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For 2,725 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 43% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 54% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.8 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 70
Highest review score: 100 Island
Lowest review score: 0 Scream
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,898 out of 2725
  2. Mixed: 751 out of 2725
  3. Negative: 76 out of 2725
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    • 78 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    People Helping People
    There are far too many tracks on this LP where I can tell Randall and Spunt are present–the No Age I know and love are deep down in there, somewhere–but aren’t engaged.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Dear Miss Lonelyhearts
    Certainly this record is relevant, and maybe even worth listening to with some regularity. But I can't help but feel that this album is just a watered down Arcade Fire rather than the aural adventure that others seem to hear.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Painting of a Panic Attack
    It tempers Frightened Rabbit’s invigorating merriment in an attempt to turn them into an inoffensive, poker-faced troupe.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Dedication
    As it is, Dedication seems like a bit of a missed opportunity; as collection of ideas it may be incredible, but as an album it's just insubstantial.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Port of Morrow
    While there's no doubt that Port of Morrow is well crafted, then, it fails because it is ultimately unmoving, and what Mercer has gained in style and execution is overshadowed by the album's lack of either invention or sincerity.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Born This Way
    Born This Way sufficient for Gaga to retain her crown? Probably, but only just. It lacks the overall quality of Robyn's Body Talk or the stand-out singles of Rihanna's Loud, yet it's still packed with hooks, killer choruses and unexpected twists.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Runaway Found
    The Runaway Found is to be filed alongside Coldplay, Starsailor and Snow Patrol.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Volume 1
    Iit’s hard to parse the logistics behind their songwriting, but there’s a tasteful equilibrium at hand even if each member brings out their own peculiarities.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Dream Get Together
    One's enjoyment of Dream Get Together will depend greatly upon their appreciation for good jam sessions. Jam sessions are fine after all, but it's hard not to be a little disappointed in Citay after hearing the disparity between what they are capable of and what they want to be.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will
    Hardcore... may be their most consistent album for a while but any of its tracks would have fitted perfectly on its predecessors Mr Beast or The Hawk is Howling.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Europe
    Europe often finds itself lacking in ideas and sticking to de rigueur jangle and well-trodden indiepop tropes.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    IV Play
    This is an album of average to good songs, with only a few highlights.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Nature Noir
    Crystal Stilts won’t be winning many new listeners with Nature Noir but that won’t matter to the band’s fanbase, as another album comparable to their previous work has been created, albeit with an improvement on the production side.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Warm Chris
    While she's developed her voice in the process, Designer being a shining example of how she showed her many talents with oft-kilter confidence, Warm Chris blends spontaneity and rigidity all at once.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Get Guilty
    Get Guilty is best enjoyed in chunks, as nearly all the tracks are great pop songs. But a full listen through can be an ordeal.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Restarter
    Restarter is still quite a strong sludge-metal album that can stand strong with many of their peers, but it’s sad to see them sacrifice much of what made them stand out so strongly from them in the process to merely become one of them.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Weaves
    Weaves have written a good debut record that is unafraid to take chances, and to an extent, it signifies a band that will only get hungrier with time. There’s still in search mode, though, exceedingly pushing themselves to write clever pop songs that sometimes expose their calculated overconfidence.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Careers
    Careers can be perceived as a step backwards, or as an opportunity for Citron to find her voice, even though it may not make that much of a difference considering there’s very few variations in the tradition they dutifully follow.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Biophilia
    Despite some flaws in its execution, Biophilia does succeed in pushing beyond the already established album-singles-videos model, and the creation of a digital experience to compliment the music feels like a natural progression in the way that music is packaged and consumed.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Bloodsports
    Bloodsports is fine, pleasant even.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Trust Now
    It is by no means a bad album, and if you're already into the band it will provide a new fix of freakout, but to deserve any more than a 6/10 it really needs to nail the transcendental and ditch the kitsch.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Devil, You + Me
    After a good handful of listens nothing hugely sticks and it isn't quite clear what they're aiming for.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    La Liberacion
    Excise a few tracks and La Liberacion would make a good soundtrack to the summer, or what's left of it at least
    • 75 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    When Fish Ride Bicycles
    When Fish Ride Bicycles is like any high school parking lot. There are cool kids, newcomers, wallflowers and seniors that should have graduated last year but decided to stick around because it's still fun and easy.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band
    Their name alone relieves the listener of the expectation that anything they do will make much sense, but for those willing to suspend their notions about things such as song structure, St. Helens can be an entertaining, if befuddling, experience.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    No Love Deep Web
    When this album hits, it hits hard, but for the first time in their career, the barrage is intermittent instead of constant.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    For The Lions
    Overstuffed and a little undercooked, Lions suffers from the fact that Hatebreed’s influences aren’t terribly diverse, and many of the short, hard, and fast numbers tend to blend together in a way that won’t appeal to anyone without a working knowledge of the American hardcore canon.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Figure
    Moments like Living Up to Let You Down are unforgettable; it’s just a disappointment the rest of the album isn’t even close.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Quaristice
    Quaristice can occasionally be on the sloggish side. However, there's a lot to admire in such a brazen display of accomplishment, and, while it may not be looking to court the most gushing of affection, this will undoubtedly prove to be one of '08's most singular releases.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Warnings
    Lindén had some false starts in trying to realize her true vision with Warnings, and it shows—the effort she went through to craft a sound this painstakingly meticulous requires time and patience. And though we know how far she and Balck can push themselves, we're still not quite sure who exactly they want to be.
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