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For 5,868 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 40% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 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: 100 Kid A Mnesia
Lowest review score: 0 Burned Mind
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4,061 out of 5868
  2. Mixed: 1,677 out of 5868
  3. Negative: 130 out of 5868
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    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Star Eaters Delight
    Given Star Eaters Delight’s briefer running time than its predecessor, Neale has put together a tight package of an album with no stray notes but one also brimming with a sly multitude of ideas. Kudos to Neale for not playing it safe and simultaneously doing something wholly different than anyone else out there.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Pompeii
    Compared with Reward, these songs fill up greater volumes, but they still in many ways feel like companion pieces, united by a reverential dedication to the oblique as the direct, the spasm as control, the heart as the mind.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Florist
    An immensely gentle album that needs to be taken as a whole, tracks with titles like “Duet for Guitar and Rain” or “Bells Pt.’s 1, 2, and 3” deliver on their descriptions as tender transitions between Sprague’s clear headed observations.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Idler Wheel Is Wiser than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More than Ropes Will Ever Do
    Another singular album from a truly idiosyncratic voice, Apple has once again invited us into her lushly conflicted inner monologue.
    • 97 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Sound System [Box Set]
    The immersive experience of sinking into the lovingly detailed Sound System will serve as a reminder of why fans agree with their label's slogan, "The Only Band That Matters." [Aug-Sep 2013, p.103]
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      • Posted Sep 10, 2013
    • 65 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Kasabian
    An unstoppable, intense and astonishing assault on the senses that gives a respectable nod to the past while it blazes a trail to the future. [#9]
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    • 92 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Brighten The Corners: Nicene Creedence Edition
    Brighten the Corners has held up nicely and reminds us of the special gift Pavement had for hyper-literate songwriting that was humorous and heartfelt all at once. [Year End 2008]
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    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    This Is Happening
    James Murphy absolutely crushes the follow up, placing him on the shortlist of artists that truly matter, [Spring 2010, p.64]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    13 & God
    A shiny gem of a record. [#9]
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    • 91 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Funeral for Justice
    Let’s keep it simple: this thing fucking rips. Moctar—along with his bandmates Ahmoudou Madassane, Mikey Coltun, and Souleymane Ibrahim—has built upon the foundations of Afrique Victime and made a tighter record that’s infused with garage rock energy. This isn’t a solemn funeral march: it’s a rallying cry.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Prelude To Ecstasy
    Perhaps it doesn’t quite capture the magical energy of the band’s live performances, but again, that is a totally different experience that would be hard to replicate. Album of the year? Without a doubt, it will be a strong contender.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Before The Dawn Heals Us
    The inclusion of organic instruments really takes M83's keyboard-based material to the next level. [#8, p.107]
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    • 78 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    My Love Is Cool
    The most impressive is its cohesiveness ansibility. This is a record that never leaves you in doubt about who's driving.
    • 95 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Gentlemen At 21 [Deluxe Edition]
    Gentlemen is every bit as relevant today as it ever was and it stands up better than the lion's share of its contemporaries. [Dec 2014, p.69]
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      • Posted Dec 19, 2014
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    I'm Totally Fine With It Don't Give a Fuck Anymore
    It is punishing in its bleakness, wry in its humor, and surprisingly musically triumphant. [Mar - Jul 2024, p.81]
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Bleach: Deluxe Edition
    This music has history in its chords, and it is as powerful today as it was 20 years ago. [Holiday, 2009, p.80]
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    • 92 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Channel Orange
    It stands tall as the best R&B album in a long while, if not the best album in a long while.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Cavalcade
    The confidence and style with which black midi has taken these risks has led to every gamble paying off. It’s hard to imagine any rock album this year beating Cavalcade in pure genius.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Bootleg Series, Vol. 17: Fragments - Time Out of Mind Sessions 1996-1997
    It showcases the entire process and in doing so furthers one’s appreciation of a work of art that is so consequential as it already is. Along with a book of essays and ephemera to further instruct and illuminate, Fragments is as essential to the Dylan catalog as Time Out of Mind itself.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Scale
    It's too early to call Scale a classic, but... Herbert has achieved one of the deftest balances of pop music and politics heard in some time. [#13, p.86]
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    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Bright Green Field
    Squid accomplishes an impressive feat of ambition with Bright Green Field, pushing past genre confines to craft something singular, thoughtful, and captivating.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living
    Throughout, Skinner's production is more precise, his hooks more pointed and polished, and his writing more clever and poignant. [#13, p.89]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    5:55
    The results are what you would expect given its pedigree. In fact, it’s hard to imagine Gainsbourg and company pulling this off any better. [#17, p.85]
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    • 78 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Satanic Panic In The Attic
    It may not be the band's definitive moment... but, arguably, it is the experimental indie pop album of the summer. [#7]
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    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Chorus [Box Set]
    Most interesting about this set is the huge amount of extra material (B-sides, demos, and sessions) included, impressive even if one had been keeping up back then.
    • 100 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Led Zeppelin IV [Remastered]
    Led Zeppelin IV and Houses Of The Holy feature the band at their peak, and these still hold up after decades of heavy rotation. [Dec 2014, p.90]
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      • Posted Dec 19, 2014
    • 98 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Houses of the Holy [Remastered]
    Led Zeppelin IV and Houses Of The Holy feature the band at their peak, and these still hold up after decades of heavy rotation. [Dec 2014, p.90]
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      • Posted Dec 19, 2014
    • 91 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Blue Weekend
    Blue Weekend is a stunning return and one that should cement Wolf Alice’s reputation still further. As ever it’s an eclectic yet cohesive collection of songs that demonstrates maturity, and an unerring ability to craft beautiful, heartfelt genre-defying music full of warmth, depth, and emotional intelligence.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Transatlanticism
    It's their best yet, and that's saying something. [#5, p.100]
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    • 78 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Comforts of Madness [30th Annivesary Remaster]
    Fully remastered along with 15 previously unreleased bonus tracks collected from the original Woodhouse Studio LP demos and the band's first John Peel sessions respectively. The Comforts of Madness still stands proud as one of the finest albums ever created and this timely repackage is an essential addition to anyone's record collection.
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