Rock Sound's Scores
- Music
For 497 reviews, this publication has graded:
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67% higher than the average critic
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3% same as the average critic
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30% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.4 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 75
Highest review score: | That's the Spirit | |
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Lowest review score: | Bright Black Heaven |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 435 out of 497
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Mixed: 60 out of 497
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Negative: 2 out of 497
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Dragging their new wave and post-punk influences to the fore, the Sacramento crew have produced their most dynamic, adventurous and downright strange album in years.- Rock Sound
- Posted Apr 7, 2016
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The elephant in the room though, is new vocalist Denis Stoff, and the questions over his ability to replace a gifted albeit difficult frontman. Largely, his quest is a triumphant one, and he turns in an admirable performance.- Rock Sound
- Posted Apr 5, 2016
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This album seamlessly flits from one brilliantly bold idea to another with no dips in quality.- Rock Sound
- Posted Apr 1, 2016
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The Summer Set have conjured up a bubblegum-stained blast of modern pop rock that sounds just as good at the start of the weekend as it does at the end.- Rock Sound
- Posted Mar 31, 2016
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No, this isn’t Weezer at their world-altering best, but it is the sound of a band who have at least re-opened the door to the cupboard where their magic formula is kept.- Rock Sound
- Posted Mar 31, 2016
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An alluring, seductive listen that might take a while to get under your skin, but once there will point blank refuse to leave.- Rock Sound
- Posted Mar 25, 2016
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- Posted Mar 11, 2016
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Though nowhere near the monolithic, bottled lightning of ‘The ’59 Sound’, this is a return to the Brian Fallon the rock world fell trucker caps over Chuck Taylors in love with.- Rock Sound
- Posted Mar 11, 2016
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- Posted Jan 21, 2016
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Every note here sounds like the logical conclusion to the evolution of each preceding record--a remarkable achievement.- Rock Sound
- Posted Jan 11, 2016
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Rather than feeling like a mash-up of their favourite bands--which is no bad thing--album two finds the four-man phenomenon firming up their identity and becoming their own band.- Rock Sound
- Posted Oct 26, 2015
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It’s a 43-minute blast of ingenious, future-proof rock, virtually flawless but from a band that--importantly--are still flawed like the rest of us. This is the best album you’ll hear this year and more significantly, it’s the most important rock album of the decade.- Rock Sound
- Posted Sep 17, 2015
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- Posted Mar 23, 2015
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e – BSC are at their best with a sledgehammer riff and Magic Mountain is full of them.- Rock Sound
- Posted Dec 23, 2014
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- Posted Dec 17, 2014
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Even after 20 years in the game, there are still few better. Welcome back, sirs.- Rock Sound
- Posted Dec 16, 2014
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Although parts of the album’s lower key, electronica-laced back end get a little overawed by the grandeur of the project they accompany, for the most part this is Angels & Airwaves at their most ballsy and creative.- Rock Sound
- Posted Dec 16, 2014
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While not everything works--‘Dorian’ goes nowhere in particular and the assorted amateurish synths on show grate on the nerves and feel like an afterthought--this is rarely less than compelling.- Rock Sound
- Posted Dec 9, 2014
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This album is a fine introduction to one of the scene’s most exciting and original new bands. Keep an eye on this lot.- Rock Sound
- Posted Nov 25, 2014
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Topping 2012’s ‘Get What You Give’ wasn’t going to be easy, but The Ghost Inside have kept up the momentum at the very least.- Rock Sound
- Posted Nov 18, 2014
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Though it doesn’t boast the bounce, style or solid gold hooks that we’ve come to expect from this lot, it’s the raw honesty found on There’s Nothing With Me that exhibits a level of songwriting and maturity that’s slowly pushing them ahead of their peers.- Rock Sound
- Posted Nov 12, 2014
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Though it’s still very early doors, Seaway could have just put in a strong claim as the first pop-punk breakthrough of 2015.- Rock Sound
- Posted Nov 10, 2014
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While this may not be the straight-up punk that fans of 2012’s ‘Two Year Plan’ know and love, Such Gold are showing a thirst for progression, and that’s not something to be sniffed at.- Rock Sound
- Posted Nov 10, 2014
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Occupying a middle-ground between the thrashy, riff-a-minute assault of ’95 and the Gothenburg band’s earlier, darkly atmospheric releases, these 13 tracks form a cohesive and consistently evocative whole.- Rock Sound
- Posted Nov 7, 2014
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Duality is a full-blown orchestral dance-pop masterpiece that will make you throw your arms in the air with glee, even if you think you should know better.- Rock Sound
- Posted Nov 4, 2014
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- Posted Nov 4, 2014
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They’ve succeeded in making a devastatingly heavy record that, bar the odd predictable breakdown, manages to steer clear of deathcore clichés and sets them apart from their peers.- Rock Sound
- Posted Oct 17, 2014
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- Posted Oct 14, 2014
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Negative Qualities might be uncomfortable listening, but it’s also entrancing, from the scrawny punk rock jams to the Nirvana-esque ‘Feel Shame’ or the surprisingly tuneful late-’90s emo of ‘Money’.- Rock Sound
- Posted Oct 14, 2014
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Born of isolation and introspection, Stomachaches is hugely likeable, and leaves everything on the table.- Rock Sound
- Posted Sep 30, 2014
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