Sputnikmusic's Scores
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For 2,393 reviews, this publication has graded:
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53% higher than the average critic
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2% same as the average critic
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45% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.3 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 72
Highest review score: | The Seer | |
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Lowest review score: | The Path of Totality |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1,772 out of 2393
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Mixed: 542 out of 2393
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Negative: 79 out of 2393
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The results are daring, but she’s succeeded in making the best pop album of 2021, thus far.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Jul 30, 2021
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It's the very definition of a grower, and this record has something Born to Die never had: more reflection.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Jun 18, 2014
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What makes the trio’s unique blend of noise and hip-hop so effective, however, isn’t any kind of obvious messaging, or an attempt at allegory. It’s that you don't have to read it in any particular way.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Oct 18, 2019
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The album captures the artist in scintillating form with its potent mesh-up of gutsy inventiveness and great maturity.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Mar 3, 2014
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It's a worthy follow-up to Sometimes I Might Be Introvert, trading that album's shimmering polish and clear curation for a looser, more raw aesthetic.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Dec 13, 2022
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I Love You, Honeybear is the rare love letter that manages to capture all the ugly, bitter sides to a relationship, the angles covered in shadow and hidden behind front doors, because it understands that these are the moments that make up a full and fulfilling relationship between two people with issues and histories and feelings that are more often awful and conflicted than not.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Feb 11, 2015
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A better title might have been Thriving, because this record continues their remarkably consistent run and proves that they are still very much at, or at least near, the top of their game.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Oct 16, 2019
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Bunny's performances are pristine: the record navigates its hooks, sonic sways and immaculate v..v..vibes with palpable ease.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted May 31, 2023
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Yet, for all its wonderfully dense qualities, A.A. Williams’ voice remains the star of her show. It’s as consistently powerful as it is calming: it fits tranquil acoustic soundscapes as well as devastating post-metal disintegrations.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Oct 6, 2022
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From continuous instrumental surprises to brutally honest lyrics, Trophy Eye’s sophomore effort is much more than a solid return, it’s an unanticipated punch to the gut--one that will leave the listener reeling as it rightfully earns its spot among the genre’s most passionate and achingly honest albums.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Oct 18, 2016
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The Dream Is Over is one of the most unapologetically over-the-top punk albums in recent memory, and fitting proof that Babcock’s vocals are still fully functional.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted May 26, 2016
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What truly puts Swift’s fifth full-length in its own class is the combination of brilliant songwriting and incredible production. Those two strengths come together throughout 1989, but no track showcases it better than “Out of the Woods.”- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Oct 28, 2014
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This is damn good music. Like, legitimately sensational. Some of the best of 2023, actually.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Mar 22, 2023
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Boris doesn't have any obligation to still be putting out records this captivating, but Dear most certainly captivates, and it has me excited for 25 more years of Boris.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Jul 13, 2017
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They Want My Soul chases that sound far past anything Spoon have done to date in their careers. It’s a chase I hope never ends.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Aug 6, 2014
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A delicately-crafted work fusing experimentalism and sheer sonic beauty, A Light For Attracting Attention stands proudly on its own merits as a top-tier piece of art rock, connections to a certain critically and publicly acclaimed band aside.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted May 13, 2022
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God’s Country is a sordid treat. It’s too personably grounded and idiosyncratically voiced to be mistaken for anyone else’s recycled diatribe; it punches up tenaciously every step of the way; it’s ready for the end of days, and it hates itself for this with a vengeance. What’s the appeal? It’s bloody wonderful.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Aug 2, 2022
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There's a clear aesthetic touchstone for pretty much everything this album does. If you're the kind of person easily frustrated by such influence-heavy music you'll be turned away, but I admire the consistency of songcraft needed to hold together an album pulling from so many places.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Aug 1, 2019
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It's both primal and audacious, raw and approachable, unnerving and at times comforting. Most of all, though, it tackles the relationship turmoil in a brilliantly inventive and thrilling fashion.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Nov 25, 2014
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Talk of pretension aside, Rival Dealer is an important piece of work, a genuinely astounding and jaw-dropping release that deserves every pair of ears it can find.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Dec 17, 2013
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Few albums can make such bold statements without seeming heavy-handed, but Jacklin’s sophomore effort feels as natural as the words rolling off her tongue.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Feb 25, 2019
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All in all, Henry St. marks a triumphant return for The Tallest Man On Earth, as he once more emerges from the Swedish countryside to take the folk world by storm. This time, though, he’s got companions, leading to a fuller and richer sonic journey than ever before.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Apr 14, 2023
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Wildlife was a great leap forward, and Rooms Of The House further evolves their sound.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Mar 19, 2014
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It may not garner the same kind of fond appreciation that fans have for The Mysterious Production of Eggs, or Break It Yourself, but this album is less a niche corner of the folk genre and more an illustrious banner for all to appreciate. In Bird’s vast canon of genre experimentation, there’s room for at least one big time indie-rock record--and this fills those shoes quite well.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Mar 25, 2019
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At once exquisitely beautiful and deeply tragic, and imbued with a bucolic sense of a rural England full of villages and country lanes and woods and fields, I Am Not There Anymore is a journey that you won’t readily forget. Flaws and all, it’s both a worthy comeback for an excellent band and one of the year’s finest releases.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Jul 26, 2023
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If Async was an album centered on the genesis of its creator's suffering and recovery, Remodels is the triumph over the odds put up against Sakamoto and his way of continuing to share his life's work with the world through the lens of his disciples and his contemporaries.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Feb 27, 2018
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It’s an album utterly relatable because love, and heartbreak, are universal. It’s also something so amazingly personal that no one could precisely duplicate it, because every experience is specific to Tomberlin’s journey. That’s At Weddings: passion, devastation, depression , and strength rolled into one. It’s tenacious, and it’s beautiful.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Aug 17, 2018
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The record showcases their most cohesive and potentially most versatile stylistic palette to date. Returning fans will find the likes of “softscars”, “ghosts” and “bloodbunny” full of familiar glitchy flourishes, and “inferno” within a stone’s throw of Serotonin II’s understated reveries, but there’s a much more ‘physical’ presence to the music here.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Sep 25, 2023
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If Firepower was Judas Priest proving that they’ve still “got it”, Invincible Shield is them making sure no one else will steal their crown. Plenty of veteran classic metal acts are kicking around to this day, but none of them (not even Iron Maiden) still sound as vital, fresh, or vibrant as Judas Priest.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Mar 12, 2024
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Every journey back to Meridian offers one more dazzling gem, shimmering in the music’s translucent waters just waiting to be discovered. Immerse yourself and become beautifully adrift.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Jul 20, 2018
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