The Fly (UK)'s Scores
- Music
For 370 reviews, this publication has graded:
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61% higher than the average critic
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3% same as the average critic
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36% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.8 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 71
Highest review score: | Channel Orange | |
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Lowest review score: | Sequel to the Prequel |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 262 out of 370
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Mixed: 99 out of 370
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Negative: 9 out of 370
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This time round, perhaps due to Courtney’s settling down and the addition of Girls keyboardist Matt Kallman, the band sounds fuller and more mature, with a tendency to look forward rather than harking back to the past.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Mar 4, 2014
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In and of itself, So Long, See You Tomorrow is more or less flawless BBC; their music has always been polite, erudite and winsome, and that beat does not skip here.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Feb 24, 2014
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‘Morning’ is stately in a hopeful sort of way; ‘Heart’ an uptempo standout that hints at the quiet majesty of Nick Drake in his ‘Bryter Layter’ period. Meanwhile the striking ‘Wave’ pits Beck’s vocal against a lush, sad string arrangement by his dad--but there are moments where the introspection slides into an acoustic torpor, too.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Feb 24, 2014
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The Oklahoma songwriter is back with some of her most ebullient, ambitiously styled music to date on St Vincent.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Feb 14, 2014
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Occasionally the bare-bones arrangements, a virtue in the main, serve to expose minor shortcomings in the songs. But overall, it’s a quibble far outweighed by the thrill afforded by a record that’s as honest and open-hearted as anything this great band have put their names to yet.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Feb 12, 2014
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Menace Beach may have their sonic ingredients already established, but the result is even better than the sum of their parts.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Jan 16, 2014
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- Posted Jan 14, 2014
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Samantha Crain’s debut seems inextricably tied to that spirit [of alt. country], with its simple melodic warmth trumping contemporary notions of waistcoat-wearing ‘authenticity’.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Jan 10, 2014
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More Dum Dum than Vivian, September Girls’ debut LP is a reverb-ridden sass-pot of a thing--all fluttering eyelashes and scratchy underbelly.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Jan 10, 2014
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Total Strife Forever (thanks, Foals) is an ambitious, absorbing debut, and still probably only a glimpse of what East India Youth’s capable of.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Jan 7, 2014
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Sure, there’s clunky country passages (‘Houston Hades’), brassy crooning (‘J Smoov’) and Cream-y jams (‘Cinnamon and Lesbians’), but Malkmus’ wit remains more than intact in his middle-age.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Jan 3, 2014
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It might be as modern as loincloth, but ‘California X’ is surely a future classic.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Dec 17, 2013
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Join The Dots makes good on the band’s promise to deliver a new album every year, though you can’t help but feel certain songs were neglected in favour of more sophisticated production values.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Dec 17, 2013
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Even attention-grabbing appearances by Lovefoxxx and Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor don’t distract from the ambition, intellectualism and plain-speaking seductiveness that make ‘SUM/ONE’ a more than impressive listen.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Dec 13, 2013
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Mostly, these are exquisitely constructed slow jams--especially recent single ‘Cookies’, The-Dream-esque ‘Crazy Sex’ and the cashmere-soft, Kelly Rowland duet ‘All The Way’--but the pace becomes stagnant after a while.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Dec 12, 2013
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It all feels rather too short, which was surely Mazes’ plan all along: leave ‘em wanting more.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Nov 26, 2013
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Though Shangri La is at least entertaining, it’s without that lasting, killer incision that will guarantee longevity.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Nov 20, 2013
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This is just the latest in a series of EPs from the Philadelphian, though some may quibble it’s light on original material.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Nov 18, 2013
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Featuring cameos from David Longstreth, Chairlift’s Caroline Polachek, Kindness and more Cupid Deluxe is a rich, rewarding listen.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Nov 14, 2013
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There’s a handful of ballads too--the surest sign of maturity--but just when we think they’ve given up the pacy numbers forever, they sucker-punch us at the death with the perfect one-two combo of ‘Unwanted Place’ and ‘Young’.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Nov 11, 2013
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Psychedelic leanings and Le Bon’s fragile Welsh lilt make Mug Museum a typically unusual listen, but its sincerity shines throughout, finding beauty in the strangest, sometimes saddest of places.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Nov 11, 2013
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- Posted Nov 8, 2013
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- Posted Nov 8, 2013
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- Posted Nov 7, 2013
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Whilst Lorde’s world creates its own incredibly distinctive atmosphere, it feels accessible and open to maturing.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Nov 1, 2013
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Bold, vulnerable and pleasingly disjointed, miraculously Night Time, My Time was worth the wait.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Oct 31, 2013
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With psych bite and cosmic volume stripped away, Nielson’s brilliant, dextrous playing and addled lyrical bravery are illuminated brighter than ever.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Oct 29, 2013
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The now-quartet’s fourth record marries prickly melody with glossy discord, eclipsing not only its predecessors but its entire genre.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Oct 21, 2013
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The enjoyably fluffy, pacy tunes here match Best Coast’s debut, but the content makes you want to scream ‘Get a f***ing life and chill out!’ at the speakers.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Oct 21, 2013
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Thanks to the sheer joy with which he performs it (produced here for the first time by Kieran Hebden), it’s irresistibly, inevitably satisfying.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Oct 16, 2013
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