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For 62 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 51% higher than the average critic
  • 0% same as the average critic
  • 49% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.3 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 70
Highest review score: 90 Separation Sunday
Lowest review score: 20 Liz Phair
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 45 out of 62
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 62
  3. Negative: 4 out of 62
62 music reviews
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    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    a ghost is born
    It's in the mournful, captivating, meditative, exasperating, pretentious, masterfully constructed experience of A Ghost Is Born that Tweedy and Wilco become true iconoclasts.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    You Are Free
    Two or three too many songs dilute the impact of the album, dragging it from the lofty heights of masterwork to a level of mere disturbed brilliance.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Earthquake Glue
    The band functions as a unit, informing the songs with a structure and a fully realized design that has sometimes been lacking in past albums.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Guero
    One of Beck's most admirable traits is that when he tries on a new culture, he makes fun of his effort louder than anyone else can.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Antics
    On Antics, Interpol is less indebted to its influences, creating a distinct sound from the distinguishing characteristics that drew those comparisons in the first place.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Sunlight Makes Me Paranoid
    Sunlight doesn't boast great pop songs so much as deliver an unbroken string of good ones.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Illumination
    Weller takes a small step forward artistically, building ever so slightly on his sturdy foundation at a time when he's on a songwriting winning streak.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Instigator
    Any imperfections Miller has on this album were already there in Old 97's and shouldn't deter fans. The chances he takes are slight but bold -- a little more sincerity, a little more musically risky.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    How I Learned To Write Backwards
    How I Learned to Write Backwards isn't the kind of album that's going to turn up new rewards. Its marginal utility tops off after about 10 listens.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Crimes
    The best production values a major-label budget can buy make everything on Crimes as clear as a bell, which helps. This clarity elevates what could have easily been a sonic muddle into an album that bears repeat listenings.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Sumday
    For every robotic quip on Sumday, there's an exposed moment of sincerity that proves it's not all Penzoil oozing from the lilting Lytle.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A Lifetime Of Temporary Relief
    For even the most ardent Low listeners, this box set (in all its packaging design perfection) will overwhelm.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Summer Sun
    Reveals Yo La Tengo's understanding of stasis without stagnation.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Cure
    If approached with a substantial amount of skepticism and wariness, The Cure is not a complete disappointment. In fact, it's often surprisingly good and sometimes even great.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Scarlet's Walk
    This is where Scarlet's Walk falters: Its concept is unfathomable.
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