New Musical Express (NME)'s Scores
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For 6,005 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 |
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Positive: 4,227 out of 6005
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Mixed: 1,625 out of 6005
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Negative: 153 out of 6005
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Adding interesting new textures to his playbook, it’s perhaps helpful to think of ‘The Waves Pt.1’ as a soundtrack to something bigger, the wading out to sea before the full immersive plunge. By the time ‘Part 2’ arrives, Kele will likely have found even more ways to expand his horizons.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted May 28, 2021
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- Posted Nov 20, 2023
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As prolific as he is iconic, Ride Me Back Home is Willie’s 69th (nice) album and sees him in absolute sweetheart mode.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted Jun 20, 2019
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Lion King: The Gift is a great example of Beyonce’s fantastic taste, and of her ability to oversee an album that doesn’t focus on her while also cementing the soundtrack as a worthy substitute to the original. Most importantly, it puts a spotlight on artists from the continent in which the movie takes place.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted Jul 22, 2019
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By teaming up with Godrich, McCartney has come out of his safety zone and challenged himself in a way not seen since his first solo album way back in 1970. But the feeling remains that the one person who could really inspire him to write one final classic record was tragically murdered in 1980.- New Musical Express (NME)
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While ‘Old News’ also has a light, airy quality – every note of ‘Roadrunner’ is imbued with a deep melancholy. While it might not provide the same hit as the jubilant likes of early hits ‘Boogie’ and ‘Gold’, Brockhampton are still masters of tapping into a mood, and it’s an immersive trip as a result.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted Apr 9, 2021
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There’s nothing groundbreaking here, but little to be ashamed of either.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted Feb 15, 2018
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There are moments when her A-Level Debating Club earnestness gets the better of her, but there's still three quarters of a great album here.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted Feb 13, 2012
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The whole album is driven by that Nick Cave sense of foreboding menace, an outlaw spirit that would sit well on the Peaky Blinders soundtrack. But while there’s plenty of that classic BRMC ‘tude, and a vintage touch, they’re still full of ideas.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted Jan 10, 2018
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- Posted Jan 22, 2015
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While this second LP broadens their scope to take in baggy, shoegaze, jangle pop and even some ill-advised bits that sound like Travis.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted Apr 26, 2018
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The jangle and thrash of Terry Bickers’ guitar and the wistful air of it all could come straight from their self-titled 1988 debut.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted Apr 8, 2013
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Gray’s newfound penchant for ’80s pop doesn’t come with a notion of irony – he’s fully embracing even the era’s most ostentatious elements. But despite his own sincerity, there are moments that drift closer towards a caricature of the era than a true homage to the decade’s most innovative pop.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted Apr 9, 2024
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Yusuf now far more believably inhabiting the role of the kindly dad offering his offspring life advice, while ‘On The Road To Find Out’ showcases the most impressive transformation, weaving in North African desert sounds against steadfast lyrics of self-discovery. It suggests that Yusuf has now finally found just what he was looking for all those years ago.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted Sep 17, 2020
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This smartly dressed record may allow James to feel at least slightly relevant again.- New Musical Express (NME)
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Tender Opposites is a technical delight, sounding like psych-nitwits Deerhoof giving an old friend a bearhug.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted Oct 8, 2012
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Some of Skins is good, some of it is not good. Musically, the tone is, mostly, consistent and effective, and the album’s overall effect is that of a sickly, vivid insight into a troubled life. And there’s not much else to say about it.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted Dec 14, 2018
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If it’s a collection of tried-and-tested bangers you’re after, showcasing three pop powerhouses at their proven best, then crack on. In search of a left-field album of crate-digging curveballs? You’re best looking elsewhere.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted Apr 15, 2019
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At one point, Presley claims, he and Le Bon used the sound of a frog’s ribbit for an instrument. It’s here where Hippo Lite verges towards sounding like music that was only ever made for its makers, rather than an outside audience. In a quest to discover simple living free of consequence, Le Bon and Presley can, at times, get lost in their own little bubble.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted Apr 18, 2018
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Oftentimes, Davis dips his toes into this new realm of instrumentation, only to return to his heavy comfort blanket, twisted riffs drowning out any tentative experiments. You can’t help but wonder just how interesting Black Labyrinth could have been if he only dove a little deeper.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted May 31, 2018
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As well as the miasma of Lush and MBV, the likes of 'Heedless' have a skewed Breeders-ish growl that keeps lines satisfyingly defined amid the sun-bleached, soft-focus beauty.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted May 9, 2011
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Any attempt at bombast is pinned down by singer Liam Palmer’s weary baritone and wry poetry. Intriguingly glum.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted Dec 5, 2013
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At its best, the record builds on some of the weirder elements in Hot Chip, but at its worst spirals into self-indulgence.- New Musical Express (NME)
- Posted Apr 18, 2018
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- Posted Jun 17, 2020
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If 'America's Sweetheart' was a breakdown record, 'Nobody's Daughter' is a recovery album. As that analogy would suggest, it's not always pretty to witness.- New Musical Express (NME)
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It's neither exhilarating nor challenging, but it is a solid and energetic work, imbued with an unambiguous love of old-time rock.- New Musical Express (NME)
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While it’s a step down from both "VV" and his Danger Mouse work, it at least might be his definitively stoned record.- New Musical Express (NME)
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