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For 497 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 54% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 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: 100 The Archives Vol. 1 1963-1972
Lowest review score: 10 Uncle Dysfunktional
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 296 out of 497
  2. Mixed: 177 out of 497
  3. Negative: 24 out of 497
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Make Another World
    Such inconsistency is forgivable on an overreaching debut, less so on a sixth album just 35 minutes in length.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Foley Room
    The end result doesn’t vary that much from his usual dense, dark, cinematic ramblings but it’s good to see he’s keeping busy.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Calling
    The Calling will test your emotions, making you feel glowing and comfortable, then useless and helpless.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    A Brighter Beat
    Think a more ragged Belle & Sebastian, and you’re not far off.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone
    Despite their reputation as torch-bearers of the new post-rock prog, it lacks the outrageousness of the ‘70s version of the genre and there’s an earnest sameness to these pieces that render much of it tedious beyond belief.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    West
    West works because it juxtaposes a sense of vulnerability with a desire not to stay down for long, and is tinged with a sense of realism not always present in her rivals.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Tones Of Town
    Beautiful, but never callow, here is an album to fall slowly in love with.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Infinity On High
    So once you get over the fact it’s farcically emo, this album turns out to be a decent enough record to get you in the mood for the Saturday night indie disco.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Enemy Chorus
    A quantum leap in thought and execution from 2004 debut, These Were The Earlies.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Bird And The Bee
    This is a brilliantly buoyant and wonderfully charming record that’ll suit almost every mood.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Public Warning
    The lyrics here are a lacerating mix of blue collar bile and blue language, little Lady Muck simultaneously waging class and crass warfare.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Despite Our Differences
    An album as vital and as edgy as anything they’ve ever done.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Soft Bulletin
    The Flaming Lips could've been forgiven for feeling usurped when their sister ship Mercury Rev steamed away with the garlands for Deserter's Songs last December, but in truth, both collectives are in competition with no-one but themselves and the gods.
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