel contemporary but also from the not-too-distant future.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Jesus Is King
    A very listenable experience, as no tracks outstay their welcome.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Hell Is Here
    With ‘Hell Is Here’, HIDE have shown that a quick trip to the dark side might not actually be a laugh, but it can be somewhat enjoyable, as long as you don’t mind the static.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Crush
    Truly, an album to savour.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Anicca
    This is a career high from an artist about to reach his creative zenith.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Cheap Queen
    King Princess’ work is arrestingly transgressive because of how comfortable she is with her sexuality. Now she’s releasing full-length projects, we’d all better get just as comfortable with it, and fast.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    PONY
    Pony isn’t perfect, but more importantly it is never boring. Even in the slight missteps, there is something to be admired. ... It is easily one of the most interesting and exciting pop records of the year.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Sonic Citadel
    Sonic Citadel towers over its surroundings as one of the best albums of Lightning Bolt’s career to date.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Cry
    Cry is pure from beginning to end and is a pleasant second instalment from the Texas three-piece.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Surviving
    It succeeds in bringing a 90s aesthetic kicking and screaming in to the 21st century, shedding the nostalgia in favour of contemporary pop pomp, all delivered with Jim Adkins’ trademark optimism and heart-on-sleeve lyricism.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Dawn Chorus
    The album overall feels like an experiment for Aubin-Dionne, each song stands alone but it’s heard better as a whole piece. The use of calming synth melodies and diverse beats that tie together to make for a fulfilling and emotional 40 minutes of music.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Memory Streams
    Memory Streams is mesmerising. It feels familiar, but is ultimately new and exciting.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Colorado
    The songwriting leged could easily be rehashing old songs and playing it safe, but instead he’s written an album full of catchy songs, searing riffs about hope for the future, rather than dwelling on the past.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Over It
    The project includes a host of features from some of the biggest names in the genre, who provide welcome (but somewhat unnecessary) co-signs as she herself manoeuvres with a standout level of artistry that leaves you in no doubt that she is indeed here to stay.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    There Existed an Addiction to Blood
    What Clipping have done on ‘There Existed An Addiction To Blood’ is show that hip-hop doesn’t need to keep to convention to be gripping and visceral; refusing to be placed in stasis for the sake of chart success, the group deserve all the plaudits that will come their way.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Vagabon
    The 24 year old wrote, arranged and produced this album all by herself. The work of an immensely talented melodic mastermind, Laetitia Tamko's second album touches on the magical.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Juice B Crypts
    It would be hard to find an album to compete with theirs in regards of modernism or creativeness.
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