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For 4,040 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: 2,754 out of 4040
  2. Mixed: 1,215 out of 4040
  3. Negative: 71 out of 4040
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    • 79 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Brill Bruisers
    All of these techniques--the streamlined mixing, the honeycombed harmonies, the poppy sci-fi synths--build a sonic unity made all the more bright when surrounded by the irreverent lyrics.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Honey
    It’s sad and sweet and lovely and brutal.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Our Love
    It’s rich in slow-burning ambiguity, and it may be vibrant and clean, but it doesn’t entice dialogue quite the same way his past albums have.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Hit Me Hard and Soft
    Hit Me Hard and Soft is cohesive thematically, but in terms of what Eilish is singing over, the pair of siblings sound completely rejuvenated. Hit Me Hard and Soft can be devastating, though, and those experiencing some form of heartbreak will likely connect instantly with the album’s earnest journey.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Modus Vivendi
    She took her time, creating a project that shows how much she absorbed between then and now; in fact, Modus Vivendi is the marrow she sucked out of her experience.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Groove Denied
    Groove Denied is the sound of Malkmus truly untethered, and once you get past the initial jolt of its radical stylistic change, you’ll recognize it for being the great album it is. Don’t let the ascetic nature of the arrangements fool you. Malkmus is trying to blow our minds, and he succeeds spectacularly.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Rocket
    As inscrutable as it can be at times, Giannascoli never betrays his purpose, making Rocket his most developed and accomplished album yet.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    I Don't Want To Let You Down [EP]
    While it might be easy to dismiss an EP as a lesser body of work, this five-song set makes the case that Van Etten is in a period of songwriting where all her music is essential, regardless of the package it’s delivered in.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    1000 Forms of Fear
    When you listen to 1000 Forms of Fear and hear the real pain in her beautiful, guttural vocal hiccups, it doesn’t feel like a voyeuristic experience but, rather, like an old friend’s new hurting or your own past mistakes.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Seeker
    Seeker is an exciting and treasurable return for Cronin, as the four-year hiatus since MCIII has resulted in some of the best songwriting and musicianship of his solo career. Sure, some of it blends together after a while, but every piece of the puzzle earns its place as well.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Blackstar
    Blackstar is a battle cry against boredom, a wide-eyed drama set in a world just beyond our scopes. It doesn’t get more Bowie than that.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Seek Warmer Climes
    This is a moody, angry, and soulful export from what modern anthropology insists is a happy-go-lucky area--Denmark.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    No Mythologies to Follow
    Hardly a cookie-cutter pop voice, she’s brash but not abrasive and can be sultry without being hammy. Those songs showcase the versatility of her croon, while also updating the pop ballad form with Vindhahl’s metallic, glitchy production.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    They Want My Soul
    It’s not as fun as 2007’s Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga or 2005’s Gimme Fiction, but it’s just as punchy, while also sticking with the ambition that made Transference arguably so intriguing despite its muddled demeanor.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Free Love
    Free Love is an album you wade through, one that carefully encourages you to move with it and move through it, challenges your existence and presses you to feel, then drops you off lightly just a few feet away. It’s a true testimony to the fertile partnership that is Sylvan Esso.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Familiars
    They’ve always done an exceptional job of bucking irony and sticking to their own earnest agenda, and this latest effort is no different; you’d be hard-pressed to find anything within a stone’s throw of a radio hit among these nine tracks, but you will find a smooth, almost flawlessly cohesive whole.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Okovi
    By nature of confronting so much gloom Okovi can weigh heavily on listeners, but the brighter numbers mixed in make it easier to soak up.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Violence Unimagined
    Violence Unimagined doesn’t precisely deliver a standout track, but it promises an exciting and surprisingly subtle turn in the band’s legacy of brutality.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Dudu
    Dudu is a welcome gesture of support from kindred souls. Consumed in moderate doses, it raises the spirits.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    The Goat
    Polo’s previous album, Die a Legend, was meticulously crafted but unrousably lethargic; all the beats sounded hungover. The Goat has more pep in its step.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Likewise
    Likewise is a gorgeous solo debut from a unique singing and writing voice, a record that quietly gets under your skin and stays there.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Take Me Apart
    Putting aside all of the work Kelela has done to hit her stride in the mix, she is ironically most brilliant when the producers lay out.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Something More Than Free
    Navigating between crestfallen country ballads and rollicking rockers, Something More Than Free showcases Isbell’s musical diversity without sacrificing a pinch of lyrical precision.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Hey, I'm Just Like You
    As an album, it’s effective and objectively good, but somewhat slight in comparison to their previous iterations. That being said, their sincere, youthful reverie combined with well-honed production and arrangement skills that could have only come with age makes for a truly sweet and satisfying addition to the Quin sisters’ catalog.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Black Panther: The Album
    Though informed by the blaxploitation soundtracks of the ‘70s and the label-driven hip-hop soundtracks of the ‘90s, Black Panther: The Album is very much of its time: a well-produced and incredibly cohesive album with the loose swagger of a curated playlist.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Lush
    Lush is one of the most engaging and relatable indie rock debuts in quite some time.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    B'lieve I'm Goin' Down
    It should come as no surprise that follow-up b’lieve i’m goin down... finds Vile continuing to self-deprecate, amble, and sigh, despite the new tier of success. Neither should it be a surprise that all those qualities remain entirely charming.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    At the Party with My Brown Friends
    Offering sanctuary to anyone with a soul full of longing, At the Party with My Brown Friends is a beautiful affirmation of our common needs and a reminder that love is possible.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Hitchhiker
    A fascinating look at a day in the life of an artist at his absolute pinnacle.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Even In The Tremor
    The record’s highs validate Spaltro’s position as one of indie’s storytellers to watch while its lows only make you feel like she tried to cram two records’ worth of tales into a single disc (and perhaps capitulated to a few bland arrangements along the way). Even with those flaws, Even in the Tremor is a welcome return and a real-time reminder that imperfection can be beautiful, too.
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