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For 3,879 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: 3,249 out of 3879
  2. Mixed: 601 out of 3879
  3. Negative: 29 out of 3879
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    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Negative Capability
    These songs may be scorched with an unavoidable yearning quality, but they find her standing at a new creative peak: ‘The Gypsy Faerie Queen’, co-written with Nick Cave, might rank among the best songs either have written, while ‘Born To Live’, her piano-led paean to departed lifelong friend Anita Pallenberg, speaks of our corporeal impermanence with a calm but unswervingly frank honesty.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    You're Dead!
    This, his fifth album, is also an overt ode to limbo, the halfway house of consciousness and true death. And this is where all 19 tracks dwell, in between the failing light of traditional jazz and the bursts of neon emitted from his polyrhythmic, nocturnal electronica.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Homegrown
    ‘Homegrown’ not only lives up to the hype of being a lost classic, it surpasses it.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Filthy Underneath
    The rugged, ragged ‘Twenty Things’ sits against the bolshy ‘Sad Lads Anonymous’, a record whose sonic breadth is matched to the assured nature of its construction.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross
    Theatrical and majestic, ANOHNI’s supple world-building acts as a mirror to her soul – ‘My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross’ may well be her masterpiece.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Indigo
    With his new album RM demonstrates a sense of growth. Weaving throughout each track, RM feels vividly present. Through the inclusion of art combined with the presence of an interpretation of nature, ‘Indigo’ feels calming, relatable and fresh.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Everything Harmony
    Though ‘Everything Harmony’ may be a pastiche, the band carried it past the point of mere replica and into its own identity. It’s resonant in modern times; a dreamlike escape from the electronic clamour and constant buzz that can drain one’s spirit.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Lahai
    ‘LAHAI’ is an astral soul coda that whilst intimately rendered, doubles as a pledge for connection and interrelatedness. We needed this.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    i/o
    ‘i/o’ takes us on a journey… of life and all of its experiences and is set to be one of Peter Gabriel’s greatest solo albums to date.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Blue Lips
    A record that refuses to compromise, ‘BLUE LIPS’ presents ScHoolboy Q in unfiltered form. A creative accelerator, its commitment to the individual voice makes this the LA rapper’s definitive statement.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Have You in My Wilderness
    There is a risk that we might take such quality for granted. Just one listen will remove any such complacency.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Dirty Computer
    With funky guitars riffs and breezy melodies, Monáe's latest effort manages to resemble a throwback and tribute to the Purple One yet avoids feeling too nostalgic.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Twin Fantasy
    Though it often overstays its welcome, with a handful of tracks pushing beyond the 15-minute mark, Twin Fantasy is an ideal starting point for any latent Will Toledo fan.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    In These Times
    A challenging yet continually beautiful project, ‘In These Times’ contains a terrific sense of unity, one that belies the lengthy manner of its gestation. An ode to community, it’s a record that carries a very special charm.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Former Things
    While the synth and electro are certainly there, it lacks a little punch.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    What We Call Life
    The 29-year-old’s skilful complexity as a musician and producer has undoubtedly progressed along with his self-development.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    U.F.O.F.
    An absorbing, mystical voyage that lingers in the memory long after morning has broken and the celestial observer has vanished.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    My Woman
    On the surface, a welcoming, accessible, wholly beautiful record, but laced with depth, allusion, and verbal knots that refuse to be untied. It’s addictive yet confusing, instantaneous yet difficult to fully understand--it continually forces to you to cease arguing, and simply listen.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Javelin
    ‘Javelin’ is an outstanding record, technically brilliant, and emotionally bewitching.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Microshift
    Reborn through anguish, Hookworms are alive and otherworldly as ever.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Arise
    With Arise, the London singer continues her excellent run, delivering a refreshingly enchanting and intriguing project.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Flock
    Jane Weaver has produced what could rank as a career-best project. The best part is, though, that the elastic creativity which drives ‘Flock’ suggests that much more may lie ahead.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Skin
    The 13 smooth jams showcase Joy Crookes not only as a vocalist or candid writer but as the new face of British soul. While many artists chase nostalgia, Crookes offers a different way forward by disregarding the traditional boundaries of classicism.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Last Night in the Bittersweet
    ‘Last Night In The Bittersweet’ transports you from the hard-hitting indie rock chaos to gentle soul; his vocals being just as strong and as captivating as he moves from one end of the spectrum to another.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Blue Eclipse
    Daring, experimental, and hugely addiction, Blue Lab Beats may just have delivered your summer soundtrack.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Britpop
    Here, Cook examines minimalism from all angles, embracing its ethos while not being scared to keep pushing the boundaries of his sonic experimentation.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Blonde
    It demands your attention, but more importantly, it deserves it too. This is the sound of an artist in complete control, full of confidence and dazzling flair.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Choose Your Weapon
    The album's weakest points come in the shape of some unnecessary interludes that only act as murky limbos between its better parts.... Other than that, Hiatus Kaiyote have put together a project that is both vibrant and uninhibited in its nature.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Bright Future
    A stunning set of songs, this is an album that whispers its impact long after the last note has finished.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Congregation
    With most of the numbers coming at you like a Doc Marten to the face, a change in tempo is appreciated on the appropriately named ‘Slow Burn,’ a wonky gothic riff adding some atmosphere before the inevitable loud chorus.
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