DIY Magazine's Scores
- Music
For 3,077 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: 2,173 out of 3077
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Mixed: 891 out of 3077
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Negative: 13 out of 3077
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Swampy and tumultuous like a month’s worth of rain, the Dundalk five-piece have spared no expense in creating immersive, cavernous spaces of shoegazing, post-punk splendour.- DIY Magazine
- Posted May 25, 2022
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Nothing Great About Britain permeates everything about this fantastic first record from the soon-to-be-star that is Tyron Frampton.- DIY Magazine
- Posted May 17, 2019
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So, taking all the wide-eyed playfulness of their earlier work, and the confidence in creating a sonic tapestry of their latter, ‘Only God Was Above Us’ is both their most accomplished and most Vampire Weekend album yet.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Apr 3, 2024
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Endless Flowers is an amazing effort that deserves a place at the top of its genre. This album deserves to be heard and loved. Do yourself a favour and get yourself a copy once it hits the stores.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Jun 5, 2012
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With seemingly none of that badass-ery from their classic late-’90s output diluted by the passage of time, ‘Little Rope’ sloshes up nothing less than a condensed, rocket-punch collection of ten three-minute bangers.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Jan 17, 2024
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There may well be no such thing as a ten out of ten album, a level of perfection and flawlessness that is by all likelihood totally unobtainable; but it's hard to imagine anyone coming closer than these five men from New York.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Jun 5, 2012
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Everything here has been given room to expand, songs drifting from dreamy ascension to full-blown rock revelation and back again. An album of immense power and conviction.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Jun 8, 2023
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Full of heart and full of ideas, it’s big, clever and brilliantly odd.- DIY Magazine
- Posted May 2, 2013
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She once again explores new ventures, crafting a pop album that celebrates the old classics as well as the new, and cements her status as a true pop trailblazer.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Mar 16, 2022
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The lyrics are a little more personal, the band a little more developed - it seems that this is the start of a new and exciting chapter for The Gaslight Anthem.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Jul 23, 2012
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This is a fully realised version of who and what they have always been.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Aug 18, 2023
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Confined to merely six tracks, the ‘La vita nuova’ EP feels like it ends too soon - and that’s entirely symptomatic of how strong the songwriting is. In 2020, Christine is still truly in a league of her own.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Aug 20, 2020
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- Posted May 7, 2012
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- Posted Sep 7, 2023
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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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It’s an album which documents a fierce imagination at play; a truly invigorating piece of work that pushes her songwriting forward.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 20, 2019
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Every second of ‘Wicked City’ feels meticulously thought through, the huge breadth of sonic terrain the duo cover the result of real care and attention paid at every juncture.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Jun 17, 2020
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Life is too short to waste time. ‘The Myth…’ expands from this vital message, allowing the record to emerge as Biffy Clyro’s most emotionally powerful in years.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Oct 21, 2021
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Perfume Genius is worthy of the hype, and the hyperbole: this is a fantastic record.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Feb 21, 2012
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A masterclass in grandiose ferocity, the album harks back to the urgency of their early days and collides with the expansive melodies that underpinned much of their more recent output. Although on the surface the most aligned to their turn-of-the-century sound, ‘Ohms’ is filled with the twisted flourishes and unexpected juxtapositions that have guided the band’s lengthy career.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 24, 2020
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This is thoughtful, nuanced R&B that demonstrates Jorja’s kaleidoscopic feel for her genre, incorporating everything from neo-soul on the brooding title track, to flirting with dancehall on ‘Feelings’.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Sep 28, 2023
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Haunting, heartbreaking and life-affirming, Angel Olsen’s songwriting talents soar to great heights in the mostly restrained palette here, offering the much needed space to wrestle with the complexities life has thrown at her.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Jun 6, 2022
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Call it chill wave, call it dream pop, call her a bedroom producer - this album’s full of enough variety and adventure to make such generalisations moot. A real triumph.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Aug 23, 2019
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‘Immunity’ was a shoulder to cry on, a promise that it will all be okay, eventually. ‘Sling’ feels like that “eventually” coming true.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Jul 20, 2021
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Synths bloom like the early morning rays of the sun, reaching out to a lover lost in the darkness. ‘Tu sais ce qu’il me faut’ celebrates seduction as he lusts over a beau; the way they walk, the way they dance, their body is celebrated in all its glory.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Nov 9, 2022
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All-in-all, ‘Man Made’ is an impressively accomplished, ever-giving record that rarely fails to enchant.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Jun 4, 2021
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There’s just enough instrumentation to add depth and texture to Vince’s characteristically excellent delivery, but the rapper still stands front and centre, allowing a less bombastic tone to shine. ... If you arrive looking for the hooks of ‘Norf Norf’ or the explosive chemistry of ‘BagBak’ you could be leaving half empty-handed. But if you’re here for Vince Staples, you might just see more of him than ever.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Jul 8, 2021
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With the emotionally charged beats of ‘Black Mascara’, the candour of ‘Body Dysmorphia’ and the unfiltered soul of ‘Buss It Down’, it would be impossible for anyone to sleep on RAYE anymore.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Feb 2, 2023
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‘Roadrunner…’ sees Brockhampton silencing any of those who feared they might have lost their spark. It’s a record that - if it is truly one of their last - sees the lads going out with a bang.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Apr 9, 2021
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Biting and abrasive in the best kind of ways, ‘Nightmare Vacation’ finds an artist stepping up into the hype that’s been surrounding her for years, and delivering on it tenfold. It will chew you up and spit you out, and you’ll love every minute of it.- DIY Magazine
- Posted Dec 4, 2020
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