Magnet's Scores
- Music
For 2,325 reviews, this publication has graded:
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60% higher than the average critic
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3% same as the average critic
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37% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 73
Highest review score: | Comicopera | |
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Lowest review score: | Sound-Dust |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1,874 out of 2325
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Mixed: 380 out of 2325
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Negative: 71 out of 2325
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Trouble In Paradise proves her more than capable of putting together a solid pop album on her own. [No. 112, p.57]- Magnet
Posted Aug 6, 2014 -
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The album's most obvious failing is the way in which the vocals are presented and mixed. [No. 101, p.55]- Magnet
Posted Aug 16, 2013 -
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It's bright and shiny and perky.... But it also risks being faceless--it's Tegan and Sara's least personable, most superficial record. [No. 95, p.60]- Magnet
Posted Feb 11, 2013 -
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Sometimes the gambles pay off... and sometimes they don't. [#74, p.108]- Magnet
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Sharp and well-recorded, but although Rebennack's distinctive voice is featured front and center, there's a sacrifice of his artistry. [#86, p.53]- Magnet
Posted Apr 6, 2012 -
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May's singing is the unifying thread, a balmy, melancholy-drenched tenor that brings a touch of sunshine to every word uttered. [No. 102, p.58]- Magnet
Posted Sep 19, 2013 -
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It mostly drives down that most scenic of romantic-pop roads, honking and waving at fellow motorists Death Cab For Cutie. [#64, p.104]- Magnet
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Asleep and a Forgetting is [mellifluous], only crankier and somehow more personal than anything previous, soaked in the moody nuances of laughter and forgetting, memory and momentary lapses of such. [No. 85, p.55]- Magnet
Posted Mar 16, 2012 -
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Their dizzy, easygoing drone-pop has been replaced with faceless consistency, a sonic chutzpah that cries out "modern rock." This in itself doesn't mean Take Back... is a flop -- far from it. [#49, p.71]- Magnet
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There's an easy likeability to Great Lake Swimmer's latest release. [Yet] many songs don't hold up on repeated listens. [#86, p.54]- Magnet
Posted Apr 6, 2012 -
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I don't feel moved by Lee's progress toward enlightenment. [No. 121, p.56]- Magnet
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Twenty years later then, Glory remains, for better or worse, a totemic symbol of a n overinflated, overexcited era that now seems long, long gone and scarcely conceivable. [No. 114, p.51]- Magnet
Posted Nov 5, 2014 -
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An enticing record emerges, boasting intricate instrumental latticework with the smoldering focus of slow jams. [No. 108, p.57]- Magnet
Posted Apr 18, 2014 -
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It's frustrating, because behind the superficial surfaces, these songs can thrill. [No. 150, p.52]- Magnet
Posted Apr 17, 2018 -
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It's hard to imagine reaching for No Pier Pressure when you could choose from all those great(and even not-so-great) Beach Boys albums from 40 or 50 years ago. [No. 119, p.60]- Magnet
Posted Apr 15, 2015 -
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Their stinging, smart wordplay is dependably knotted and sneered, and even though it's difficult to separate their cadences, the collective passion present is undeniable. [No. 108, p.59]- Magnet
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[Dave Davies is] mostly restrained here, content to strum as he and Russ sing together. [No. 142, p.54]- Magnet
Posted May 25, 2017 -
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Standout moments exist but the apparent slap across the face of preparedness results in meandering transitions, misplaced sax bleating that's part downtown jazz, part "Careless Whisper," and the feeling that there was a fair amount of sleepwalking through the process. [No. 119, p.55]- Magnet
Posted Apr 15, 2015 -
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The album fares best when Evelyn lets his sampler do the talking. [#56, p.101]- Magnet
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Many of the songs meander, and the constant back-to-the-'60s vibe loses its charm. [#55, p.94]- Magnet
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There's some buzzing and belling on "Puzzle," some crimped cracking that doubles as new wave, but for the most part, it's California dreaming at its dumbest.- Magnet
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Unfortunately, on the rest of War Stories, Lavelle plays it safe by sticking close to poppy electro-dance tunes.- Magnet
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Fully realized tracks such as "Affection" and the peppy "I'm A Vampire" are so fetching that they eclipse the rest of Eternal Youth, which is padded with brief, blippy non-songs and is often top-heavy with (literal) bells and whistles. [#56, p.93]- Magnet
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Winds isn't without charm, but it feels like the work of a different group. [#64, p.84]- Magnet
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May piles up cresting false falsettos, disco pulses and Beach Boys wall-of-sound swells and, with the exceptionally sappy "Tell Her," offers a serviceable "So Happy Together" homage. [No.88 p.57]- Magnet
Posted Jun 13, 2012 -
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Lightening returns to the tried-and-true formula that has worked so well for them. [No. 92, p.56]- Magnet
Posted Oct 10, 2012 -
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If only [L'Altra] would wipe away the polish, stop being yet another tender pop band and let its melodies be springboards for exploration instead of straightjackets. [#54, p.94]- Magnet
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Their command of sonic mood is commendable, but without something more to grab hold of, Annabel Dream Reader is just a relentless gut-punch. [No. 112, p.61]- Magnet
Posted Aug 19, 2014