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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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    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Family Perfume, Vol. 1
    The album's greatest quality is its experimentation, its occasional burst of punk emotion ("Soaring pique daily number 2″) and the way it can transition seamlessly into feel-good organ and upbeat acoustic guitar on the next track ("A Hermes Blues").
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Generals
    Don't get the idea that the album is preachy. The revolution can also extend to dance.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Out in the Light
    It's a dynamic performance, experimenting and excelling both at upbeat, fuzzy power-pop and at heartfelt, powerful ruminations on life and regret.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Archer Trilogy, Pt. 3
    The delicate frost patterns that encrusted Pt. 2 haven’t melted here, but this time, stronger muscles squirm underneath.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Afraid of Heights
    Williams’ angst hangs with you as long as the hooks stick in your head, for better or for worse.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Cold Spring Fault Less Youth
    Cold Spring lives on contrast, on stitching together mismatched parts into living mutants. It’s less whole than Crooks & Lovers, less content with the lines drawn around it.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Home Life
    The greatest strength of Home Life is how lived-in the tracks feel; the songs have a nostalgic, campfire quality to them.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Tripper
    Essentially, Tripper is not a drastic change for Fruit Bats but an homage to expansion and trying new things–while still knowing where home is.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Versions
    Nothing on Versions quite tops the intensity of those first two tracks, and so the project carries some loose weight at its bottom half.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Aftershock
    Although Aftermath isn’t all that different from the other albums they’ve released, it’s straightforward no-frills rock ‘n roll, visceral and fun, as only Lemmy and Motörhead can play it.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Kin
    Fans of electronic music take note: iamamiwhoami is a powerhouse, and they have the songs (and videos) to prove it.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Invisible Way
    While the connective tissue between the record’s highlights simmers at the same temperature as much of Low’s back catalog, The Invisible Way flows as a satisfying whole.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Wack Album
    While TLI never rival the best of those bygone styles in terms of memorability, this is the first album of theirs to make clear how well they’ve grown to understand the dynamics of making rap songs, fake or otherwise, beyond basic song structure.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Love Sign
    For a record that never tries to be anything more than a fun rock 'n' roll adventure, Love Sign strolls out unscathed.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Ghost on the Canvas
    You don't have to be a fan of country music to enjoy this record. In the end, Campbell has a deft ear for pop music, and this album is a perfect example of that.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Stunt Rhythms
    The sole Tobin production on Stunt Rhythms imbues these disjointed rhythms with infectiously upbeat melodies.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Dye It Blonde
    Doing their best to make the most out of a situation and other people's preconceived notions and arbitrarily established boundaries, the boys of Smith Westerns made their Britpop magnum opus, for better or for worse. Here's to the next cut and color they choose.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes
    It might not end up being one of the best albums of 2011, but it's still worth your time (and it was certainly worth six years to Ness).
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Hero Brother
    Hero Brother takes a few listens to fully understand, but the effort is rewarding and captivating.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Dead in the Boot
    Dead in the Boot showcases Elbow's growth over the years in a more roundabout way than the typical greatest hits record by staying in the shadows.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Yesterday Was Lived and Lost
    This richly layered and varied debut from New Build taps into a well of potential that demands further exploration.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Spine Hits
    Spine Hits is still a great collection of rock songs, and while there's a grain or two of filler, it delivers in immediacy and replay value.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The English Riviera
    It has a sense of Englishness that people might associate with Pulp, The Kinks, early Pink Floyd and Blur, and maybe even The Beatles.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Sunshine
    On their sophomore LP, Sunshine, they keep to their twitchy aesthetic-hopping.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Nightlife
    Brighter and more bombastic than Phantogram's previous releases, this new EP is more than enough to hold listeners over until the band's next full-length.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors
    With Lies, Patton doesn't merely get weirder; he pushes the weirdness in a different direction, turning down the club bombast and horns of Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty in favor of electronica dreamscapes courtesy of indie acts such as Little Dragon and Phantogram.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Universal Pulse
    Universal Pulse is the band's best release since 2001′s From Chaos.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Flourish // Perish
    On Flourish // Perish, the Montreal trio takes a sharp turn inward.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Th1rt3en
    Subtracting pretentious weight from a band that boasts several loose concept records in its catalog, TH1RT3EN might not don a full sense of humor, but it is 13 tracks of unadulterated hard rock in a classic package
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Bears for Lunch
    The softer moments work well, but the band never forgets its garage-band roots. Bears' first and last tracks are steps up from the openers and closers of the band's other 2012 releases.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Give the People What They Want
    Whereas I Learned the Hard Way suffered from a lack of variation in songwriting, Give the People What They Want transverses the dictionary of soul and pulls out a few different entries, making it a much more engaging record.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Pillowfight
    [Dan the Automator] chooses instead to tone down his own propensity for sample-oddities to focus on tones of Wells’ voice and visceral lyrical expressions. This is certainly a project that deserves further attention from each artist.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Every Kingdom
    Every Kingdom is quite a self-assured debut, delivered by a guy who could be your best friend and still date your sister.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Circles
    For the most part, the record brims with that signature fuzz, groove, and drone, but it's not monochromatic like last year's Mazes.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Dynamite Steps
    Dynamite Steps, appropriately enough, is an album of powder kegs and bright flashes -- moments that boldly spark, then quickly burn out.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    World Wide Rebel Songs
    From start to finish, you are in Morello's world. It can be dark. It can be cheery. But most of all, it's his.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Miami
    An archly dramatic set of compositions.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Mr. Impossible
    Always challenging, never compromising, Black Dice prove why it's the most thrilling noise band around.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Don't Act Like You Don't Care
    Temple's solo work is an entirely different sound from his work with Here We Go Magic. It is warm, rich, and tinged in the soft, lo-fi fuzz of four-track recording.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Glazin'
    Although ultimately neither revolutionary nor a rehashing of what has worked in the past, Glazin' will definitely add another dimension to an already fantastic live show and is certainly another solid addition to the Boys' catalog.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Come of Age
    The result is a quarter-life crisis set to music, one you won't mind experiencing over and over again.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Crimes of Passion
    For what it is--the latest installment in a tradition of sad dudes trying to numb their pain with upbeat pop--it does its job well.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    AHJ [EP]
    On AHJ, there’s not a bad apple in the admittedly small bunch. It’s 15 minutes of music from a guy who is finally comfortable with himself, and that’s clearly doing his music justice.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    D.A.I.S.Y. Rage [EP]
    Mild criticisms aside, this EP is a step forward for Kitty and her puppeteer, Kathryn Beckwith.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Give You the Ghost
    Polica succeeds because they cover a lot of ground with few moving parts.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Golden Age of Knowhere
    At its core, Golden Age speaks up like another highly anticipated LP with everything to prove, and the proof is in the pudding.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A Treasure
    Yes, it's a live album, but not "this is what he's been doing recently." If anything, this feels more like a vault release of a new band with familiar faces. Above all, you can feel the exuberance that comes from playing raw, unbridled live music, and there are few from that generation who excel at this better than Neil Young.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Era
    Living in any city brings its share of alienation. Disappears render the loneliness in Chicago’s orange smog and shattered buildings.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Neighborhoods
    The weighty aesthetic makes the punky bombast all that more effective and fascinating but also tends to swallow it up in an ocean of melodrama.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    De La Soul's Plug 1 & Plug 2 Present...First Serve
    It might not rank alongside De La Soul's watershed moment 3 Feet High and Rising, but it's a welcome return to a time when rap music was fun and bursting at the seams with creative samples and hungry emcees.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Damage
    In their quest to update the breakup record for those a bit too old to mope and stew in their juices, Jimmy Eat World succeeds here for the most part.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Antenna to the Afterworld
    Smith’s wit and droll storytelling skew the sci-fi elements more Vonnegut than Heinlein, the extraterrestrial flourishes clearly used to explore essentially human elements rather than push into outer space.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Lenses
    There’s no doubt that Soft Metals know their genre well, and through all the creepiness, there’s a kind of joy in hearing two young musicians in their element.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Torture
    The sounds on Torture are pretty much identical to what you hear on every other record by Cannibal Corpse: If it ain't broke, they aren't fixing it.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Relax
    Considering the frequent, quickly turned-around, and mostly undercooked efforts of this very niche micro-genre, Relax is Das Racist's definitive album to date.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Mole City
    On Mole City, Quasi embrace their scattered thoughts with a wink and a grin, and never let go.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    For My Parents
    For My Parents isn't likely to go down with your Slow Riot for New Zerø Kanadas or Spiderlands, but there are times when it seems to break new ground.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Other Worlds
    It's an altogether beautiful experience, if not a game-changing one, and clearly one to adopt a comfortably horizontal position to as you reach for the Hawaiian Tropic.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic
    For a band that just started writing pop songs, this sophomore LP is an impressive outing.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Turtleneck & Chain
    In the end, Turtleneck & Chain ends up being about on par with Incredibad--maybe even a bit better, regardless of the flaws.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    I Hate Music
    I Hate Music is no Majesty Shredding, but it’s no slacker either.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Music From Another Dimension!
    Dimension delivers because of Joe Perry.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Born with Stripes
    Musically, Born With Stripes could use a touch more diversity, but vintage chops, summertime hooks, and a lack of filler are all certainly something to be admired.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Strange Heaven
    This debut exploration into their Strange Heaven doesn't yield anything too complex, instead giving us an album of simple, short-lived fun.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    MTMTMK
    The slinky electric guitar, complex rhythms, mix of languages, and shimmery dance jam mentality wrap things up perfectly, lines blurred in the interest of the world's best party.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Always Want
    Though the spirit of Always Want is dark, Woodroofe adds an element of irresistible intrigue, turning her secrets into an unforgettable debut.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Rhine Gold
    With this record, he and his choir may very well have found that desired breath of fresh air without abandoning the immensely solid groundwork of album #1
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    GB City
    GB City might not be your cup of tea, but it could stand to help us who were around to relive the glory days of Geos and cassette decks.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Guilt Trips
    On Guilt Trips, his debut album, Hemsworth collects textures that come off as trendy and limited on their own but, together, sound bright and even.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Jamaica Plain [EP]
    Though it spans just 16 minutes between three songs, Jamaica Plain is a must-hear for Violators fans interested in a musical snapshot of the band’s early stages.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Go With Me
    Go With Me is assuredly worth more than a few listens. The fact that this collection of sun-bathed rock tunes have arrived just in time for summer makes it all the better.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A List of the Burning Mountains
    A frequently harmless, occasionally dangerous, and mostly curious album of oscillating noise drones and arryhytmic, spasmodic drumming.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Fear Fun
    A striking, adept piece made accessible by Tillman's clear-as-a-bell voice, Fear Fun is the ideal companion for a weird headspace.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Monomania
    It’s a cagey, manic record that tethers the band’s new-American muscle to Cox’s longstanding self-immolation.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Strange Clouds
    The misplaced agendas piercing Strange Clouds are minor hindrances to an otherwise creditable album that has enough juice to maintain significant staying power.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Kveikur
    While energized, Kveikur doesn’t break away from Sigur Rós’ safe spots.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Static
    On Static, they arrive at a place where they’re able to sustain new layers of complexity across their songs.
    • 94 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Dopesmoker [Reissue]
    Come in expecting a mystical journey and take it for what it is--an hour-long, drug-infused jam--and you'll be pulled right in.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Argument
    It hits and misses, but it’s a memorable record from a songwriter worthy of the attention.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    About To Die [EP]
    The LP succeeded such that this set doesn't outshine its older sibling, but it certainly acts as a logical and warm companion, something that Longstreth seems to be insisting upon throughout.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Release Me
    Thoughtfully assembled and beautifully rendered.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Ducktails III: Arcade Dynamics
    Still, the nostalgic, ethereal quality of the music makes everything more refreshing and exciting than someone merely dabbling.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Native Speaker
    Yes, the influence of bands such as Animal Collective and Gang Gang Dance is present more often than not, but like all noteworthy artists, Braids are guided by the approaches their avant-pop inspirations take, rather than merely the sounds with their own distinct twist to them.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Two Wounded Birds
    Two Wounded Birds have proven to be skilled at referencing music's past while infusing newer, progressive elements from random genres and movements.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Mega Rama
    The energy and quality of this record are nothing short of addicting–indicative of a promising future for a young band.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Between the Walls
    Between the Walls sounds significantly more prepared than both prior outings, its many synth, organ, drum, and guitar textures more attentively placed.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Instinct
    Instinct plays as an open love letter to all forms of pop, while subverting those same objects of affection.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    In Between
    There are still instances where Young Prisms reaches back to their old method, but the undeniable presence of growth gives their old ideas a fresh spin.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Ciara
    Other than ["Where You Go"], Ciara is a crisp, clean album that doesn’t waste much motion.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Good One
    Where Good One goes wrong is in the selection of jokes. Almost every bit on the album will make you laugh, if not giggle, but so much is lost in the purely audio translation.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    TRST
    They're crafty enough to pack TRST with enough of their own quirks and curveballs to make for a surprisingly fresh debut, one that'll likely prove difficult to follow.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Is Your Love Big Enough?
    Perhaps at times the material is a bit too perfectly, and a few raw edges might not go amiss. But that's little by way of criticism.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Hyde Park Live
    Some of the most fulfilling moments here are the bloated passages, while many of the other successful changes are the very minor tweaks.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    I'm Rich Beyond Your Wildest Dreams
    They’ve produced an album that is a highly entertaining asset perfect for coasting out of summer.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Perpetual Surrender
    Throughout, songwriters Joseph Shabason and Kieran Adams create unique beat and synth driven pop songs, all tinged with themes of love, longing, and renouncement.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    One Second of Love
    Does it all work? No, but the results are uniformly intriguing.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Carbonated
    It's a pleasure to watch a genre change and evolve as this one, and a pleasure to watch dudes as experimental and committed to the scene as Mount Kimbie.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best
    Whatever digital rosin Lynne is using these days seems to be working. "Strange Magic", "Don't Bring Me Down", and "Do Ya" are just a few tracks that sound faster and fresher.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Have Some Faith in Magic
    Have Some Faith in Magic will not be spawning the next crossover hit, but it's still a pop record in the feeling and influence it evokes.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Cherish the Light Years
    There's no shortage of macabre catch-phrases and hooky shout-a-longs, but if you haven't the patience for this much gloom, then the album's 40 minutes can drag in the middle.
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