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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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    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    King Animal
    Production issues aside, this record proves that Soundgarden still have their muscle but also hints that they are in the process of figuring out how to flex it again.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    The False Alarms
    The False Alarms is marked by a frustrating lack of movement, direction, or variance.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Black Session [Live]
    Some of the finer details might be lost on the live presentation, but it's nothing to cry about when you consider that you're hearing Wire in their natural habitat.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Together/Apart
    He and Budo's work together are a perfect match throughout the album. The lines are well crafted, and poignant, and the music is thoughtfully composed to match.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    New Blood
    The voices are interesting enough, but it's the lush instrumentation, arranged by Scratch Your Back's John Metcalfe, that is the key to New Blood's success.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    More Beautiful Than Silence [EP]
    K'Naan more than makes up for it [occasionally cheesy, pop choruses] with intelligent and innovative verses, not to mention excellent guest spots.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Grand Hotel
    It is something of a feat in 2012 to take ingredients from decades ago and serve them up impressively (and non-ironically), but without being in on the joke, the Club gets swallowed up in a wall of pet sounds.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Space Homestead
    The album sounds like it was written and recorded one lazy day on someone's back porch, and could perfectly soundtrack such a day.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Oak Island
    Oak Island might not bloom at the supposed crossroads of art and science (fiction), but it’s a pleasant enough take on the reconciliation of nostalgia with the desire for adult life.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Strike Gently
    It’s almost too obvious that a band that kinda looks like The Strokes, sorta sounds like The Strokes, and is currently making moves like The Strokes would get that nod, but don’t typecast The Virgins just yet.
    • 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.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Caramel
    Somewhere in the midst of it all, there’s purportedly a story about a man in love with a dolphin and a car race that concludes with a crash. But, there are already too many baffling things going on to try and decode that bonkers narrative on top of it all.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Favorite Waitress
    With Favorite Waitress, The Felice Brothers have elevated their songwriting without losing their rambunctious charm.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Playland
    Marr’s mastery of ambiance and sonic texture is still unrivaled, and while there are noticeable nods to the mighty Smiths, they don’t sound the least bit tired or worn.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    What A Time To Be Alive [Mixtape]
    For now, What a Time is the sound of two of our biggest current pop figures using each other’s strengths to bring out their own.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Monolith of Phobos
    It won’t knock off the top spots from anyone’s Best of 2016 lists, but like a nice piece of candy, it works well as an occasional treat.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Nice as F**k
    While it may be true that Forster and Thomas feel less essential than Lewis in the mix, it takes nothing away from what they’ve created together. Whether this surprise offering is the first of many or a one-off effort, NAF justifies its existence as more than a lark or an impulse by having a message and taking a chance.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    The Divine Feminine
    The album could offer some really tender moments, but because they’re buried under lyrics that talk about nothing but sex, they’re lost. Instead, The Divine Feminine leaves a sour taste behind and entirely misses an opportunity to truly honor the female gender.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    Icarus Falls
    Icarus Falls has a lot of songs and some of them are quite good. As a vehicle for blitzing the internet with Zayn singles, the album is totally effective. But the concept is only half-conceived, and the listening experience is repetitive and dull.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Buoys
    For a moment of respite, a calming breath against the rush of modern life, Buoys is a fine balm in spite of its shortcomings.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Painting of a Panic Attack
    Painting of a Panic Attack may sound bigger and thematically a little more mature, but any fans who were worried that happiness on the West Coast might change Hutchison’s relationship with his art can breathe a sigh of relief.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Long Wave
    Although original material would have been welcome, Long Wave proves that every song can be an ELO song if it really tries hard enough.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Release Me
    Thoughtfully assembled and beautifully rendered.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Sketches from the Book of the Dead
    It's an album dependent on listener mood and one that can often feel droningly dark and unfocused.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 33 Critic Score
    The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett
    What The Cautionary Tales needs is a prudent pruning. This album struggles to appear deeper than a common puddle.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    Southsiders
    Southsiders is an Atmosphere album, which means that it is going to be better than many hip-hop releases this year, but it’s also exactly what you’d expect from the artists and has moments that feel outdated.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Still on My Mind
    Twenty years in, Dido knows what she’s good at, even as she’s learned some new tricks. She makes these influences seem perfectly natural and has stretched herself without sounding frayed.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Buffalo
    Not a bad album by any means, Buffalo simply isn't a good album: a couple of decent tracks present themselves but it doesn't feel like a 45-minute investment.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    The Man Upstairs
    By no means is this a fresh egg, but you’re in good hands when Hitchcock’s picking ‘em.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Queen
    At this point, she’s like a Starbucks coffee, a consistent product with a reliable buzz. The next cup probably won’t change your life, but it might just get you through the day.
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