For 4,039 reviews, this publication has graded:
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44% higher than the average critic
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4% same as the average critic
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52% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 4 points lower than other critics.
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Average Music review score: 69
Highest review score: | Channel Orange | |
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Lowest review score: | Revival |
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Positive: 2,753 out of 4039
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Mixed: 1,215 out of 4039
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Negative: 71 out of 4039
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It’s more of the same. It seems to be needing something more. An extra spark of interest.- Consequence
- Posted Jul 21, 2017
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Tempest delivers yet another collection of the ramblers that have populated Dylan's records since Time Out of Mind.- Consequence
- Posted Sep 12, 2012
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The band fails to make a significant statement of their immediate necessity with this sophomore effort.- Consequence
- Posted Apr 8, 2015
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Parts of Nikki Nack are interesting, deeply beautiful, and insanely catchy. Other parts are painful to listen to given their overt blindness to the nuances of holding conversations like the ones she attempts to initiate.- Consequence
- Posted May 6, 2014
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It’s a unique recording, a shocking, exciting collaboration performed in full faith. But it too often fails to be more than the sum of its parts.- Consequence
- Posted Oct 23, 2014
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It turns out they were right to push through the breakup, but a few bleak songs dampen the high they’re chasing after as a result.- Consequence
- Posted Aug 18, 2015
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In the end, the record feels like a copy of a copy, though produced on what may just be the world’s best copier. If nothing else, though, the record works as a pleasing re-centering for one of the greatest rock bands of all time.- Consequence
- Posted Dec 13, 2016
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The album’s heavier points tend to slant alternately intriguing and confusing.- Consequence
- Posted Jul 23, 2014
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We attempt to find a pattern in the nonsense (both in the vocals and in the music itself), to figure out what this is supposed to be saying. But Copeland is there at the knobs, twisting things just out of our reach.- Consequence
- Posted Jul 23, 2012
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The collaborators' influences are visible, but not dominant, as Washburn's banjo remains central, striking a nice balance. Some fine tuning and vocal variation could make for a stellar follow-up to these new genre endeavors, but a return to her classics, for this immensely talented artist, would be equally as appreciated.- Consequence
- Posted Feb 1, 2011
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Visions of a Life is often full, seeming to overflow. But the substance is lacking, resulting in a tiring trip through a band gamely trying not to merely cover itself.- Consequence
- Posted Sep 25, 2017
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While it's still a worthy comeback for a band way past its prime, Researching the Blues is similarly only a few solid tracks away from greatness.- Consequence
- Posted Aug 9, 2012
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Beneath the lyrics live a less-than-cohesive batch of songs. But when the band allows each track a little more breathing room, they show some growth and have a good time doing it.- Consequence
- Posted Apr 11, 2013
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Reality Testing, then, pushes into new territory so well that it erases the possibility of its existence as a one-time distraction, and its few major successes lead to expectations of a more unified version.- Consequence
- Posted Jun 27, 2014
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Thundercat releases typically detail grand worlds, but The Beyond/Where the Giants Roam relies too heavily on unspecific, cliched lyrical pain.- Consequence
- Posted Jun 26, 2015
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If it rocks, it fits perfectly in a live setting, easy to place among their best-ofs. But when it slumps, it really crumbles.- Consequence
- Posted Apr 29, 2015
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It's rewarding if given the occasional spin but tiresome if spun too often.- Consequence
- Posted Jun 22, 2012
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The album’s weaknesses aren’t unforgivable; they just too frequently sound limp and over-saturated in storied traditions. The verve and unpredictability that so frequently fueled her songs are lost and sorely missed.- Consequence
- Posted Jan 15, 2016
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- Posted Feb 12, 2014
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The songs just don't stick long enough to make more than an impression in the pillow.- Consequence
- Posted Jun 29, 2012
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From the lean, scrappy production value to the grandiose guitar solos and Alex Coxen’s wobbling, vocal delivery a la Grant Hart, the record has the messy fingerprints of indie rock’s cherished first wave smeared all over it.- Consequence
- Posted Apr 3, 2013
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The vast majority of Quakers are pretty forgettable, while all but a couple of those which star big names like Aloe Blacc and Booty Brown, among others, do little more than offer a handful of choice glimpses at said big names' glory days, making for a static and decidedly unmemorable listen throughout.- Consequence
- Posted Apr 13, 2012
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C’est La Vie has moments of real beauty and depth while reflecting on fatherhood and settling down. But Houck should keep pushing into the strange, uncomfortable places where his best music gets made; now’s not the time to shrug it off.- Consequence
- Posted Oct 8, 2018
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On Pale Horses, they seek a comfortable spot between weighty post-hardcore and artful indie rock introspection, but ultimately sound suppressed.- Consequence
- Posted Jun 24, 2015
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This is a really pleasing album. Just don't listen too hard to the words.- Consequence
- Posted Aug 15, 2011
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Solange delivers an EP stocked with promising parts slightly dashed by a burgeoning identity crisis.- Consequence
- Posted Nov 27, 2012
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Aside from initial single "Stone Letter" and its vitriolic chorus, most won't come away humming many of the hooks or melodies, the way one might after listening to a Faith No More album.- Consequence
- Posted Jan 29, 2013
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- Posted Jan 31, 2012
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Ultimate Painting is professionally executed, but at times underwhelming. Still, Cooper and Hoare have undeniable chemistry, and the album seems to be the start of a promising partnership.- Consequence
- Posted Oct 28, 2014
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The newly expanded outfit leans more heavily on their prog rock influences, losing some of the distinctions and dichotomies that made their debut so powerful.- Consequence
- Posted Oct 30, 2013
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