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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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    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Saaab Stories [EP]
    We get a Harry Fraud production showcase, with limited Action highlights--a moderately enjoyable listen that’s nasty, but unsatisfying.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Street Punk
    Hunx has returned with a reduced lineup of Punx (formerly the Punkettes) and a sophomore full length, Street Punk, which is a far more aggressive endeavor than its predecessor.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Jinx
    The record hits you in the spaces you didn’t realize were blank, like that moment that is the sliver between thought and expression.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Bardo Story
    The Bardo Story can tread toward the familiar, especially on the Sacred Bones psych of Salvia Plath. But, even in those moments it’s clear that Collins’ ever-developing songwriting voice is moving toward something even more noteworthy.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Alone Aboard the Ark
    Alone Aboard the Ark doesn’t tackle any major challenges that might have elevated The Leisure Society above an expanding pool of indie folk artists they’re now swimming amongst.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Melbourne
    Unfortunately, Scott is more often than not lyrically uninteresting.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Destruction in Yr Soul
    When he gets super romantic on the uber garage-y “If It Speaks”, he makes that scene feel newly authentic and fresh. Sadly, he and his bandmates can’t regularly maintain this balance, leaving us with the mess.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Electric
    Throughout the record a pleasing balance of melody and repetition is maintained.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Ruby Red
    Although punchy, vindictive standouts “First Shot” and “Faithbreaker” do manage to elucidate some tender scar tissue, The Love Language would be wise to look back to their earlier offerings, lest they fall victim to superfluity and excess.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
    Even despite her [Jade Castrinos] standout moments and Ebert’s assurance that Edward Sharpe is now something much bigger than him and a rehab-inspired alter-ego, the whole thing is his show, through and through.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Year of No Returning
    The Year of No Returning is another batch of the finest written tunes you could ask for, though it just doesn’t have the same unified world as the masterful Mysterious Power.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Blood Drive
    As a result, Blood Drive is an entertaining (if somewhat safe) record--hopefully the first of many now that ASG is in the Relapse stable.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Argument
    It hits and misses, but it’s a memorable record from a songwriter worthy of the attention.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Slow Focus
    Slow Focus wears its time well and matches their grand sights.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    ESGN: Evil Seeds Grown Naturally
    It may not be the crossover success that those who ride for Gibbs would love to see, but it doesn’t diminish this excellent record.
    • 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.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Fever Forms
    The Octopus Project pushed farther than they ever had on their last record, and in a sense, Fever Forms is a step closer to their comfort zone. That said, the comfort zone for a band like this is a weird, wonderful place.
    • 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.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Walk Through Exits Only
    It’s great hearing Anselmo unabashedly projecting his aggression, but Walk Through Exits Only lacks variation, making the 40-minute runtime too long.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Jessica Pratt
    Pratt has provided for herself a successful introduction to the world, where her unpredictable melodies and vocal tics proudly display strengths and weaknesses with unwavering confidence, reminding of the potential contained in minimal production and instrumentation, and that music does not need to be shattering windows in order be affecting.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Andy and His Grandmother
    It’s a rare glimpse into Kaufman’s methodology--one that will make uninitiated listeners wonder, “Aren’t comedy albums supposed to be funny?”
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Monkey Been to Burntown [EP]
    The guys from Baltimore prove that only two tracks pulled from the same album can be the impetus for limitless creation.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Bitchitronics
    Throughout, the sounds of warped and rewound tapes take precedence, but the whirring and whinnying only stirs up serenity.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Ciara
    Other than ["Where You Go"], Ciara is a crisp, clean album that doesn’t waste much motion.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Where Does This Door Go
    For those awaiting more of Hawthorne’s soul revivalism, his new carefree mentality has also had a positive effect on the songwriter’s more straightforward soul affairs.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Return to Annihilation
    While they still wander adventurously, Locrian’s soundscapes are beginning to resemble fully realized songs with a beginning, middle, and end.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Live
    Live consistently falls short of capturing the band’s historically raucous concerts.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Major Arcana
    This is the real deal, ripped from notebook pages, the torn, frilly edges still hanging on.
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