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For 4,039 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: 2,753 out of 4039
  2. Mixed: 1,215 out of 4039
  3. Negative: 71 out of 4039
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    • 79 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    The Most Lamentable Tragedy
    This is music that wants to be read as a text, and deserves to be. The fact that it comes to us in an era of smartphones and shortening attention spans only serves to underscore its audacity.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Spiritual Songs For Lovers To Sing
    LUH’s debut is certainly over-the-top, and purposefully so. Hoorn and Roberts strive for catharsis repeatedly and find it. They avoid the placid, disillusioned platitudes that can befall music like this, earning the catharsis they strive for.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Electric
    he overriding feel of the album is one of attack although conscious maybe that light and shade is always to be found within the Thompson palette.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Abyss
    Abyss terrifies from start to finish, the haunting work of a twisted genius in her prime.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Garden of Delete
    It’s OPN’s most emotional work to date and also his most ridiculous. Its tragedy is bound up with its humor; its sublimity comes from the places where it feels the most broken.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Magma
    Magma might not be the album fans were expecting, but it’s really not about them. The Duplantiers had to make this album for themselves. We are the fortunate witnesses.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Our Blood
    Old Blood offers a glimpse into the world of Richard Buckner that serves as an ideal starting point for new listeners.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Mount Wittenberg Orca [EP]
    It's easily accessible and immediately enjoyable, something that can't always be said about these two artists who like to challenge their listeners.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Flowers for Vases/descansos
    This album is the payoff of a risk: while this may not have been a vocally challenging album for Williams, it can be deeply difficult to share the quiet corners of the soul, the stories we might not want to tell but need to for the sake of healing.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Night Time, My Time
    Producer Ariel Rechtshaid (Usher, Vampire Weekend) channels the glitchy rave girl esthetic of the like-minded Charli XCX, but ups the scale considerably. Ferreira always manages to stay in front of the wall of sound, though, never getting lost behind it.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Hollywood's Bleeding
    It will be a surprise to learn which tracks aren’t singles yet; there’s at least five more hits to be spawned from this thing, and we’ll never hear the end of it.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Trash Hit
    It's genuine in its apery, controlled in its messiness, powerful in all aspects; a fun, nostalgic listen throughout.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Cat's Eyes
    Unfortunately, there are as many lows as there are highs on this debut.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Bermuda Drain
    Despite the ability to place this on a continuum, this is a record that sounds so dissimilar from its kin, a unique new version of an old favorite.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Those Who Didn't Run
    While it may not have the pop flourishes that the LP did, Those Who Didn't Run showcases Stetson's innovation and raw power.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Heaven Adores You [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
    Smith helps us search for our own emotions, our sadness, and level with it. The unreleased material on Heaven Adores You gives us one more bag of songs to hold close, asking him to save us the same way he asked that of us.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Contact
    Contact just finds a way to pull it off without sounding like she’s on the verge of collapsing--which, for the sake of everyone’s well-being, is a surprisingly good meeting point. There’s just a small space left unused that finds listeners wanting more.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Entering Heaven Alive
    Entering Heaven Alive, along with Fear Of The Dawn, stands as a shining reminder of what White can accomplish when you hand him a guitar. ... Entering Heaven Alive now reminds us of his range, his playfulness, and his deep understanding of the music that inspires him.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Formerly Extinct
    With Formerly Extinct, Rangda evolves into something distinctly more maniacal but also clear-eyed, adopting an image of both experience and youthful-mindedness.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Culture of Volume
    The “pop” of Culture of Volume reaches maximum efficiency with “Turn Away” and “Carousel”.... Elsewhere, the album’s triumvirate of club-centric tracks (the trance-tinged “Beaming White”, the Friendly Fires-esque “Hearts That Never”, and “Entirety”) are more difficult to digest.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Love You To Death
    In comparison [to 2007’s The Con], Love You to Death can at times seem regressive, less poignant. For those who once looked to Tegan and Sara to help them navigate the bumpy roads of adult emotions, it’s a map for terrain they left in the dust a long time ago.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Makthaverskan II
    II, which crosses the pond for the first time this month via Run For Cover Records, is a brutal, addictive piece of work that constantly spasms between hunger and anger.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Exhausting Fire
    Exhausting Fire has heart, both sonically and lyrically. It moves with confidence, content with its explorations, and it’s engaging because of it.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Take Care
    Over the course of some 18 months, Drake has become quite a novice in the genre, well on his way to mastering new and exciting ground.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Wasting Light
    To date, the Foo Fighters have never tried to reinvent the wheel, per se; they just want to keep it rolling. And that's just what Wasting Light does. For that purpose, Foo Fighters give us a solid record from open to close. The drought is over. Rock is back.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Antibalas
    With only six songs and coming in around 45 minutes, Antibalas explodes out of the gate with rolling percussion and doesn't let up until the last crash.
    • 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.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Ghost Notes
    It’s been 18 years since the original lineup tackled their original sound, so Ghost Notes slows things down to half the tempo to pretend like nothing has changed. For 14 songs, it’s easy to pretend that’s true.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    23 Live Sex Acts [Live]
    We don’t get the visual component on 23 Live Sex Acts, but the album retains the energy of a live show in almost every other way.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Marigolden
    It takes patient listening to uncover Marigolden’s subtlety, and with few exceptions, the album isn’t immediately accessible, which is a shame, because Porterfield’s lyricism offers quite a few clever and compelling gems.
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