New Musical Express (NME)'s Scores
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For 6,003 reviews, this publication has graded:
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55% higher than the average critic
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4% same as the average critic
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41% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.9 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 71
Highest review score: | to hell with it [Mixtape] | |
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Lowest review score: | Maroon |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 4,225 out of 6003
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Mixed: 1,625 out of 6003
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Negative: 153 out of 6003
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It is wonderful to once again hear a Deftones record as heavy as molten lead, as furious as an enraged honey badger.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted Sep 24, 2020
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It rushes with liberating, infectious joy that makes you want to grab your own partner-in-crime and speed off on an adventure to find somewhere that’s, as ‘Angelica’s mantra suggests, is “good times all the time”. With Wet Leg as your soundtrack, it seems inevitable you’ll find that place.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted Apr 5, 2022
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By assembling a cast of their favourite musicians and delving into their adolescent memories, Daft Punk have created something as emotionally honest as any singer-songwriter confessional--and a lot more fun to dance to.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted May 20, 2013
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A record with the bleak-yet-redemptive spirit of REM's 'Automatic For The People' and the musical magnificence of a 'Deserter's Songs'. But also a record that - as much as 'London Calling' or 'What's Going On' - holds a deep, dark, truthful Black Mirror up to our turbulent times.- New Musical Express (NME)
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It's a gripping darkness that doesn't often lift. It's hard going, but it's worth it, and that is undoubtedly their point.- New Musical Express (NME)
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Lana Del Rey is large – she contains multitudes, and the way she balances and embodies them on her fifth album is nothing short of stunning.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted Aug 30, 2019
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Epic in sound and vision, its sprawling Americana and gritty rock’n’roll taking in the big themes.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted May 11, 2022
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Powerful, potent and bloody good for dancing to, In A Poem Unlimited might just be the soundtrack to the revolution.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted Feb 13, 2018
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Cocoa Sugar isn’t a filtered version of what came before. Instead, it cements their status as riled-up oddballs determined to reinvent the wheel.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted Mar 19, 2018
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The Suburbs isn't anything as simple as back to basics--they're a much more accomplished, musically interesting band now.- New Musical Express (NME)
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Less has always been more with Smith, and the success of In Colour lies in his gift for melding together very few elements to create songs that are original, surprising and highly effective.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted May 26, 2015
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They can still write the most incredibly beautiful songs. [23 Oct 2004, p.49]- New Musical Express (NME)
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It’s maturer in sound and ideas, but retains all the hallmarks of what made Fleet Foxes so great in the first place: rich and studied folk compositions, unrivalled harmonies, stories that strike to the core of nature and human existence, and a dedication to art that emotionally lifts you off this planet.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted Sep 24, 2020
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A playful record imbued with a sense of mystery and occasional glimpses of autobiography, slowly revealing itself as the cracked mirror image of ‘Róisín Machine’’s bruised optimism.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted Sep 8, 2023
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- Posted Mar 29, 2018
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Sonically, it’s his most polished record yet. London producer kwes delivers a soulful, melancholic sound that helps Carner move from dynamic, multi-syllabic storytelling to a more honest, reflective voice.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted Oct 21, 2022
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- Posted Sep 21, 2017
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‘Use Me’ is the sound of an artist flexing her muscles, making sense of and peace with her past and, most importantly, embracing a new future.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted Aug 27, 2020
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Miraculously, it feels in no way forced: it’s a joy to witness her glide into any genre and totally own it.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted Apr 5, 2018
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Their most focused, energetic pop record since 'Radiator'.... Certainly, 'Phantom Power' shows up Radiohead's timid adventures, while giving The Coral something to aim for too.- New Musical Express (NME)
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- Posted Sep 27, 2016
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Their remix of Blues Explosion's 'Mars, Arizona' is the best record of the last five years, no question.... The rest? Merely brilliant. [15 Apr 2006, p.33]- New Musical Express (NME)
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Let England Shake is an album that only the Polly Harvey of today could have written.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted Feb 15, 2011
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Whereas Murphy's wise enough never to let his showing off spoil the fun, he can't avoid investing these songs with heart and soul.- New Musical Express (NME)
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‘Heavy Heavy’ is a passionate, soulful and often mesmerising work that will stick around long past the first listen. Succinct and underpinned by a catchy melodic structure, it continues Young Fathers’ peerless run of singular albums and further cements them as one of the more unique acts to exist today.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted Feb 3, 2023
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Where’s My Utopia?’ marks an outlandish yet assertive second chapter for Yard Act, going toe-to-toe with the peculiar world that we find ourselves in.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted Feb 29, 2024
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During the album’s second half, the energy increases even further as Murphy and Sheffield-based collaborator Crooked Man (aka DJ Parrot) throw the party of a lifetime.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted Sep 28, 2020
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Crossing boundaries of pop music and chasing transcendence, SOPHIE achieves the rare feat of making abstract, difficult electronic music that hits you straight in the heart.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted Jun 18, 2018
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It's as if Garbus is powered by primal, wrong-righting spirits that click like a force of nature.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted Apr 21, 2011
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