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For 482 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 67% higher than the average critic
  • 7% same as the average critic
  • 26% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.5 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 74
Highest review score:
Harmonicraft
Critic Score 90
Lowest review score:
Banks
Critic Score 40
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 448 out of 482
  2. Mixed: 34 out of 482
  3. Negative: 0 out of 482
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    • Metascore: 87
    • Critic Score 90
    M B V
    You’ll be hard pressed to find another album that’s this much fun to crawl inside.
    • Metascore: 87
    • Critic Score 90
    Random Access Memories
    Unbound by convention, Daft Punk seamlessly included whatever the hell they wanted on this record. Not just because they’re musically sublime robots from a future of hovercrafts and Judy Jetson discotheques, but because Daft Punk knows when to edit and when to fall free.
    • Metascore: 86
    • Critic Score 90
    Bon Iver
    Where For Emma, Forever Ago thrived on its sparseness, the new record's sound is richly and carefully layered.
    • Metascore: 84
    • Critic Score 90
    Modern Vampires of the City
    Vampires Of The Modern City stands to become the group’s Paul’s Boutique, raising the bar from being a fun but safe band to breaking ground ahead of their peers.
    • Metascore: 83
    • Critic Score 90
    Harmonicraft
    Harmonicraft isn't just the best Torche release: It's a contender for one of the best loud rock releases of the year.
    • Metascore: 78
    • Critic Score 90
    Twelve Reasons to Die
    By teaming up with the visionary mastermind Adrian Younge he’s created an inventive and thrilling album that will go down as one of his best.
    • Metascore: 74
    • Critic Score 90
    Jonny
    Blake and Childs have no need to prove why they're considered some of the U.K.'s best songwriters and musicians, but Jonny does just that.