Under The Radar's Scores
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For 5,864 reviews, this publication has graded:
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40% higher than the average critic
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4% same as the average critic
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56% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 4.6 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 68
Highest review score: | Kid A Mnesia | |
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Lowest review score: | Burned Mind |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 4,057 out of 5864
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Mixed: 1,677 out of 5864
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Negative: 130 out of 5864
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The Endless Coloured Ways: The Songs of Nick Drake is occasionally fascinating and occasionally frustrating. A worthy exercise which showcases some fine performances and the fact that there are no slavish, note for note photocopies of any of Drake’s material is to the credit of all concerned.- Under The Radar
- Posted Aug 21, 2023
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The tender “For A Moment” showcases the power and beauty of Cosentino’s voice whilst ‘Real Life’ is another example of her ability to craft beauty from darkness and is as good as anything that Swift and Dessner came up with on evermore and folklore.- Under The Radar
- Posted Aug 11, 2023
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With this welcome offering of three and a half hours of unheard studio Zappa that follows one of his most celebrated albums, one can’t help but wonder what else might eventually escape from the Zappa vault.- Under The Radar
- Posted Aug 10, 2023
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Feeble little horse rise above the DIY pack because there’s always something to grab onto in these songs: a blast of shoegaze guitar, a passing melodic line. “She’s five foot one, you’re six foot five,” Slocum sings on a verse in “Freak” like a little ditty. It’s a miniature moment on a miniature album, but it’s smartly placed and instantly memorable.- Under The Radar
- Posted Aug 9, 2023
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I Don’t Know is an exciting chapter in the contemporary shoegaze book and proves to be an accomplished achievement that channels the band’s influences into something unique and fresh that explores contrasting moods within the context of melodic indie rock.- Under The Radar
- Posted Aug 4, 2023
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The epic “Turbines/Pigs” combines multiple elements of the band’s sound—post-rock, piano-driven introspection, intricate arrangements, jazz elements, and even klezmer flashes—for a tour de force that is but one of the highlights here.- Under The Radar
- Posted Aug 2, 2023
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A record that takes the most heartbreaking and difficult subject matter and weaves it into something strangely uplifting.- Under The Radar
- Posted Aug 1, 2023
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The typical Cole trademarks are here in abundance—the sharp lyrics; the simple but effective melodies; the deftness of touch. However, On Pain combines them with a little bit of what he was trying to avoid in the ’80s, in a very pleasing and effective manner.- Under The Radar
- Posted Jul 31, 2023
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Kenney approaches herself with a welcome degree of warmth and self-acceptance, a sense of perspective and grace that gives the record an airy sun-lit undercurrent. As much as these songs are reflections in the aftermath of love lost, they are equally a path forward, offering new beginnings and new stylistic rabbit holes.- Under The Radar
- Posted Jul 28, 2023
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Their relentless search for the perfect pop tune now a given, their sense of absurdity and wicked charm making another trip around their sun a joyful, vital adventure.- Under The Radar
- Posted Jul 27, 2023
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Eight manages to balance ’90s nostalgia with a hatful of great contemporary tunes which should please the faithful and silence the critics who have nailed The Boo Radleys forever to 1995. It proves you can peep over your shoulder occasionally, as long as you keep moving forward.- Under The Radar
- Posted Jul 25, 2023
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- Posted Jul 25, 2023
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Blur have proven the exception to the tired formula of the heritage rock revival by releasing a brilliant, brave, and perhaps most importantly, truly creative album just when it was least expected.- Under The Radar
- Posted Jul 20, 2023
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- Posted Jul 17, 2023
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I Inside the Old Year Dying has the hallmark of an album that will only get better with age.- Under The Radar
- Posted Jul 14, 2023
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Throughout the album, Yusuf, who will turn 75 years old this month, is in wonderful voice. He leaves, however, his most affecting performances for the album’s end.- Under The Radar
- Posted Jul 11, 2023
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Whether this album opens them up to a new audience remains to be seen, but Chaos County Line is full of warmth, sly self-deprecating humor, righteous anger, brutal honesty, and beautifully crafted melodies.- Under The Radar
- Posted Jul 10, 2023
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Now reaches back to Nash’s past but doesn’t linger there longer than it needs to. If you think that there should be a mandatory retirement age for popular music performers, this record might make you have a rethink.- Under The Radar
- Posted Jul 7, 2023
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Perhaps, the quiddity of Chatten’s songwriting is threefold—he bears the heart of a romantic, the lyrical gifts of a poet, but the wide-eyed cynicism of one cognizant of how the world can ensnare artists of this stripe. This struggle, in his capable hands renders the most exquisite music about our human condition.- Under The Radar
- Posted Jul 7, 2023
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With Seven Psalms, Simon has tried his hand at something new and has succeeded. He manages to address the subject of mortality in an intriguing fashion—never maudlin.- Under The Radar
- Posted Jul 3, 2023
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Even if the ending is a forgone conclusion, Bain’s latest record is sharp, poignant, and often beautiful. Each play can reveal rich new details, leaving you free to explore the differing shades of Bain’s latest cycle.- Under The Radar
- Posted Jun 30, 2023
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Wronger is a great collection of easy-breezy tunes with an effortless swing. It sounds like everyone involved in making the record had a great time and that bonhomie is infectious.- Under The Radar
- Posted Jun 28, 2023
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In total, it’s a wonderful summation of where Stills was in 1971 and the depth and breadth of his talent onstage.- Under The Radar
- Posted Jun 23, 2023
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Projector was a fine introduction to the band, but 3D Country brings the quintet more fully into focus.- Under The Radar
- Posted Jun 23, 2023
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Versions of Us represents a powerful journey of resilience and self-discovery. It engages, uplifts, and leaves a lasting impact, proving that even in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles, if you keep that “spark” alive within you, you can find the strength to prevail.- Under The Radar
- Posted Jun 22, 2023
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Ben Folds has made a welcome return to the world of popular music with What Matters Most. While some of his contemporaries are content to peddle nostalgia, Folds continues to stretch out and try new styles for size. Fortunately for us, they all seem to fit him perfectly.- Under The Radar
- Posted Jun 12, 2023
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Henry St. is a heartfelt return to form for Mattson, who somehow still manages to find beauty in the little things.- Under The Radar
- Posted Jun 9, 2023
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While it has plenty of memorable moments, paired with an unfettered desire to explore and innovate in the studio, it lacks the immediate throughline of its successor. It’s still Squid at their most experimental, but it has more bark than bite.- Under The Radar
- Posted Jun 9, 2023
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Expired Candy marks a significant leap forward from their fantastic debut, Everything Is Dangerous But Nothing’s Surprising, proving that Body Type’s musical repertoire possesses far more depth and subtlety than some dismissive “music industry dudes” may have initially credited them for when they first emerged as a band.- Under The Radar
- Posted Jun 5, 2023
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Roach is a brutally honest and brave interrogation of self, a struggle powered by Folick’s towering vocals as she plunders the depths of her psyche, in songs that confidently straddle taut indie rock and mainstream pop, illuminating both.- Under The Radar
- Posted Jun 5, 2023
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