Mixmag's Scores

  • Music
Select another publication »
For 450 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 77% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 20% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 5.7 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 79
Highest review score: 100 Xen
Lowest review score: 50 The Mountain Will Fall
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 396 out of 450
  2. Mixed: 54 out of 450
  3. Negative: 0 out of 450
450 music reviews
view
per page
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    DJ-Kicks
    Meditative house music moments from Italojohnson and Vin Sol also bring the heat in the first hour, while for the final furlong, he opts for two peak-time Audion exclusives and brings the mix to a close with DJ Khalab & Baba Sissoko’s ‘Kumu’.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Silhouette
    Like a warm embrace on an icy morning, the pair’s captivating harmonies come together effortlessly on debut album Silhouette.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    New Spirit
    Their post-rock roots are still detectable on New Spirit, but there’s a dark-hearted dance aesthetic filtering through it.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Migration
    It’s a record of subtle strength, with all-encompassing warmth and chilled introspection.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Epoch
    Epoch is perhaps a little overly fluffy at times, but plenty of sunshine pokes through the clouds.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Reflection
    It does nothing new--its tone barely changes over the single 54-minute piece--yet it makes you feel really, really good. Always perverse, Eno achieves the most when he does the least.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Iris [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
    A heavy bass throb infects ‘Retour au Champs de Mars’, beating out a slow, muted rhythm like a submarine engine, while the pair channel labelmate Nils Frahm with the emotive strings, piano and frazzled electronica of ‘Comme on a Dit’.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Embers
    ‘Recursion’ sprawls across its six minutes like modern-day Bach, while ‘Prism Pt 1’ is loping analogue house that jerks and pivots to an idiosyncratic tempo.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Rennen
    It’d be nice to hear voice and production crack and cut loose even more--but he’s heading in the right direction.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    I See You
    The xx have undergone a gentle makeover, but what lies at their heart remains the same. Songs for lovers. Songs for the rejected. Songs for all of us.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Lonely Planet
    Lonely Planet is an exquisitely lush and naturalistic affair with humid jungle atmospheres, bird calls, yawning chords and fluttering melodies all encouraging you to lay back in the sun and let go.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Lose My Cool
    Infectious and groove-laden, Lose My Cool manages to be both forward-thinking and vintage at the same time.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Valere Aude
    It’s what one might call a ‘proper’ LP, with its theme providing the foundation for some fantastic techno.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    "Awaken, My Love!"
    Charming, incredibly soulful and emotionally charged, this record introduces us to a whole new, golden side of Donald Glover--and should elevate him to a new level of stardom.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Red Lips
    For large parts, it’s funky, luxurious and giddy, with the Tony Allen Afrobeat collab ‘2nd Chance’ just the icing on the cake. A pleasant surprise.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Voyager
    As it is, the high points still make this essential, but shorn of a few tracks, this album would be so much better.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Jessica Rabbit
    Energetic, endearing and still unlike anybody else, Sleigh Bells continue to unapolegtically pummel your senses.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Joy
    There are times when it does feel a little dry, but it’s still an album that’s definitely deserving of your time.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    All the Right Noises
    Undulating melodies, exquisite sparkling detail and a sense of vast space all add up to a blissful listening experience.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    No Further Ahead Than Today
    His new LP feels like a return to the resonance of his earlier work.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    On the Green Again
    Flashes of 80s electro sleaze, throwback house and glossy diva vocals all add to the fun.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Fabric 90
    It’s a labour of love, with edits laid over each other in places like sheets of fine filo pastry. There are officially 19 tracks, but it takes 42 records for Scuba to build them from.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    DJ-Kicks
    This isn’t going to win over any newcomers but, when you tune in to its ebbing and flowing intensities, it can be totally transporting.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Every Now & Then
    The key, though, is that each track will slot effortlessly into their famously hypnotic live shows.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Welcome To Sideways
    There’s enough in the graceful deep techno and misty synths of ‘Far Away From A Distance’ and the subtly jacking ‘Flying Or Falling’ to satisfy both head and feet.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Two Vines
    There remains something unknowable about them; their presence is always somewhat enigmatic, served only by the gilded sheen of their music which remains ornate but, crucially, as approachable as ever.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A Seat at the Table
    Album number three is her finest, and most topical, yet.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Woman
    Woman is a really good record and an accomplished, confident body of work, but it may leave those hankering for something with more venom feeling a little impatient.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    And
    Mayer has always had an ability to weave the richest dancefloor cheese into forms both experimental and emotional, and here he’s chosen exactly the right people to amplify different sides of his music.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Melt
    The album’s percussive moments are perfect for sunny festival slots. Elsewhere, ‘London Lights’ is comparatively relaxed, though its slow-burning synth-line stretches into club territory, and the expansive sonic landscape throughout ‘Black Prism’ could be a James Blake cut.
Page: