DIY Magazine's Scores
- Music
For 3,080 reviews, this publication has graded:
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54% higher than the average critic
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4% same as the average critic
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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: | Not to Disappear | |
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Lowest review score: | Let It Reign |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2,176 out of 3080
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Mixed: 891 out of 3080
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Negative: 13 out of 3080
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It’s the kind of stylistic pick’n’mix Mykki has made their name on: ‘Ketamine’ with Slug Christ nods to the latest iteration of pop-punk; ‘Your Love Was A Gift’ shows a fragility to Dianna Gordon’s vocals amid ghostly production; ‘Trust A Little Bit’ shimmers with a tender nature. And best of all, it works as a whole.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Oct 17, 2022
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‘The Car’ is Alex and crew’s most soundtrack-like work so far, flowing together in one long movement made cohesive by Bridget Samuels’ lush orchestral arrangements which adorn it.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Oct 17, 2022
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With this near-mystical storytelling ‘Quiet The Room’ leans heavily on folk, yet in style it embodies something entirely different. Seemingly on the edge of collapse, it tells a fraught tale of fragile memories that exist on the very brink of reality.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Oct 13, 2022
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‘Here Is Everything’ lands in the sweet spot; it’s creatively ambitious, pushing the quartet into new ground, but it does so with a renewed sense of fun.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Oct 12, 2022
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‘Dirt Femme’ sees her juxtapose elements ingeniously. If she’s singing in a straightforward manner, on a more direct number, then the music is twisting and turning in offbeat ways.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Oct 12, 2022
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‘CHAOS NOW*’ might not have much of ‘80s Mancunian misery in its toolbox, but there’s an exhilarating meeting of grunge, pop-punk and indie with hip hop rhythms: Beck if he’d used a palette of early ‘00s MTV2.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Oct 10, 2022
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There is something strangely satisfying about its consistency and confidence. Have no doubts, ‘Being Funny…’ is most certainly still The 1975; they’ve just refined their pop nous that little bit more this time around.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Oct 10, 2022
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For a record born of fatigue and exhaustion, she imbues a renewing sense of urgency to each bar she delivers.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Oct 7, 2022
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‘Into The Blue’ comes across like the pair swapping mixtapes; a little ‘60s psych here, some ‘70s soul there, with a smidge of ‘80s R&B between. ... In lesser hands, this may have presented a mish-mash of confused homage, but here, it’s just a pleasant, nostalgic listen.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Oct 6, 2022
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The stories being told match in tone, driven forward through a tantalising mix of urgency and despondency – mirroring the detached hustle of England’s capital.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Oct 6, 2022
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- Posted Oct 6, 2022
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Across ‘Cool It Down’, Yeah Yeah Yeahs remain true to their roots without making it sound like a nostalgic grab for previous glory. ... It turns out Yeah Yeah Yeahs 2.0 is exactly what 2022 needs.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Oct 6, 2022
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These 14 tracks are so sonically rich with a multitude of textures, each listen peeling back just one measly layer; Molly’s vocal hooks and turns of phrase will remain in your brain days after the last listen.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Oct 6, 2022
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With fewer hands stirring the pot this time around, she’s had ample opportunity to come even more into her own, pulling off the bouncy, subtly ska-influenced WLW bop ‘hover like a GODDESS’ and introspective guitar pop groove of ‘curious/furious’ and ‘ur a stranger’ with stylish ease. Most intriguing, perhaps, are her forays into post-hardcore, unleashing a tremendous scream over the top of crunching guitars in the dying moments of ‘ it’s my fault’, but not everything goes quite so smoothly.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Oct 6, 2022
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The record makes no attempt to shroud emotional reactions to the modern world, and it results in a thematically poignant, lyrically sharp and sonically surprising statement piece that redeems what was once used as a dismissive label.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 23, 2022
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‘GULP!’ isn’t Sports Team’s number one-scoring album (that could well be still to come). What it does offer is a heft of new ammo for pint-flinging, moshpitting chaos on the dancefloor.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 23, 2022
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The Lounge Society clearly have more in their influence pool than just one slipstream, and it’s when they embrace the full flood that they shine.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 22, 2022
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It’s a testament to his talents that he can produce an album that encapsulates his weird and beautiful world, which is full of more questions than answers.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 21, 2022
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‘Tough Baby’ gives us a distinctly moving experience of serious artistic intent. It’s like watching a wound open, flowers growing out of it.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 19, 2022
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There’s an abundance of over-excited jitters that keep you bouncing to each wildly mercurial moment. ‘demon time’ is an undeniable rush to your systems, and a deliciously futuristic one at that.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 15, 2022
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A deeply thoughtful and yet infinitely danceable collection of songs, it balances honest truths with taunting vocals and bursts of synth-prompted energy.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 15, 2022
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Suede maintain their magnitude through emotional craft - single ‘15 Again’ is the perfect microcosm of ‘Autofiction’’s ups and downs, its euphoric chorus built around painstaking regret. In essence, ‘Autofiction’ finds Suede still fiercely in motion.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 14, 2022
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‘Asphalt Meadows’ may not be a lockdown record, but it’s one that finds its voice in emerging into musical freedoms found in separation.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 14, 2022
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It’s an honest and visceral look into more painful moments that come with processing past pain.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 14, 2022
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It takes a while for Preoccupations to find their new groove on ‘Arrangements’. But, when they hit that stride in the latter half, it’s a terrific one.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 9, 2022
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‘Natural Brown Prom Queen’ is Sudan Archives’ most accessible record to date. An unashamedly brash and confident one, but much more subtle and realistic. Rumbling beats, smooth R&B grooves, with just a touch of the experimental. Yet, in opening itself wider, it loses some of the sharp idiosyncrasies that made the early material so exciting.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 7, 2022
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Where ‘Spirituals’ - which both marks a return from a four-year break and Santi’s first release as an independent artist - works best, is as reminder and introduction. The cut-and-paste, mixtape ethos that shone through in the first place is still there.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 7, 2022
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‘I Love You Jennifer B’ feels like everything that’s come before has just been a trial run. It’s bolder, more rewarding, and so much more cohesive.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 7, 2022
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‘As Above, So Below’ feels more refined. It’s fair to say there’s no one else quite doing it like Sampa The Great right now.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 7, 2022
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‘Hideous Bastard’ sees Oliver take on both these past and present realities with a candour that surprises even him.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 7, 2022
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