DIY Magazine's Scores

  • Music
For 3,080 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 54% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 42% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 73
Highest review score: 100 Not to Disappear
Lowest review score: 20 Let It Reign
Score distribution:
3080 music reviews
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    This is a varied album that combines old and new musical styles without the fear of pastiche.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    This follow-up work of pent-up aggression; of complete contrast to snappy pop-punk; has every chance of becoming the band's seminal work.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    With its warmth and energy, it will easily see you through these cold winter months.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It's the perfect embodiment of their character delivered at an often frantically infectious pace.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Be Strong may not offer any invention or progression but as a collection of exuberant, joyful and uplifting dance music it is certainly the perfect record to light up those dark winter nights and look forward to the summer.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Stop analysing too far, and what you end up with is a genuine contender.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Vocals, sparse acoustic backings, gentle snare brushing, the occasional stab of a mellotron all create a very pristine listening experience.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Area 52 is hands down the duo's most grandiose, outlandish opus yet.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Something is like a grand, multi-branched, ageing tree of 80s synth-pop, encompassing every variance of style and genre and recreating each classic movement with honour and aplomb.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Both varied and beautifully evocative, Voyageur is the perfect listen for merging wintery wistfulness with ethereal wonder.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Tribes are simply proving that they have an ear for writing brit-poppy rock, and in summary, Baby is a complete belter.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Filtered through a dispersing wall of glistening synths and trippy haze, Ester is a sonically rich debut.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Not the finished article, but as close as the (still) youthful band are likely to come at this stage.