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For 4,038 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 44% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 52% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 4 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 69
Highest review score: 100 Channel Orange
Lowest review score: 0 Revival
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,752 out of 4038
  2. Mixed: 1,215 out of 4038
  3. Negative: 71 out of 4038
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    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Light the Dead See
    The Light the Dead See is an album you listen to late at night, possibly in the dark, and absolutely alone.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Melophobia
    Cage the Elephant sound bigger and more polished here, but it’s Shultz’s lyrics that have grown up the most.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Player Piano
    Summer needs a wistful, nostalgic soundtrack, and Player Piano has stepped in.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Evans the Death
    It's an enjoyable listen for anyone yearning for fuzzed-out power pop.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Berberian Sound Studio
    This is an album worth hearing, not least because it will make you want to see the film.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Tron: Legacy
    The Tron: Legacy Soundtrack is quality, but it's easy to ignore, wholly capable of disappearing into the background--which is ultimately how soundtracks are supposed to be, is it not?
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Life Sux [EP]
    As a whole, Life Sux reinforces Williams' preternatural fusion of pop punk, surf rock, and now grunge. And that's what he should stick with.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Banks
    Banks succeeds in channeling the intensity of one man's regrets, ultimately looking outward and searching.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Horror
    In all its abrasive, atonal, and grotesquely depraved glory, The Horror brings some overdue edge and mayhem to the scene.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Space Ducks
    With Ducks, Johnston and cohorts craft a soundtrack that works as a cohesive album.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    I Am Very Far
    Part of the problem with I Am Very Far is that he's felt too much. It's impacting to the point of bruising.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Social Experiment 003
    Social Experiment 003 is an after-hours adventure into the perverse seduction of tech-house.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Smalhans
    Smallhans is an electronic purist's dream and reestablishes Lindstrøm as an innovative producer who is capable of powerful work.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    We Bought a Zoo [Original Soundtrack]
    Much has changed sonically for the musician. The group's extraterrestrial instrumentation has left orbit and struck Earth.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Submarine (Original Songs from the Motion Picture)
    It's a fine piece of work in its own right.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Mountaintops
    Take that undeniably delightful charm, add their increasingly laudable songwriting, and pepper in some wise instrumentation choices, and this makes for a strong album, one that bodes well for more in the future.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Mockingbird Time
    While many of these songs succeed, some performances also feel slightly phoned in.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Hundred Waters
    There's a lot to love here despite its flaws, and the band stands to have a break out year.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Sepalcure
    You can pick out all kinds of wonderful instrumental moments on Sepalcure. It's full of sonic treasure troves.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action
    It’s a tap on the shoulder, a reminder, or a nostalgic look back that this collective works best at providing kitschy, alternative dance anthems for millennials hellbent on shaking it to something more organic.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Run Fast
    The album’s 13 tracks hit some serious highs and a few middling snags, but that’s to be expected from a band’s debut, even if that band features a modern day hero like Hanna.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Second Album
    Inevitably, it doesn’t stack up with their singular first album (which does have nostalgia on its side), but Latyrx sounds motivated and creatively rejuvenated.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Early Fragments
    The contents of Early Fragments display exactly what the cover promises: a beautiful set of songs that don’t quite fit together, more variations on a theme than a unified album.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Feat
    The album takes The Hood Internet to the next level, and it proves they have the chops to work with more than just already beloved songs.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Signed and Sealed in Blood
    All told, Signed and Sealed In Blood is an album every bit as hardboiled as its title would suggest.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Sound of the Life of the Mind
    The freewheeling Ben Folds Five still do the best imitation of themselves.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Glow
    Through a playful, emotive manipulation of noise, the acclaimed guitarist challenges the boundaries of acoustics through just six strings and a whole lot of rhythm.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Delta Machine
    While at the end of the day the formula still works, it just isn’t as fresh as it once was to demand immediate repeat listens. But Delta Machine does deserve repeat listens.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    See You There
    See You There may turn out to be Glen Campbell’s swansong and, if that is the case, it’s a fair testimony to the man.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Cut the World [Live]
    Ultimately, Cut the World is a successful experiment.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Boys & Girls
    Boys & Girls, is a profound submission, one which injects fresh life into the genre while maintaining its blazing spirit.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Unknown Rooms: A Collection Of Acoustic Songs
    Unknown Rooms is admittedly an endeavor to listen to as a whole. But with the dense themes and music also comes reward: an acceptance for the unknown, and plucking the bizarre beauty from the inevitable.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Summer Camp
    Summer Camp is a tribute to their talents, the duo having ducked the “second album syndrome” so adroitly with this release.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A Different Kind of Truth
    Over 13 tracks, A Different Kind of Truth offers the same youthful escape that sold the band to millions worldwide over 30 years ago.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    New Brigade
    The rest of the album sees the group continue to rip from the history of punk to make something decidedly fresh.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Fantasy
    It’s a fresh sound, if a smidge antiseptic.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Russian Roulette
    Despite the big names (he invited a veritable indie hip-hop A-list), Maman's vision shines without overpowering.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Imps of Perversion
    They’re Imps of Perversion, delighting in leading others down the darker path rather than breaking it. That path may sound a little familiar to those who’ve been following similar imps for a couple of decades, but that doesn’t make Pop. 1280 any less enthusiastically bleak.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Look a Little Closer
    At their best, Levesque's vocals--combined with beautiful indie-folk rhythms--craft an ambitious debut.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    He Gets Me High
    While it's a very short experience, that works in the band's favor, eliminating the filler that plagues many albums these days. Combine catchy melodies in every original song with a pretty awesome cover of The Smiths and you have a project that's definitely worth a listen and probably worth a purchase.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Traps
    This two-faced record can be jarring, but the melodies stick, as does the venom in many of the lyrics.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Worship
    A Place to Bury Strangers have offered up another winning album that, while hardly the most pop-friendly record you'll hear this year, proves itself worthy of revisiting.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Occasion for Song
    While many songwriters tuck their thoughts away in layers of allusion and metaphor, The Black Swans win here braving the misery head-on.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Crazy Clown Time
    No matter what any of the songs sound like, Lynch stands center stage, his fingerprints over every single element of the music, and the expressive, emotive features on this album create a real response in the listener, from familiarity to icy discomfort.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Family Perfume, Vol. 2
    Towards the middle, the record does sag from a heavy dose of Presley's weird experimentation; however, with 15 songs that clock in at just over 40 minutes, that moment is short lived, and all is well with the beautiful, meditative exercise that is "Makers".
    • 82 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Wild Feathers
    While The Wild Feathers clearly have the chops, what remains to be seen is whether they can develop their own voice separate from their forebears, and separate from what fans have come to expect.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Romantic Comedy
    We gain a clearer glimpse of dual singer/songwriters Alex Craig and Ian Drennan's knack for pleasant hooks and intelligent pop lyrics,
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Violent Hearts
    The songs on Violent Hearts are short overall, the longest holding out at 2:56, but pack enough swinging teenage angst clasped in an arm wrestle with buoyant '50s pop oooh's to charm you into repeated listens.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Ambition
    Combined with a good ear for beats, this makes Ambition a strong sophomore release, one that shouldn't disappoint old fans while drawing in new ones.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Beak and Claw [EP]
    An odd mix of personalities and musical styles, but somehow s / s / s works, and the result is something quite beautiful.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Gutter Rainbows
    In that right, Gutter Rainbows is the ultimate success. However, in terms of accessibility, he's done better work, and this release will probably just go down as a good, but not a great Talib Kweli album.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    In a Perfect World
    With time, greater individuality will come. Right now, this is an accomplished and emotive statement of intent, cinematic in scope and able to raise goose bumps at will.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Live on Ten Legs
    . Equal parts wistful throwback and raucous romp, Live on Ten Legs is a fun and lively ride through Pearl Jam's catalog.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Fuzz
    Totaling just eight tracks, Fuzz is a rich, albeit hurried listen.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Chop Chop
    As the album title hints, the songs were recorded in quick, live takes and condensed rather than stretched unnecessarily. This all works to the greater good and marks Chop Chop as a triumph of substance over sophistication.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Sorry
    White Lung makes angry music, and Sorry is best consumed when the listener can project some of his or her personal anger onto Way's.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Cupid Deluxe
    Though the second half of Cupid Deluxe occasionally meanders and loses the immediacy of the first four songs, there are bright spots throughout. Hynes’s production is top notch, providing crisp treatments for his diverse, moody, NYC-inspired pop songs.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    In Focus?
    this is some of the cutest stuff you'll ever hear (barring the outside chance that these lyrics are dark, though I'd wager otherwise despite not speaking Japanese), and the child-like glee built in the thousands of layers of instrumentation on new disc In Focus? is kinetically infectious.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Holy Fire
    They clearly understand their strengths and play to them, but they also generally know when too much is too much.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Remembrance of Things To Come
    The swirling pallet does drone a bit, but the band has certainly carved out their own unique sound that should impress synth-heads and orchestral pop fans alike.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Dracula
    The album does falter at times. "Extra Fast", "New Feelings", and "Wouldn't Tell" could have used some more development rhythmically. These stand out simply because the other tracks on the album are so catchy, so mesmerizing in their delivery.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Le Voyage dans la Lune (A Trip to the Moon)
    An appropriate sonic companion so ethereal, any selenographer worth his weight in space could essentially disappear inside of it.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Cole World: The Sideline Story
    It's a few outstanding moments short of the masterpiece many fans were expecting, but it clarifies that Cole has officially arrived as a major player in rap--at last.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Confess
    Though the truly memorable moments may be a little spare, the tracks are intricately layered, sleek, and super-charged, and they're strong enough to differentiate from the mass of '80s copycats.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Howlin'
    The hits are so strong that you won’t mind trudging through a few missteps along the way.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Looking 4 Myself
    The 14 tracks on Looking 4 Myself leave the listener enticed, mainly because there is no pattern to what the next song has to offer.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Visions
    Visions is a remarkable outing for Boucher in that it manages to showcase her knack for spinning bits and pieces from all points on the musical spectrum into crafty, easily digestible pop.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Gloss Drop
    As a whole, the album has a lot of impressive musicianship, outstanding atmosphere, and interesting composition. That said, it lacks a lot of the pure, frenetic energy with which its predecessor pushed and pummeled.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    21
    On her sophomore album, 21, Adele channels real emotion and blasts through sincere ballads and angry rockers with few missteps.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Junip
    More often than not, Junip can essentially be heard as an instrumental pop album with the music feeding and building off itself. After seeing parts of three separate decades together, Junip have finally worked up to what they can be at their best.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Unknown Mortal Orchestra
    They've created for themselves a unique soundscape and vibe to explore in future releases. In short, they've proven that knowledge is great, but a rocking album trumps all.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Rhythm and Repose
    It's the rare solo record that tries on new clothes while still making sure the old ones fit.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Ride Your Heart
    Amid The Rolling Stones-style ramblings and pop heart, Bleached’s Ride Your Heart is a cozy debut from a reeling band of rogue Californians.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Hall Music
    Hall Music offers some thrilling contrasts, both in style and mood, giving Loney, Dear's sound a more orchestral makeover.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    2
    He owns these songs of slackerhood completely, delivering a lean collection of 11 that concisely communicate the nature of the 20-something daydreamer--no more, no less.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Lioness: Hidden Treasures
    Winehouse was an undeniably gifted singer and a unique talent. There are pieces of Lioness that reflect that clearly, and others that don't do as good a job.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Screws Get Loose
    While it's a bit worrying that flavor of the week genre trappings (surf rock and 60s girl group) show up on a sophomore disc, Those Darlins use them wisely, and retain much of their unique persona.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Sympathy
    Sympathy is strangely powerful, though the instrumentation is nothing revolutionary and Eiesland's vocals are not overly strong.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Cults
    For a debut album, it works, giving fans a taste of what to expect from Cults in the future. But, the album could have benefited from swapping a few tracks around and sticking with the earnest catchy sensibilities and immediately favorable pop-like nature.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Marshall Mathers LP 2
    This one’s nostalgic in all the right ways, a worthy look back at the LP that made him the world’s most popular cult figure.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Family Sign
    It has already been proven that serious topics are not beyond Atmosphere's grasp, and The Family Sign takes a second or third listen to fully absorb, but this album is certifiable proof that the dark side has a melody.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    In Love With Oblivion
    In Love With Oblivion stands as a solid second attempt for a group with a promising future.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Ninth
    Ninth may not live up to what one expects from early Murphy or Bauhaus, however it does do its job fairly well, and it's unlikely that Murphy will top this awesomeness alone (unless there's a reunion of his old band in the works).
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Every Step's a Yes
    The strong points here and there redeem the album and are filled with so much charm that the album itself takes on a majestic quality larger than any single track.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Kenny Dennis LP
    The Kenny Dennis LP will reward those who are already familiar with Dennis’s backstory and Serengeti’s previous releases. Although this makes it somewhat exclusive, you can read the character’s biography before diving in.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The R.E.D. Album
    The R.E.D. Album should be enough to have fans' fingers crossed in hopes that he sticks around for more than that.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Messenger
    It’s proof that Johnny Marr, nearly half a century old, can still unpack new skills and techniques from a hefty bag of guitar-drenched tricks.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Until in Excess, Imperceptible UFO
    For now, UFO is more than enough to hold us over, a reminder of the one-of-a-kind sonic universes the Montreal dreamers live to create and create to live in.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Shy Pursuit
    With Shy Pursuit, they've harnessed their nearly 20-year career to craft their pop masterwork.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Yours to Discover
    By stripping away the static and placing himself front and center, Grainger’s got nowhere to hide. While that’s not necessarily a bad thing, and, on the whole, this bold, unexpected approach suits him well, there are moments that simply don’t sustain interest
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Miracle Temple
    They don’t sensationalize anything sonically or lyrically; one might even argue that Miracle Temple is too restrained.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    One Day I'm Going To Soar
    An accomplished piece of work, which, like life, has its blemishes and its triumphs.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Sun Dogs
    The band blends past with present in a set that engages in its frequent change of direction.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Stills
    Stills explores its feelings of hurt and misgiving more deftly with its music than with its lyrics; if you’re sick of Dick and Barry types, the darkly-focused new wave avant-pop of Stills can still offer its rewards.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Bastards
    The results the second time around are rich with earth-bound sounds and dangerous collaborations alongside some of the biggest bastards in music today (ahem, Death Grips).
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Maraqopa
    Maraqopa spans genres, production techniques, and songwriting styles, all while retaining an overarching and unifying aesthetic: a cohesive haze of distance.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Hypnotic Nights
    What's impressive is even though the duo ventures into new sonic territory, the knack for catchy melodies and heavy riffs remains, making this new direction both true to their roots and indicative of huge maturation.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Smart Flesh
    Notes reverberate and gently die while voices float in the ether, creating a sense of reverence and calm for most of the album.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Love Letter
    This is a lights off and candles lit album, not a club album. You may think the kind words are more from the kitsch value of R. Kelly, but I assure you they are not. Give it some spins, and decide.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
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    >album title goes here< may show a more mature, artistically evolved deadmau5, but it'll still sell out auditoriums.
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