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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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    • 67 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Middle States [EP]
    Any listener that's ever heard a twinkly-guitar emo/screamo band and found its vocals a bit melodramatic and its arrangements boring should give The Appleseed Cast an honest shot.
    • 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.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Candy Salad
    Suckers' knack for catchy hooks is what ultimately carries Candy Salad.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Darlings
    While it lacks the raw, jubilant catharsis of a Broken Social Scene release, Darlings is both understated and refined, showcasing the many facets of Drew’s romantic songwriting.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Head Over Heels
    The most dependable dance band of the 21st century continues its consistency streak on Head Over Heels, which contains enough radio-ready rump-shakers to earn a spot in your warm-weather playlist for this summer and a few more to come.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Carnivore
    While the record doesn’t reinvent the wheel in any major ways, it offers an exciting array of musicianship that’ll keep listeners hyped. Body Count’s drive towards facing real world issues, along with their intriguing fusion of musical styles, allows them to be a band for fans of both the old and new school.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Magic Hour
    Magic Hour is just another reason why people keep Scissor Sisters perpetually on their musical menu.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    The Day Is My Enemy
    Sitting mid-album, “Beyond the Deathray” epitomizes this new band-focused approach, and it’s probably the most beautiful track in The Prodigy’s discography; however, the revered schizophrenic beats of the crew hinder this from becoming a “band” album in the popular sense of that word.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Garden of Arms
    Peter Wolf Crier may have arrived at the end of its tour burned out, but by the conclusion of their second album, the duo has evolved a more coherent signature sound.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Dreams Come True
    Overall, Taylor has tried his hand at electronic music, and succeeded. But are we surprised? No.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Rituals
    It’s charming and enveloping, but more importantly, it sets up Other Lives for future efforts now that their folk ties have been shed.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    This Is Acting
    While Sia’s lines wear a badge of effortlessness, her ripe voice lends gravitas to these “victim to victory” ballads (as the notoriously media-shy singer characterized them to the New York Times in a rare sit-down).
    • 67 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Geist
    The downside to Geist is the lack of immediacy and aggression found so readily on Temporary tracks like “Maze of Graves”.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Beyond Clueless [OST]
    The soundtrack, meanwhile, neatly sidesteps pure nostalgia and instead implants a more contemporary spin on a quasi-mythical past. It has depth and, not least, dark moments that hint at a less-than-perfect world.
    • 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.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Seth Avett and Jessica Lea Mayfield Sing Elliott Smith
    Minimal in both instrumentation and the pairing of the duo’s fragile harmonies, the recording makes no sweeping gestures or grand statements. It simply radiates affection for an artist gone much too soon.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    57th & 9th
    The resulting material is imbued with an energy and urgency severely lacking in much of the music that he has produced across the last decade and then some.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Major Key
    As might be expected from a record this big with a rolodex this wide-ranging, Major Key is an absolutely mixed bag. Khaled utilizes full-speed-ahead intensity, big room trap, and syrupy R&B, all without leaving room to breathe. But then again, Khaled’s presence unifies Major Key.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    119
    Thankfully, concessions aren't made at many other places on the album, and that may be why the thing works so well.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Amnesty (I)
    This is an unpredictable album, thrillingly and engagingly so.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    TKOL RMX 1234567
    It expands substantially on the tangeted, capricious nature of the record that many complained about to begin with, and ultimately serves as a very compelling companion to The King of Limbs.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Bruiser
    There is plenty here to admire, leaving the feeling that this is an album to grow to love.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Your Anger
    It's a lush effort with lyrical content that's both honest and relatable--a real winner in its genre.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Howl
    There’s a sense listening to Howl that its creation might have stung a bit, but in the end, the band’s pain proves to be the listener’s pleasure.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    No Scare
    Health&Beauty supply No Scare with enough oxygen to make the album reflect your dreams for this world, excelling at the meeting point between its recorded execution and personal interpretation.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Ivywild
    It succeeds in its commitment to being, first and foremost, a Night Beds album, primarily concerned with mining the past for its shining moments of beauty and disaster. For this reason, it never feels like anything other than Yellen staying true to himself, to what inspires him and makes him hungry.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Slideshow Effect
    Daydreams are the landscape of Memoryhouse's world, and they deftly weave not only different atmospheres, but paces.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Acoustic at the Ryman [Live]
    Acoustic at the Ryman won’t change your opinions if you’re indifferent to or just plain dislike Band of Horses. However, if you stand with Bridwell’s warmth, there’s joy from the very first harmony. Arenas be damned.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    I Thought the Future Would Be Cooler
    YACHT balances its snark with just enough warmth to keep its dystopian dreams engaging.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Right On!
    Lindberg’s range helps the record from feeling too stale. At times, she relies too much on repetition, causing some tracks to feel too familiar to stand out. But, when she shuffles the pieces of her puzzle, the songs are typically the stronger for it.
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