The Skinny's Scores
- Music
For 1,337 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 1.4 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 74
Highest review score: | Fearless Movement | |
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Lowest review score: | Heartworms |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 882 out of 1337
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Mixed: 450 out of 1337
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Negative: 5 out of 1337
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Snow Angel is a well-calibrated blend of ballads and upbeat pop; self-contained but not unambitious. Not dealing in grand epiphanic or showstopping moments but rather steadier, more subdued honesty, Rapp jettisons the debut pop album rule book.- The Skinny
- Posted Aug 18, 2023
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Overall, Learning How to Live and Let Go fluctuates in tone. But this doesn’t negate the clear effort the band have put into making this record a lot more experimental than any of their previous releases, and it’s still chock full of heart and vulnerability in its lyrical content.- The Skinny
- Posted Aug 18, 2023
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Hozier’s far-reaching vocal range is on full display on Unreal Unearth – as an artist, he possesses that enviable fearlessness when it comes to being earnest. At times, the gospel overtones in the album reach cinematic scope. In places, this orchestral breadth comes off as over-produced, in a departure from the intimate honesty we've come to expect of Hozier.- The Skinny
- Posted Aug 17, 2023
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The lengthy tracks here lose their momentum and oeuvre, dragging wearily toward the end. But when it's good, it’s great – similarly lengthy tracks in the first half, Wandering Through and Our Song feel varied and forceful enough to keep us on our toes.- The Skinny
- Posted Aug 16, 2023
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While Deliverance does have instances of real bracing power, it equally finds itself faltering in its most exposed moments where it really needs to connect.- The Skinny
- Posted Aug 15, 2023
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Radio Red bears all the hallmarks of a carefully constructed labour of love, one rendered all the more elegant by the glacial pace of its gestation.- The Skinny
- Posted Aug 9, 2023
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Clocking in at less than half an hour, The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons is a breathless exercise in how rock music should be played. It’s fun, frenetic, and full to the brim with that trademark Hives humour.- The Skinny
- Posted Aug 9, 2023
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By all accounts this fusion of genres should feel awkward and unworkable, but Ziúr fuses these elements together with the precision of a mad scientist unaware of the monster they’ve just created.- The Skinny
- Posted Aug 8, 2023
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The record is resolute in its pacing, maintaining a continuous bpm between songs but never gaining driving force from the bass as the best disco does. Nothing ever feels like it’s at risk.- The Skinny
- Posted Aug 2, 2023
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The Ones Ahead carries a resolute message of hope for the world, backed up by Glenn-Copeland's evident wisdom.- The Skinny
- Posted Jul 26, 2023
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The band knock it out of the park with a magical cover of Unable by the elusive, long-defunct Suburban Lawns which makes a convincing case for their new sound. Much like their expeditious songwriting style, Snõõper are always moving forward at breakneck speed, unafraid to broaden their wacky musical horizons.- The Skinny
- Posted Jul 25, 2023
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New York five-piece Geese are sure to give you… well, goosebumps… with the impressive, impassioned sound of new album 3D Country.- The Skinny
- Posted Jul 24, 2023
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Even if it doesn’t always hit the mark, Evergreen is an album that should see Gunnulfsen continue to climb festival line-ups and charts alike.- The Skinny
- Posted Jul 24, 2023
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A few wispy moments aside, there's a solid foundation of synthy techno-pop on Love Hallucination, as well as Lanza's greatest excursion yet in Marathon – a fizzing sex and sax romper that flows into the sultry, downtempo Double Time, a wonderful close to the album after a bit of a lull.- The Skinny
- Posted Jul 24, 2023
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There is no more potent reminder on The Ballad of Darren of what a back-to-basics approach makes possible than the outstanding lead single, The Narcissist. It's the gorgeous, understated sound of a band that suffered such growing pains for so long finally settling handsomely into their own skin. In that respect, it’s the whole album in microcosm.- The Skinny
- Posted Jul 17, 2023
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While IRL is satiny and consistent, sonically and lyrically you’re eager for some bigger swings. At times operating in truisms, you await unspooling of edgier insight. IRL is like a path reflecting dappled sunlight: we can see patches of brightness but its full light is obscured.- The Skinny
- Posted Jul 13, 2023
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On Supermodels, Claud combines humour with pure heart throughout, cultivating the ultimate soundtrack for summer and beyond.- The Skinny
- Posted Jul 13, 2023
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As the title suggests, I Inside the Old Year Dying feels like a product of Harvey cocooning, burrowing into a space that feels protected and unhinged from relevance or topicality, as time and space wither. With that she has produced her most beguiling work.- The Skinny
- Posted Jul 5, 2023
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Her voice is excellent throughout – defiant and unwavering over Littmann's production – and sonically it is patient, cinematic and hopeful. A refuge, perhaps, for anyone who has been on the receiving end of the confounding and cosmic world of grief.- The Skinny
- Posted Jul 5, 2023
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But with all this exploration, the record lacks a little impact, not quite achieving the cohesion and emotional gravity of Good at Falling.- The Skinny
- Posted Jun 30, 2023
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With acute taste and an ability to meld disparate sounds together, bdrmm have a solid formula: radio-rock with more substance, nuance and historical awareness than most of their contemporaries.- The Skinny
- Posted Jun 28, 2023
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A real gem, this bold album brimming with character begins the etching of Chatten’s name among music’s greats.- The Skinny
- Posted Jun 28, 2023
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Unmistakably human touches are the key to the album’s balanced sound – still ominous and complex, but with less of an underground bunker feel than previous outings.- The Skinny
- Posted Jun 21, 2023
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The Beggar is another solid entry into the Swans canon, if not one that suggests it will have the staying power of their classics. It still marks Swans as a group intent on developing long into their career, and there’s no threat of them losing their intensity.- The Skinny
- Posted Jun 20, 2023
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There's a lot happening in just six songs, with too many jarring ideas to fit on a cohesive album, but as a grab-bag of ideas it's an interesting and enjoyable listen.- The Skinny
- Posted Jun 20, 2023
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30 years since the release of Pure, Godflesh continue to sound as relevant as ever.- The Skinny
- Posted Jun 13, 2023
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There is a lot going on in PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE and yet it remains remarkably cohesive. It skilfully borrows and elevates.- The Skinny
- Posted Jun 8, 2023
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While the songs feel of a piece with one another, there is subtly rich variety here, from the retro pop of Love Feel and Chain of Tears to stargazing reflection on Essence of Life and the dusky groove of Giddy Up and the title track.- The Skinny
- Posted Jun 8, 2023
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If You Had Seen the Bull’s Swimming Attempts You Would Have Stayed Away provides three distinct sonic variations in its first minute alone, and does not rest on its laurels from thereon out. It encapsulates O Monolith, and elevates it.- The Skinny
- Posted Jun 7, 2023
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Slocum’s lyrics give this tight 27 minutes of music a literary might beyond this band’s years.- The Skinny
- Posted Jun 7, 2023
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