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For 370 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 61% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 36% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.9 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 71
Highest review score: 100 Channel Orange
Lowest review score: 10 Sequel to the Prequel
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 262 out of 370
  2. Mixed: 99 out of 370
  3. Negative: 9 out of 370
370 music reviews
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Images Rolling
    As far as second albums go, this is quite brilliant--enough of a departure to render it excitingly fresh, yet still tinged with all the bleeps, pulses and slides that put the magic in Magic Arm the first time of asking.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Come of Age
    They've honed their ability to be urgent and primitive, to write songs that make boys and girls want to snog each other, and added nuance and depth. Everything feels bold, fast and confident.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Wash the Sins Not Only the Face
    An album of chilly, detached beauty.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    I Love You, It's Cool
    Refreshingly repetitive. We love you too, Bear In Heaven.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Nothing Bad Will Ever Happen
    The Londoners' ramshackle summer vibes are still happy to coast along on a slacker wave rather than streamlining too directly.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Light Asylum
    With frantic whip-crack beats, chirruping synths and a booming 'no messing' baritone, the NYC duo's anti-authority anthems rage against the hypocrisy.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Deserters
    Her classically trained sensibilities shine through on her first solo effort, which sparkles with understated beauty.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Always [EP]
    A manic experiment that bodes well for album two.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Anxiety
    Pip retains the sizzling electronics and soaring melodies of her first offering, but delivers them like a sultry wrong'un wracked with self doubt, battering drums and attacking every guitar she can lay her hands on.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Dr. Dee
    At times, without the visual aids of the stage production, it whips from cohesive to confusing but, for the most part, 'Dr Dee' is a boundary-pushing triumph.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Traps
    Traps shakes with stoned-in-a-basement riffs and sarcasm.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Beacon
    There are times when all you need is a stompy bass drum to underpin a killer melody, and that's exactly what makes Beacon tick; nothing's overworked or overcomplicated.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Born to Die
    Born To Die may ultimately prove too-blinkered a vision to fully appeal to the Sheeran-loving public in the long run, but Lana has certainly proved that she's not just here to play games.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Glowing Mouth
    Glowing Mouth is as emotionally jolting and cosily reassuring as a night in with a David attenborough boxset.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Baby
    Ecstatic, raucous, spine-tingling and delivered in the only way they know, Baby is a piece of Tribes for their devoted followers to hold onto.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Freedom of Speech
    Social commentary ('Blaze Up A Fire'), emotional nudity ('Elephant') and confessional bravery ('Angel Wings') illuminate a warm, honest album.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    New Relics
    Errors have never sounded more magnificent.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Blue Record [EP]
    With psych bite and cosmic volume stripped away, Nielson’s brilliant, dextrous playing and addled lyrical bravery are illuminated brighter than ever.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Temper Trap
    Moments of cringe-worthiness aside, album two rejoices in TTT's expansive and elaborately emotional ballads.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    All Our Favourite Stories
    The zingy, careening pop of 'Do The Right Thing', and the grandiose welterweight rock of 'Teenage Daughter' are their most effective communiqués.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Disaster Tourist
    A sweet, sad record full of wide-eyed wonder and a charming, youthful naivety.
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