DIY Magazine's Scores
- Music
For 3,080 reviews, this publication has graded:
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54% higher than the average critic
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4% same as the average critic
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42% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 73
Highest review score: | Not to Disappear | |
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Lowest review score: | Let It Reign |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2,176 out of 3080
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Mixed: 891 out of 3080
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Negative: 13 out of 3080
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There's a certain urgency lacking to 'Kill My Blues' - Tucker seems determined to tap in to a certain rage and angst, yet still manages to sound rote and homogeneous.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Oct 1, 2012
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While Untogether is immaculately put together, it does take a while to cross over and connect with you.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Feb 12, 2013
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- Posted Nov 10, 2021
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The tracks are less punchy than before and perhaps more subdued, though this is the sort of music that needs to be immersed in and often takes time to truly appreciate.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Jan 24, 2013
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The eight-minute sprawl of ‘Don’t Blame Yourself’, too, is wildly self-indulgent and could have had at least a couple of minutes lopped off. Ultimately, though, he sounds rejuvenated on Star Stuff, and that bodes well for whatever he has lined up next.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Mar 31, 2017
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Perhaps this a record that works better under the summer sun, but right now Ride Your Heart doesn’t sound much more than a showcase for surfy style and lo-fi charm.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Apr 1, 2013
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Overgrown demonstrates that for all Blake's myriad talents as a producer he still isn't able to carve a great song out of a simple idea.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Apr 5, 2013
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The result is a consistently textured record, with beautifully integrated strings.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Jul 29, 2016
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- Posted Jan 25, 2013
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ISM have stepped away from the traditional Ibibio folk tales that formed the lyrics for much of their debut album, instead relying more on English lyrics and universal themes. Only ‘She Work Very Hard’ displays the kind of storytelling that made those songs so intriguing, and it’s here where the boundaries between tradition and future are most blurred.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Mar 22, 2019
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Chelsea Light Moving should feel like a tired hashing-over of sonic tropes, considering what a prolific career the front man's had. But it doesn't; it's a lively, noisy semi-resurrection.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Mar 4, 2013
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Flickering and darting across a vast sonic plane, the album is a worthwhile expedition and an interesting re-imagining of the past propelled into the future.- DIY Magazine
- Posted May 31, 2016
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Despite the missteps it’s What the World Needs Now’s ability to sound energised and fresh which makes it an album that you can’t dismiss.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 4, 2015
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Their knack for incredible hooks is still there (see ‘Holiday’, the very definition of an earworm), but the effortless fun seems to have fallen by the wayside.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Apr 1, 2022
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There’s a minimalism in places here that even ardent fans might find a touch disappointing given how predisposed she normally is to extrapolating on her ideas. In fairness, though, the whole point of Documents is to capture the sound of a band, still hot from the road, bringing that energy to the studio. In the Same Room delivers.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Mar 31, 2017
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It’s a mostly successful and far more mature record; it just has to be seen as a more grown-up Anthems for Doomed Youth rather than the anthems from doomed youth that they previously brought.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 4, 2015
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Although the lyrical themes aren’t necessarily treading new ground--and at times sound feel more 1970s than 2010s--New View is the most self-assured realisation of the Friedberger’s delicately eloquent and intelligent musical talent.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Jan 22, 2016
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While Life Among the Savages lacks the absolute highs of Quever’s previous work, it also lacks any lows, except for possibly the abrupt ending which leaves you longing for more.- DIY Magazine
- Posted May 12, 2014
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It’s not an immediate album, but give a little time for the scattershot approach to sink in and moments of genius gradually reveal themselves.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 29, 2017
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It’s still immersive music for thinking and reflecting. It might lack it’s ‘Red Eyes’ but this record is filled with enough to satisfy any existing fans.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Aug 25, 2017
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A record that does the musical equivalent of wrapping its arms around your body and giving you a nice, warm hug.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Jun 28, 2012
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The Waiting Room is reserved and considered, yet you still come out of the other end feeling like you’ve run the emotional gamut; in that respect, at least, you have to recognise it as Staples’ strongest set of songs for a good long while.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Jan 22, 2016
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RY X is a talented guy with a singular vision, but Unfurl's title is misleading--it’s a little too tentative to have fully done so.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Feb 15, 2019
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An swirling, abstract painting of an album, and an eclectic slow burner, Painted Ruins serves more as a fascinating indication of where Grizzly Bear could head next than anything else.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Aug 18, 2017
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With the few songs that feature the vocal backing of Condon the fullness that immediately hits the ear makes me realise that introducing another voice or even another medium to the mix would enhance the listening experience of this album by at least 75%.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Feb 10, 2012
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Overall, it’s hard to escape the sense that the concept behind the record has played to its favour in some parts and gone against it in others; this is, therefore, not even close to being the most balanced Sweet Baboo effort to date.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Jun 1, 2017
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Kirk's irresistible vocals lend the album all the quality it needs, and their lighter touches and some inspired choices really add depth to the monochromatic and claustrophobic formula.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Mar 31, 2014
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This is a maddened work that deals with its own conscience; a debut grappling with heavy topics and conquering them.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Mar 20, 2014
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Overwhelmingly luscious at times, Range Of Light is a record that musically embodies the art of escapism, even if that does means evading even the consciousness of its listeners from time to time.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Mar 31, 2014
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They’ve still yet to find that album that feels complete. While their eighth album, Wallop, isn’t quite it, it’s the closest they’ve been for quite a while.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Aug 30, 2019
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