Sputnikmusic's Scores
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For 2,395 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.
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Average Music review score: 72
Highest review score: | The Seer | |
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Lowest review score: | The Path of Totality |
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Positive: 1,773 out of 2395
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Mixed: 543 out of 2395
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Negative: 79 out of 2395
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This is a good album for a band as deep into their career as Elbow, but it’s also worthwhile even without that qualifier. The band aren’t getting any younger, but they are getting wiser and, dare I say, more fun.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Mar 26, 2024
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This is the kind of record that never loses sight of a desire to learn and change. Whenever Remind Me Tomorrow circles in on starry-eyed nostalgia -- that vile, misleading thing -- it rearranges the fabric of its composition and converts idealism to retrospect.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Jan 18, 2019
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The songs that hew closer to pop than hip-hop are the strongest because they show the most confidence, both vocally and musically. That there is even a disparity, however, points to the biggest problem with thank u, next: its occasional lack of a clear identity.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Feb 11, 2019
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A couple of 50 year olds have just made the most vibrant, youthful record you'll hear all year. What's not to love?- Sputnikmusic
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Some listeners may find the album samey or too similar but one aspect of Mirrored that can't be disputed is that it is a unique album with little to no similar peers.- Sputnikmusic
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The entire album is a collaborative project, in that sense; yet each song acts like a personal journal entry, documenting Justin Vernon's experience back with the living, after being with the ghosts of memory for some time.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted May 25, 2011
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Songs on Fake History sometimes sounded like they were simply vehicles for Butler’s frenetic performances instead of complete songs. That isn’t the case here, which means that most of these songs aren’t as immediate, but lack of immediacy is generally a good indicator of an album’s longevity, especially in post-hardcore.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Jul 9, 2013
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What we have here will likely go down in history as the band’s magnum opus. It’s just so fucking massive and Netflix-level binge-worthy. Without a slow song or acoustic number, Brave Faces Everyoneis ten tracks of loud, abrasive rock music that should connect with anyone who’s life isn’t perfect.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Feb 13, 2020
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American Siren is the kind of album that connects with you on a personal level, leaving all kinds of potent thoughts dancing around in your head. Few songs in recent memory have stunned me with a rushing flood of emotions like the heavy cuts here did with ease.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Dec 9, 2021
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Nas sounds as energized as ever in his current era and he’s dealing some serious bars across the 15 tracks composing Magic 3. At the same time, it sounds as if the Hit-Boy partnership is finally losing steam--something evident in a record that is stretched thin (cough 15 tracks) and inconsistent, capable of reaching commendable heights and consequently worrying depths.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Sep 20, 2023
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Hercules and Love Affair is a killer work from Butler, an album not meant to break down any barriers or start a revolution.- Sputnikmusic
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- Posted Sep 26, 2014
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Killer Mike and El-P release a short, 33-minute record absolutely brimming with ten of the hardest bangers known to man.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Jul 2, 2013
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While often a little too unfocused, The Anthropocene Extinction is a fine addition to their catalog.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Sep 2, 2015
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It’s easily the most charming she’s ever been--she's no master hunter, but she doesn't need to be.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Jun 12, 2013
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While not reinventing the wheel, and still struggling with occasional blandness, there are plenty of moments here which simply provoke more excitement and emotion than I’ve felt from Foo Fighters’ music for a while.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted May 31, 2023
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Bird Machine impresses both as an unexpectedly resurrected album with that classic Sparklehorse feel, and as a distinct entity which sees the project move in a comparatively polished and refined direction. Even without the mournful context of its release, it’s one of the best indie albums of the year.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Sep 7, 2023
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Make no mistake, the payoff that Promises promises is by no means immediate. This is music to savour with eyes closed in a dark room, headphones on and all other distractions firmly yeeted from sight.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Apr 7, 2021
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Time will tell if "Cosmogramma" is the most definitive moment of his career, but at this point it seems the realm of electronic music is open for Flying Lotus to be the next big visionary of his genre.- Sputnikmusic
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Koi No Yokan is a passable alt-rock/metal album by a band that is capable of much more.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Nov 21, 2012
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It's the construction of it all that's so perfect: that the music can follow, this time, but still be what Grizzly Bear are all about.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Nov 30, 2012
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The sum total of their 2022 opus is a straight upgrade to SOUL GLO’s already brilliant back catalog, bursting with scorching new takes on old ideas and enough spirit and passion to set the entire scene ablaze.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Apr 5, 2022
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Together is a finely-crafted work which should hold up to listening under widely varied circumstances, likely to feel as much at home amid the windswept, skeletal trees of late autumn as on the porch on a humid summer evening. All told, there’s plenty to rejoice about, the sad boys are back in town.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Apr 15, 2022
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By listening to What Does It All Mean?, you're giving yourself a vital history lesson, a blast of fun, and above all, some 130 minutes of fantastic music.- Sputnikmusic
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The result is a record that's immediately familiar yet inventive, funky, fun, and always impressive.- Sputnikmusic
- Posted Nov 21, 2011
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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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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.- Sputnikmusic
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It's hard to slate Harps and Angels too much, because the music is actually quite good in places and it's nowhere near bad enough to be a chore to listen to.- Sputnikmusic
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There's a density to these tracks that belie the airy, simple nature they seem to suggest and it's this quality that gives them such life beyond the initial listens. Through his channeling of other artists imaginings, Sam Amidon is earning himself a place in the folk world that's genuinely his own.- Sputnikmusic
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