The Fly (UK)'s Scores
- Music
For 370 reviews, this publication has graded:
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61% higher than the average critic
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3% same as the average critic
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36% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.9 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 71
Highest review score: | Channel Orange | |
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Lowest review score: | Sequel to the Prequel |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 262 out of 370
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Mixed: 99 out of 370
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Negative: 9 out of 370
370
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This time round, perhaps due to Courtney’s settling down and the addition of Girls keyboardist Matt Kallman, the band sounds fuller and more mature, with a tendency to look forward rather than harking back to the past.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Mar 4, 2014
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- Posted Oct 2, 2012
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- Posted Aug 31, 2012
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[Once Krug's genius is realized by the world] then riches untold will pile up and allow him to do nothing but make albums like 'Heartbreaking Bravery'.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Apr 27, 2012
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It might be as modern as loincloth, but ‘California X’ is surely a future classic.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Dec 17, 2013
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This second album is exciting rather than essential, but if it's blown-out ears you want, PS I Love You oblige in style.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted May 24, 2012
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- Posted Feb 5, 2013
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'Major' is a more refined second effort, but one that still holds true to the band's promise of back-to-back hooks.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Jul 27, 2012
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- Posted May 18, 2012
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Both bewitching and berserk, Featherbrain keeps its creator comfortably in the shadows.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Feb 27, 2012
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If you wanted a masterpiece, this isn’t it--it’s too long and stoned for that. Rather, it’s an invigorating, assertive and magical collection that’s probably cleverer than you are.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Aug 20, 2013
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Psychedelic leanings and Le Bon’s fragile Welsh lilt make Mug Museum a typically unusual listen, but its sincerity shines throughout, finding beauty in the strangest, sometimes saddest of places.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Nov 11, 2013
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It's audaciously hit and miss, inevitably, but 'Out Of The Game' is anything but shy and retiring.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Apr 20, 2012
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When the wrecking ball stops swinging, however, there are moments of emotional weightiness ('Leader Of The Pack') and glimpses of tenderness ('End Of The Line') that give this LP a more human edge.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Feb 16, 2012
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We can only hope they soon renew their collaboration; 'Love This Giant''s too big and clever, and Byrne-Vincent too perfect a pairing, to be a once-in-a-lifetime affair.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Sep 7, 2012
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The result is a collection of songs that really soar in a way that some previous material hasn’t.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Aug 27, 2013
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- Posted Feb 10, 2012
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- Posted May 30, 2012
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- Posted Sep 7, 2012
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- Posted Aug 31, 2012
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Expansive, orchestral and delicate, its beauty [the band's music] is totally deserving of another round of critical acclaim.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Mar 16, 2012
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Hawley ditches his heavily orchestrated, Indie Orbison Of The North shtick in favour of a sound that's darker, ragged and riff-heavy. It works.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted May 4, 2012
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What’s impressive is that, for all its hymnal melodramatics, Impersonator somehow bypasses insufferability.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Jun 24, 2013
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It's an album that reels you in, enveloping everything in a black mist, from the slick protestations of 'Dark Star' to the surging intensity of closer 'Leading To Death'.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Apr 20, 2012
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- Posted Mar 2, 2012
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More Light is prosaic, but also proof that when you want to rally a new generation, it’s not Marcus Mumford you want holding the megaphone.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted May 10, 2013
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As the title makes pretty clear, this is a break up record, weeping with Magnetic Fieldsy candid cynicism about love.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Aug 31, 2012
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Something's exquisite charms confirm that Chairlift mk.II are a much-improved proposition.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Feb 10, 2012
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It's a record that effortlessly juxtaposes chopped up electronics and ghostly effects with James' supersweet voice to create eleven strange but simple pleasures.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Jul 20, 2012
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The Californians still play ethereal tunes that could waft on forever.- The Fly (UK)
- Posted Sep 23, 2013
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