Hot Press' Scores
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For 497 reviews, this publication has graded:
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54% higher than the average critic
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2% same as the average critic
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44% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 6 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 67
Highest review score: | The Archives Vol. 1 1963-1972 | |
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Lowest review score: | Uncle Dysfunktional |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 296 out of 497
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Mixed: 177 out of 497
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Negative: 24 out of 497
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Hobo Journeyman enlists the help of Nick Cave, KT Tunstall and Ruby Turner to deliver winning album.- Hot Press
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Dear Science, has all the euphoria and cosmic soul searching hinted at but not delivered on by lesser chancers such as MGMT.- Hot Press
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There’s quite a supporting cast on Jenny Lewis’s second LP. Elvis Costello makes an appearance, Zooey Deschanel, Jonathan Rice and M Ward all pop by.- Hot Press
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Welcome return to form from nineties stalwarts, not much has changed with this tenth studio album but if it ain't broke, don't fix it.- Hot Press
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Michael Angelakos, aka Passion Pit, brings us a temporary electro pop classic.- Hot Press
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Hard-working hat-wearing ‘Had A Bad Day’ songwriter Daniel Powter’s third album is a bit of a mess when all’s said and done.- Hot Press
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Metallica certainly have a lot to prove with Death Magnetic, the follow-up to 2003’s "St. Anger," an album which divided the critics and the band’s own audience.- Hot Press
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It’s about time. Electronica merchants Fujiya & Miyagi, formed in 2000, have finally come up with a winning formula eight years into their career.- Hot Press
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For just under two decades, brothers Bubba and Matt Kadane have spent the majority of their time together crafting as near perfect slices of sonic Americana as they could.- Hot Press
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What the record lacks in lyrical insight, it more than makes up for in charm, so settle back, open a bottle of Jack Daniel’s and make a toast to the good times.- Hot Press
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It’s a case of “been there/done that/snogged someone I shouldn’t have to this track on Saturday night” – and by and large the scene is starting to collapse in on itself.- Hot Press
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This album leaves no doubt that the former Beach Boy is now fully recovered from the 1967 nervous breakdown that effectively stalled his career for decades.- Hot Press
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Despite boasting another stellar line-up of guest vocalists, James Lavelle’s dance-rock project once again fails to convince.- Hot Press
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The catchiest tune on The Block is ‘Summertime’, and in dignity terms it’s Cohen-meets-Waits compared to their hyperactive teen-pop of old.- Hot Press
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Howe’s duet with Neko Case on ‘Without A Word’ is the star of the show though, boasting a gorgeous melody that owes a lot to Gelb’s Tuscon roots.- Hot Press
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Men out of time, The Verve were a neo-psychedelic jam-rock outfit who got fortuitously swept up in the Britpop boom and stumbled upon a timely form of Big Music.- Hot Press
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Bad-boy rapper fails to raise his, er, game. There is something peculiarly insecure about The Game (AKA Jayceon Terrell Taylor).- Hot Press
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The various elements are spun like syrup round a spoon; creating a deliciously moreish concoction, the sort you’ll want to dip into time and again.- Hot Press
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While their peers pander to the mainstream, the masked musicians continue to honour their scene by staying true to their roots while broadening their sound.- Hot Press
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Comprising 11 beautifully varied trad numbers, The Rocky Road is a big-hearted tribute to the enduring power of Irish folk songs.- Hot Press
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If you take a chance on just one record then make sure it’s Take Me To The Sea as it’s possibly the underground triumph of the year.- Hot Press
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This slight, shrill and, ultimately, underwhelming debut album has its moments.- Hot Press
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A definite sense of fun permeates Conor Oberst, with the singer allowing himself to indulge a few whimsical idea's.- Hot Press
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