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For 3,519 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 81% higher than the average critic
  • 1% same as the average critic
  • 18% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 5 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 78
Highest review score: 100 The Idler Wheel Is Wiser than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More than Ropes Will Ever Do
Lowest review score: 0 Playing With Fire
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3,085 out of 3519
  2. Mixed: 407 out of 3519
  3. Negative: 27 out of 3519
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    • 86 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    45:33
    45:33 deftly segues from the smooth funk favored by Levan to synth-pop and Talking Heads-style polyrhythms before opening into serious space-party territory.
    • 97 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    How The West Was Won
    Capture[s] a mighty band at the height of its gargantuan power.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Montage Of Heck: The Home Recordings
    It’s hard to grade Montage of Heck. Considering sound quality and execution of ideas, it’s in the lower C range. But as a cultural artifact that provides an inside look at the creative process of an enigmatic genius, it’s absolutely indispensable.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Le Voyage dans la Lune (A Trip to the Moon)
    Their grandiose score will make you glad that this silent film [Melies' 1902 film A Trip to the Moon] isn't silent anymore. [17 Feb 2012, p.72]
    • Entertainment Weekly
      • Posted Feb 13, 2012
    • 89 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    The Idler Wheel Is Wiser than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More than Ropes Will Ever Do
    It isn't easy listening. But it's worth it.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Imidiwan: Companions
    Their lyrics reveal the mysteries of true rolling stones. [16 Oct 2009, p.59]
    • Entertainment Weekly
    • 86 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Let England Shake
    Harvey uses the bright grooves to present her grim thoughts on the world's armed conflicts. It's a hoedown for the end of civilization.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    No Cities to Love
    Even though they're no longer underdogs—their last album, 2005's The Woods, cemented their rep as one of the all-time great groups—that hasn't changed on their triumphant return.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Townes
    Earle, Townes Van Zandt's foremost disciple, gives 15 favorites the kind of carefully considered settings they deserve.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Chase This Light
    Chase This Light is what emo should sound like: big emotions, sure, but also big hooks, big stakes. And big rewards. [19 Oct 2007, p.126]
    • Entertainment Weekly
    • 88 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Kill The Moonlight
    Could be the Strokes in 10 years--if they work hard. [Listen 2 This Supplement, Aug 2002, p.14]
    • Entertainment Weekly
    • 84 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Medulla
    One of her best efforts. [10 Sep 2004, p.161]
    • Entertainment Weekly
    • 76 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Body Talk, Pt. 2
    On Body Talk Pt. 2, this eight-track follow-up to June's Body Talk Pt. 1, the Swedish electro-pop pixie uses sleek club music to endearingly explore more unpolished emotions.
    • 96 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Keep An Eye On The Sky
    The spare demos, crystal-clear concert recordings, and handsomely produced liner notes are a fan's delight, but it's the three original albums included here--38 haunting ballads and fist-pumping anthems, some in unreleased mixes, each one a gem--that still shine brightest.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
    It isn't long before you realize how frickin' right it all sounds, how damn near flawless the tone of the whole set feels. [28 Sep 2007, p.104]
    • Entertainment Weekly
    • 75 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Ceremonials
    She crafts Ceremonials, a confident, unflinching tour de force.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Syro
    A startlingly accessible, possibly even pop-friendly effort. [3 Oct 2014, p.69]
    • Entertainment Weekly
      • Posted Sep 29, 2014
    • 79 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Because Of The Times
    If less accessible on first hearing than its predecessors, the result is an epic wide-screen movie of a CD and the band's best to date.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Adore Life
    Overall, this is an an album that feels on the brink of falling apart. It doesn’t, but it’s exactly that tension that’s a pleasure all its own.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Non-Fiction
    On his gleefully carnal sixth LP he shows off a flexibility that few performers can match.[30 Jan-6 Feb 2015,p.120]
    • Entertainment Weekly
      • Posted Jan 27, 2015
    • 71 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future
    Cheeky modernity hides beneath every glistening throwback.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    The Big To-Do
    The Big To-Do features some of the band's most evocative chunks of misery-detailing to date.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Ta-Dah
    Even some of the kickiest stuff has an unexpected emotional punch.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    El Camino
    They've teamed up with longtime producer Danger Mouse to do what they do best.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Kish Kash
    The richest and most fervent music the Jaxx have ever made. [24 Oct 2003, p.104]
    • Entertainment Weekly
    • 74 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Heroes To Zeros
    Moon-eyed stoners looking for a 21st-century Pink Floyd should seek out the Beta Band. [7 May 2004, p.86]
    • Entertainment Weekly
    • 82 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Hot Thoughts
    This 10-song collection is dominated less by taut rhythm guitar than by synths, handclaps, and kickdrums. ... A band that never gets sick of adding tools to its bag of tricks.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Want One
    If Sondheim had been reared on old Van Dyke Parks records, he might sound like this. [26 Sep 2003, p.94]
    • Entertainment Weekly
    • 80 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Martha Wainwright
    Wainwright's barbed lyrics about love and relationships sound like she scrawled them on a whiskey-soaked night. [22 Apr 2005, p.62]
    • Entertainment Weekly
    • 78 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    The Breaker
    Although the rest of The Breaker may not be blessed with the T-Swizzle magic, there are some more strong contenders for your next breakup playlist.
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