Almost Cool's Scores

  • Music
For 410 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 0.7 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 72
Highest review score: 93 You Forgot It In People
Lowest review score: 20 Do The Bambi
Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 6 out of 410
410 music reviews
    • 77 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Although it's definitely a bit bi-polar, Cryptograms still gets high marks for offering up a slew of great tracks and actually gaining strength the longer it goes on.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    WIncing The Night Away as a whole is both inconsistent and even odd in sequencing.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Downright awesome in places.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    [The] longer track... just completely derails what would otherwise be a fairly solid and concise album.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    It's definitely about as disjointed as they come, and while that loose style seems to invigorate some tracks, it makes for a release that's downright hard to listen to in places.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Ys
    A knockout of an album.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Despite the inconsistencies, Hello Everything is one of the best things that Jenkinson has done in some time.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    There's still not really anyone out there creating music quite like this, but unfortunately The Blood Brothers have made better albums than this.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    At times enjoyable, at other times somewhat bland, And The Opera Circuit is a somewhat inconsistent follow-up release from the young artist.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Over quiet, shuffling drum machine beats, the two spill out woozy guitars, vocals, and organs into slightly off-kilter pop nuggets that sound like they could have been made at any point in the past thirty (or more) years.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Human Animal certainly isn't something I'd want to pull out on a regular basis, but there's some beautiful evil I can appreciate on this one.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Dense and substantive, Return To Cookie Mountain is a nice head-trip to take.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Even more engaging than their debut, So This Is Goodbye is another amazing album from Junior Boys, and one of the better releases of the year.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Easily the most plain-sounding album that LaValle has released to date.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    In the end, Varcharz feels like an in-betweener album, where the duo hasn't quite figured out which direction they want to move in next.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    At times outstanding and at others a bit frustrating, Slappers is a bit too uneven to be essential.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    As a whole, The Body The Blood The Machine is a bit more inconsistent than Fuckin' A, but at the same time has some of the best songs in the group's discography and some of the better arrangements [as] well.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Like his debut, it could use a bit more focus and some editing, but the basement hits feel is part of the charm with VanGaalen.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    When they keep things a little more subtle, Silent Shout is outstanding, but in other places it's just sorta there.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    Basically, Cansei De Ser Sexy sounds like a thirty minute dance party full of shouted vocal lines and vapid lyrics.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Radiohead fans will obviously want to snag it up, but if you’re looking for melancholic electronic pop, there’s much better to be found.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A highly entertaining album, and perfect for blasting during hot summer days.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Son
    Despite her pushing slightly forward with her unique sound on this newest release, Son just doesn't engage me as much as I thought it would.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 63 Critic Score
    Free jazz fiends and fans of the first volume will find plenty to love here.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Instead of exposing any weaknesses, the group has highlighted their strengths by stripping things back to their essentials for A Vintage Burden.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    A highly enjoyable album that doesn't beg to be parsed too deeply.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Something like the Polyphonic Spree might sound if they decided to freak out a bit more, Danielson is a whole load of friends getting together under the banner of having a good time and creating some enjoyable music.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    An outstanding debut album, and easily one of my favorite releases of the year so far.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    The main problem haunting Denies The Day's Demise is the same one that holds back several past releases from Daedelus. While the release is cohesive and fairly entertaining, it could have used a bit more editing in terms of overall running length.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    There are several places where the disc seems to lapse into very familiar territory, and at other times it definitely feels like it's coasting a bit.