For 4,544 reviews, this publication has graded:
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64% higher than the average critic
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2% same as the average critic
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34% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.5 points higher than other critics.
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Average Music review score: 74
Highest review score: | The Life Of Pablo | |
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Lowest review score: | Graffiti |
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Positive: 3,663 out of 4544
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Mixed: 771 out of 4544
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Negative: 110 out of 4544
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With an infectious energy that shines through even the most plodding beats, the debut LP from Chicago’s Melkbelly is the kind of inspired noise-pop that similarly conquers 100 sound-alikes to lodge itself in the brain.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Oct 13, 2017
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No matter what he does to it, that voice is still unmistakably Billy, and while Ogilala gives it some genuine moments of quietly affecting beauty, after 11 beatless tracks laden with burdensome titles (“Amarinthe,” “Antietam,” “Shiloh,” “Half-Life Of An Autodidact”), yet light on memorable melodies or any lyrics that match the frankness of the setting, by album’s end, you long to hear it over a wall of guitars again.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Oct 13, 2017
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It’s the best encapsulation of her vision to date, here fully under her control.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Oct 12, 2017
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Colors is solid--Beck doesn’t make bad records, whatever mode he’s in--and it flirts with greatness, but he’s at his best when he decides to either get loose or get serious, less so when he drives straight down the- The A.V. Club
- Posted Oct 11, 2017
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Offering’s second half becomes a stoned and fuzzy blur, its overall high settling into a pleasurable yet indistinct haze.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Oct 6, 2017
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There’s another EP in here that’s every bit as good as Hallucinogen, but as an album, Take Me Apart remains more proof of Kelela’s talent and still-unrealized potential.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Oct 6, 2017
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The Kid is truly an album to experience beginning to end, one with a knack for making you feel--as Smith sings on “An Intention”--“everything at the same time.”- The A.V. Club
- Posted Oct 6, 2017
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There’s plenty to unpack lyrically, too, which makes it ideal for a headphones listen. You know, not unlike Blue or Court And Spark.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Oct 6, 2017
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For his first solo album, Liam Gallagher goes a long way toward establishing himself apart from brother Noel and the rest of Oasis. His most successful tracks here evoke Nashville rather than Manchester.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Oct 6, 2017
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- Posted Oct 6, 2017
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It gets its message across in surprisingly approachable prog-funk hooks, the kind that might convince even lapsed fans and skeptics to give them a second chance.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Sep 29, 2017
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Cyrus’ voice has scarcely been more expressive, and there’s no question that she means what she sings. That said, you might long for a more inspired metaphor (or eight).- The A.V. Club
- Posted Sep 29, 2017
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In lesser hands, this kind of sonic disparity could be chaotic and confusing--but with Rowsell’s voice as the guiding light, Visions is a captivating, enjoyable ride.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Sep 28, 2017
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It’s devastating music uniquely attuned to our current cultural moment, stridently political but less interested in dictating the problems or their solutions than in mapping the emotional topography of being alive and terrified in 2017.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Sep 27, 2017
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Stranger In The Alps alchemizes sorrow into redemptive beauty. It’s never about wallowing, but about slowly moving through it. That difference, played out over some incredible, wise-beyond-her-years songwriting, makes it one of the best albums of the year.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Sep 27, 2017
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There aren’t many hooks to be found here, which means a lot of Three Futures sort of blurs together. But it’s all hazily fascinating, flowing naturally through its various peaks and valleys, and it succeeds in Scott’s goal of being truly immersive listening--something that reveals itself to you in strange new ways each time you return.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Sep 26, 2017
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This is the same old Macklemore, stuffing all of his songs with drop-out catchphrases and horn solos and minutes-long American Idol-style belting, all starry-eyed and corny in the same way that, say, the music in a Broadway musical is.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Sep 22, 2017
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Overall, V maintains a distinctively elegant gloom, The Horrors continuing to find intoxicating new shades within their gray moods. It’s an album that confirms them as one of the most consistently surprising, most artistically sophisticated, simply greatest rock bands working today.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Sep 22, 2017
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It doesn’t hurt that every song given the Luna treatment--mellow, reverb-y guitars, Dean Wareham’s winning deadpan vocals--pretty much becomes a Luna song.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Sep 21, 2017
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That lack of any real direction or purpose colors all of Wonderful Wonderful, a record that, even by The Killers’ standards, boasts little depth beneath its glossy surface.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Sep 20, 2017
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Hiss Spun is a full-on sludge-metal extravaganza, never content to go slow and heavy when it could be going slower and heavier. The bombast is overwhelming, and while there’s an admirable zeal to her drive for making almost every second as intense as possible, it begins to get numbing.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Sep 20, 2017
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The band still builds giant sonic structures with guitars, drums, and violins, stretching out into song suites that can last for 15 minutes or more.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Sep 20, 2017
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Not since acclaimed debut Diadem Of 12 Stars has Wolves In The Throne Room rocked this hard and steady; in its sustained racket, it approximates one of the band’s live shows, which tend to be all blistering blitzkrieg all the time, drone passages withheld.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Sep 19, 2017
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Unsurprisingly, the stellar Hallelujah Anyhow often feels like a restless fever dream.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Sep 19, 2017
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Metz could fall into the trap of making the same album over and over, but Strange Peace shows the band taking steps to subtly expand its sound. The attack remains, but it’s not as relentless.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Sep 18, 2017
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On their ninth album, Concrete And Gold, Foo Fighters go all in on that classic rock love, resulting in a batch of songs that uses the past to give the band new life.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Sep 15, 2017
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Dedicated To Bobby Jameson is the most comfortable Pink’s ever sounded with his own success, turning legitimacy into a noble weapon: ambition.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Sep 15, 2017
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Half-Light is never less than interesting: It’s tremendously layered and fussy, but also sweet and light. It’s a hell of a start for a guy who’s been doing it forever.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Sep 14, 2017
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The first half of this Jekyll and Hyde act showcases the kind of skillful songwriters and musicians Deer Tick have grown into. The 10 tracks cover a lot of ground.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Sep 13, 2017
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For all the noticeable gains Deer Tick has made in its songwriting in recent years, Vol. 2 offers sufficient proof that it hasn’t lost its raw nerve.- The A.V. Club
- Posted Sep 13, 2017
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