The Boston Phoenix's Scores
- Music
For 1,091 reviews, this publication has graded:
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63% higher than the average critic
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3% same as the average critic
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34% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.2 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 74
Highest review score: | Pink | |
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Lowest review score: | Last of a Dyin' Breed |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 956 out of 1091
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Mixed: 88 out of 1091
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Negative: 47 out of 1091
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The mood ... is decidedly bleak- populated by disillusioned lovers and working class escapists, the lyrics splitting at the seams with dark religious imagery.- The Boston Phoenix
- Posted Feb 14, 2012
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Who's Feeling Young Now? strikes a perfect balance between flash and form, running blistered fingers on otherwise scholarly templates.- The Boston Phoenix
- Posted Feb 13, 2012
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It'll inevitably be pigeonholed as post-house or something equally asinine, but for now, it exists without definition, and for that we can be grateful.- The Boston Phoenix
- Posted Feb 10, 2012
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Tennis are still cute as a button, but now they have songs to go along with the smiles.- The Boston Phoenix
- Posted Feb 9, 2012
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- Posted Feb 8, 2012
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The first comeback album in history by an iconic rock act that stands up against anything else on the shelves today.... This is the mighty Van Halen at their best.- The Boston Phoenix
- Posted Feb 8, 2012
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Onwards is, at its heart, just one big suicide tease, which is what makes it so fantastic.- The Boston Phoenix
- Posted Feb 3, 2012
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Be the Void might be the band's least accessible offering yet, but it's certainly their bravest--and given some breathing room, it might just prove their most rewarding.- The Boston Phoenix
- Posted Feb 3, 2012
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Live instrumentation and organic jams keep it all from sounding très moderne, and though it touches upon some typical Air tropes (free-floating whispery shimmers, B-movie space sounds gone glitzy) the overall loosey-goosey methodology is refreshing.- The Boston Phoenix
- Posted Feb 2, 2012
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Sometimes Out of Frequency wavers into old-school television-theme-song territory, like a ramped-up take on M Squad or some bad dating show at the turn of the '80s.- The Boston Phoenix
- Posted Feb 2, 2012
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The spotlight stays fixed on his darkly soothing intonations throughout, keeping the smoky, low-key aesthetic unvarying despite some stylistic and instrumental adventurousness.- The Boston Phoenix
- Posted Feb 1, 2012
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This barrage of relentless noise and pummeling rhythms, when coupled with Garden Window's amorphous arrangements, can make the album claustrophobic, monotonous, and overwhelming. But the record's redeemed by its range.- The Boston Phoenix
- Posted Feb 1, 2012
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The key is confidence. Moments that would be cringe-inducing if delivered by the less intrepid come across as triumphant.- The Boston Phoenix
- Posted Feb 1, 2012
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Regardless of their ability to stand out in a crowd, they write tunes sharper than a thumbtack, with words that ramble around in fascinating stream-of-consciousness webs.- The Boston Phoenix
- Posted Jan 30, 2012
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The majority of the songs aren't much more than bare bones, with sparse piano and spacious, airy guitars, but it's the way the women work together so naturally that promises more than a one-off experiment.- The Boston Phoenix
- Posted Jan 27, 2012
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- Posted Jan 26, 2012
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Sinners Never Sleep is a transitional album, though such efforts rarely bode as well for the future as this does.- The Boston Phoenix
- Posted Jan 24, 2012
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Attack on Memory is simultaneously abrasive and sentimental; it's a self-deprecating soundtrack for a new generation of adolescent loneliness.- The Boston Phoenix
- Posted Jan 24, 2012
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Veteran rock legend Alan Moulder and eclectic electro-guy Dan Carey make sure Something sounds as huge as its aspirations, bringing an impeccably massive sheen to every note.- The Boston Phoenix
- Posted Jan 19, 2012
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- Posted Jan 18, 2012
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Their wail-and-bash raison d'etre continues to bring more intense, absurd listening pleasure than any other noise band on the planet.- The Boston Phoenix
- Posted Jan 17, 2012
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- Posted Jan 17, 2012
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The indie-leaning direction of the album suggests that the Canadian singer-songwriter is coming into her own.- The Boston Phoenix
- Posted Jan 17, 2012
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Future This is ultimately more melodic than its laborious predecessor. But around the "ballads" in the second half, you start longing for a point.- The Boston Phoenix
- Posted Jan 10, 2012
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- Posted Jan 10, 2012
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Factory doesn't entirely squander the goodwill built up by their recent excellent reunion tour, but it's not significantly better than the standard Pollard solo album of the last decade.- The Boston Phoenix
- Posted Jan 10, 2012
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These 11 new songs represent some of the strongest material of their career.- The Boston Phoenix
- Posted Jan 9, 2012
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As precious as your grandma's finest china (and 10 times prettier), All Will Prosper nearly dissolves into shapeless clouds by album's end. But by then you've already dissolved into it.- The Boston Phoenix
- Posted Jan 5, 2012
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- The Boston Phoenix
- Posted Jan 4, 2012
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Unavoidable comparisons to the Icelandic princess and her early years aside, Both Ways Open Jaws sounds familiar while breaking new ground.- The Boston Phoenix
- Posted Dec 14, 2011
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