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For 1,126 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 63% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 35% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.3 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 73
Highest review score: 100 The Golden Age of Apocalypse
Lowest review score: 10 This Is Forever
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 856 out of 1126
  2. Mixed: 256 out of 1126
  3. Negative: 14 out of 1126
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Zonoscope
    The refreshing thing about bands like Cut Copy is that they're consistent. Far too often do artists change direction throughout their careers and sometimes lose touch with that thing that made us all fall in love with them in the first place, but this isn't the case with Zonoscope.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Shame, Shame
    After five full-length albums, Shame, Shame finds Dr. Dog far from having exhausted their creativity, sounding more passionate and frenzied than ever on what is a lasting testament to their showmanship and remarkably consistent songwriting.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Broken Bells
    Every moment on Broken Bells is necessary. James Mercer and Brian Burton, in this highly personal project, have nurtured a carefully multilayered array of pleasant sound with slow-moving vocals that capture the best of the worlds of both these talented artists.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Slappers
    Triumphant. [Jul/Aug 2006, p.130]
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    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Space Is Only Noise
    Space Is Only Noise is not a perfect album, he could have done without the fillers, but it's a perfect listening experience.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future
    Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future is a pop gem for the young at heart and proof that the duo possesses the serious musical talent needed bring their whimsical musical visions to life.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Sepalcure
    The whole album is deep and atmospheric, with the right amount of up-tempo treats.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    L.A.X.
    The Game pairs that unabashed love with swirling ideas and concepts that elevate the record to an easy contender for album of the year.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Jet Lag
    Wolf’s elastic compositions straddle the line between a multitude of genres without making it sound forced. Widely respected as one of the best drummers on the indie scene for years, Josiah Wolf has deftly proven he has the chops to stand on his own.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Rewild
    Needless to say, for a band only formed in January 2008, not only is this release very ambitious, but also well meticulously well crafted.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Two
    The more things change, the more they stay the same. Whether this is in fact always true is quite debatable, but with Miss Kittin teaming up with The Hacker once more for Two, it seems as though they’re as strong as ever.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Parallax
    There's always something a bit fresh to the way Cox decides to articulate his musical notions, and this album shows that regardless of the ways his influences and ideas phase around each other, the impressions he presents are among the most appealing to be found.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Broken
    Soulsavers continue to challenge themselves and are able to produce a great album musically and lyrically. Overall, the album is cohesive and strong on almost every level.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Attention Deficit
    The production offers great instrumentation and paints moods very well for Wale and his expertly-picked guest appearances.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Feels
    To call these songs ambitious would be an understatement. [Oct 2005, p.76]
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    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Ruff Draft [Reissue]
    A must-have for true J Dilla fans. [Apr 2007, p.104]
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    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Mirrored
    Every song on the 52-minute masterpiece builds and bridges until everything self-destructs and the only thing left to do is dance. [May 2007, p.92]
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Grinderman
    An album more raw than an infected, 10-day-old open head wound. [Apr 2007, p.102]
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    • 73 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Closer
    The self-reflective vocals... are an insightful change, while the slow-boiling builds on "Mind In Rewind" will simply make you want to buy your 303 back off eBay. [Nov 2003, p.87]
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    • 64 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Life Processes
    Gorgeous, thoughtful, and musically brilliant, the album runs like a concept album about life experiences should...beginning, middle, end; all equally interesting and exciting.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Weareallgoingtoburninhellmegamixxx3
    Weareallgoingtoburninhellmegamixxx3 is El-P at his weirdest and finest, a dystopian symphony of other-worldly drums, funk horns, and brilliantly-culled samples.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    College Dropout
    Manages to be both visceral and emotive, sprinkling the dancefloors with tears and sweat. [Mar 2004, p.111]
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    • 76 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A Cross The Universe
    Live, this animal bears really bears it's fangs while at the same time increasing the thoughtful and clever sonics and compositional savvy that puts them in a class above most of their peers.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Kairos
    A transportive offering in a record full of them--strangely relatable, hauntingly beautiful and in the truest sense, exquisite.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Vessels
    A fierce vision quest of psychedelic riffs 'n' roll that manages to sound like hard rock, shoegazer and new rave all within the same song, yet never feeling forced or false. [Mar 2007, p.98]
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    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Ys
    She surpasses the level of comparatively hook-heavy songwriting set with The Milk-Eyed Mender by evoking a dramatic weight people will still be talking about years down the line. [Nov 2006, p.137]
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Li(f)e
    While his past two Anti-/Epitaph releases showed a heavy punk influence, Li(f)e is a groundbreaking amalgamation of folk, indie rock and hip hop.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Heligoland
    While this record may have cast the veil of melancholy over a chunk of its tracks, the noticeable difference should be welcome to fans old and new.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Animal Feelings
    This is an album loosely forged in all those places where pop, rock, funk and soul congregate and it's hard to imagine it all coming together much better.
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