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For 4,040 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 44% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 52% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 4 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 69
Highest review score: 100 Channel Orange
Lowest review score: 0 Revival
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,754 out of 4040
  2. Mixed: 1,215 out of 4040
  3. Negative: 71 out of 4040
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Meyrin Fields
    I'd like to hear Broken Bells at its strongest, not nestled into mediocrity.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Raven in the Grave
    Raven in the Grave is a step in the right direction, to be sure, but the melodies aren't quite as fresh on this album and the songs often lack the soundtrack-y emotional wallop that older albums relied on.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    What Did You Expect from the Vaccines?
    The Vaccines are clenching onto rock and roll, and this album is an amicable chapter in the genre. Amicable.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Colour Trip
    It can be said that this is the best recently released shoegaze record, or perhaps that it best recapitulates the classic sounds of a genre largely past.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Too Young to Be in Love
    Too Young to Be in Love may be a lot of things, but kitschy is not one of them, as Hunx and His Punx yet again provide a fresh take on the first generations of rock and roll, executed with tact and sparkle.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Middle Brother
    Middle Brother is nothing revolutionary, but it is an enjoyable throwback to the good ol' days of classic Southern living.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Pedals
    Even with some of the more outstanding flaws, the album is worthy of a listen by both post-hardcore aficionados and fans of the group members' other bands.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Starting from Nowhere
    Perhaps Heidecker & Wood are creating an album that is meant to be somewhat obtuse and open. Perhaps it's part of the joke. I don't know, but I do know that, like after watching an episode of Tim & Eric, I just feel sort of confused.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Gimme Some
    Two years later, the trio return with Gimme Some, a punk record that transmogrified itself into a pop-rock effort fueled by many drunken nights.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Passive Me Aggressive You
    It's a welcome escape, but it doesn't have the shape and form of something worth escaping to and remains at best a quality xerox of pop music today.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Banjo or Freakout
    The album's strengths indeed grow on you with time, but his failure to capture these strengths as a whole is what denies it stature among other bedroom recordings.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Different Gear, Still Speeding
    So, sure, Beady Eye's first effort is worth a listen. It's not a throw away by any means, and has its keepers, but it does come with its share of faults.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    What a Pleasure
    Overall, What a Pleasure is essentially the Beach Fossils sound with the fuzz and some of the reverb stripped away. As expected from a transitional release, it's not a drastic shift, nor is it any better or worse, but it changes things just enough to keep the EP from being overly familiar.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Last Night on Earth
    What this album is lacking is excitement and conflict, originality and surprise.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Lights
    The result is that most of what makes Goulding's work appealing, such as her voice and instrumentation, is lost underneath generic synthesizers that turn these songs into standard pop fare.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Mondo Amore
    A much rawer, more satisfying record than its predecessor, Mondo Amore follows Atkins as she rediscovers herself through a wide palette of musical influences.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    End It All
    Throughout, Beans defies expectations while also simultaneously fitting everything together into a singular sound.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Departing
    Departing loses a great deal of what made its predecessor so rewarding. It's got the music down pat, but a skeleton doesn't make a person. While a surface-level listen to these songs is satisfying, they won't hold up for too long. Not with Mangum back in town, either.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Sun Bronzed Greek Gods
    The problem with this EP is that the rest of the songs draw too much from the past, trying to fit into the early rock feel.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The World Is Yours
    It's a curtain call, a salute to the masters by the master himself, and frankly, as moderate as The World Is Ours might be, one cannot deny that what Lemmy says, goes.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Go-Go Boots
    Despite the band's place in the alternative country/Southern rock movement, this album is still full of some yarns that should have never been woven.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    12 Desperate Straight Lines
    The more innovative tracks are definitely worth a download. However, a good portion of the album is basically filler.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Excerpts
    For those who enjoy a contemplative stroll through the park on a Sunday afternoon, this album, paradoxically cohesive through its dissonance, perfectly scores that experience: it's bright, intriguing, and calming.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Love EP
    While every cover on The Love may not be exceptional, Corinne Bailey Rae once again exhibits remarkable vocal and musical range.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    La Sera
    La Sera is still a solid collection of lush dream pop that is a trip down memory lane worth taking.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Unlearn
    Unlearn is an album full of great, clever songs if listened to individually. As a whole, however, it's too scattered.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Content
    Be it from an as-yet-uncertain lineup or a sign of life and things to come from this ensemble, the unknown and the unheard may be the most fulfilling aspects Content has to offer.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Kudos
    Kudos shows a lot of potential. Songs like "Yazuka Park" reveal that they're capable of switching things up. They just need to balance it out, instead of riding steadily on the same distortion-heavy waves.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Vicki Leekx
    This isn't a mixtape that you're going to be bumping in your crib for months to come, but it is one that is contextually very important to her career. It warrants at least one listen for that reason alone (plus it's 100% free.)
    • 82 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    City of Refuge
    The collaborators' influences are visible, but not dominant, as Washburn's banjo remains central, striking a nice balance. Some fine tuning and vocal variation could make for a stellar follow-up to these new genre endeavors, but a return to her classics, for this immensely talented artist, would be equally as appreciated.
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