Sputnikmusic's Scores

  • Music
For 2,368 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 53% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 45% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.2 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 72
Highest review score: 100 The Seer
Lowest review score: 10 The Path of Totality
Score distribution:
2368 music reviews
    • 77 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    John knows what he does best and that's exactly he delivers, every damn time like clockwork.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    There's a depth to these tunes, one that comes not out of fast nights and wrecked relationships but the hindsight and experience of age; it's a well that, thankfully, seems to be getting deeper and deeper.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    I can easily see it lacking the longevity of their other albums, but for now it’s damn good to see the Weavers doing what they do best...screaming about natural nonsense and making some excellent black metal.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    At its dizzying zenith, Beyoncé is a loaded fusion of generosity and self-empowerment. or perhaps, more accurately, it finds self-empowerment in generosity.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    There’s absolutely no way Queensryche’s self-titled album will disappoint long-time fans that have been clamoring for a return to what initially made the band special.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    It's a scarily mature album for a bunch of 21 year olds to have recorded, and the pairing of its ambitious lyrical concepts and motivated songwriting is something to be admired.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    There’s a lot to unwrap lyrically and thematically on Show Pony. It offers a layer of depth that simply doesn’t exist in certain pockets of country music, and brings all of this to the table while stretching the genre’s sonic boundaries.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Circus is a top-rate pop album that, with a little bit of justice, will be afforded the same sort of longevity as her brilliant early singles.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Tropical Fuck Storm's latest record simply reproves their enigmatic worth, and then doubles down on it in a way that no other artist comes close to emulating.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    It’s the end of the world every single day, and King Gizzard have just offered you its soundtrack.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    All in all, An Imaginary Country is probably Tim Hecker's most accessible album. In a way, the record bridges together the elements heard on previous albums, only without regurgitating old ideas.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Braindrops is somehow both more personal and more detached than Liddiard has ever been. It’s personal in that there’s moments of unmitigated passion, manifesting as anger, vulnerability, and virulent snark; the shrapnel from broken relationships and haywire politics ricochets off the band.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    It is something brand new and completely unexpected.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Essentially the best debut album of 2010 thus far.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    By all means engage yourself in Tomorrow, In a Year, for the prize at the end is one of the essential experiences of the young year. Just understand the scope of the expedition you’re embarking upon before you go.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Arrows and Anchors is a masterpiece. It takes the wonder of El Cielo, mixes it with the heavy prog of Tool, and goes all [insert Mike Patton project here] in its weirdness.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    I'd call The Marfa Tapes a labor of love if it didn't sound so effortless. Ingram and Randall contribute beautiful cuts of their own (don't assume this is just another platform for Lambert), and when the three play together, the end product is as dynamic as it is breathtaking.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Listening to something like Thursday is the ultimate form of escapism that so many of us flock to music for. That's a quality that should be celebrated, not criticized for its lack of immediate pleasure.
    • 99 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Can was light years ahead of their time, and the ideas they present in Tago Mago and sequential albums are still incomprehensible even in today's eclectic and varied music scene.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Dixon’s radiant songwriting paves the way, and his expressive style makes for an enchanting journey through blissful soundscapes.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    There’s a sense of the theatrical blended in subtly among the very genuine declarations of self that pepper the rest of the album.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    With all its sonic diversity, consistency and precision, ...Like Clockwork is an impressive step in the right direction.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    But really, it's Kozelek's voice in all its imperfect glory that makes April (and indeed all of his other work) as wonderful as it is.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    It is the soundtrack to every want and desire, and every wish and memory--but most of all, it is simply beautiful.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    It's hard to find any real faults with Eisley's latest album, The Valley.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The songs are fun, intimate, personal, and at times simply epic.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    As Williamson comes into her own on her fourth full-length, it’s clear that she has not only reached an enlightened moment of clarity in her life, but that she’s also crafted the best album of her young career. This record is intensely personal yet wide-reaching, and even if Jess admits that she’s “no sorceress”, she certainly has a way of captivating her audience.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    It veers from cautious optimism, to sadness and to those odd moments where you feel anything's possible. Young and Crazy Horse continue to run free.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! is a truly unforgettable experience.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Other Side of Make-Believe preserves the band’s haunted post punk proclivities, but the subtle positive messaging from Banks (and occasionally from the instrumentals) adds another layer of depth to the band’s sound. ... This is easily one of the best albums of 2022, and it stands up to some of Interpol’s greatest works.