The Telegraph (UK)'s Scores
- Music
For 1,238 reviews, this publication has graded:
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63% higher than the average critic
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4% same as the average critic
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33% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 4 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 77
Highest review score: | Hit Me Hard and Soft | |
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Lowest review score: | Killer Sounds |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 882 out of 1238
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Mixed: 354 out of 1238
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Negative: 2 out of 1238
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Sometimes, Cage the Elephant’s lyrics can veer into a teen angst that jars against their middle-aged image: “I don’t want to play those games, will we ever be the same?”. But when they sound this good, they can just about get away with it.- The Telegraph (UK)
- Posted May 17, 2024
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His voice has never sounded better, but it’s the lyrics that let the album down overall.- The Telegraph (UK)
- Posted May 17, 2024
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Eilish has made something rich, strange, smart, sad and wise enough to stand comparison with that classic [Joni Mitchell's Blue], a heartbreak masterpiece for her generation, and for the ages.- The Telegraph (UK)
- Posted May 16, 2024
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There is a flowing sense of melody and dreamy atmosphere to mid-tempo songs (Actual Daydream, Nowhere to Run, Don’t Stop the Bleeding, Ease Me On) and a fistful of thrillingly raucous rockers (Nothing to Do, Hesitation Generation).- The Telegraph (UK)
- Posted May 10, 2024
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Chinouriri has cited African choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo as one of her major inspirations – alongside Coldplay, Lily Allen and the indie folk trio Daughter. It’s her range that lends Chinouriri success in this latest release.- The Telegraph (UK)
- Posted May 2, 2024
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A Dream Is All We Know is that rare thing: a perfectly crafted, concise collection of 12 songs that brim over with good-will and optimism.- The Telegraph (UK)
- Posted May 2, 2024
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Lipa’s cooly commanding voice holds the attention on expansive melodies that make the most of her range, flowing between rich low tones, a husky middle and sweet highs. It is precise, luxurious, energetic without ever really breaking a sweat.- The Telegraph (UK)
- Posted May 2, 2024
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At times you might wish for a bit more sonic edge to match some of the biting lyrics, but this is a solid debut from exciting young talent – there’s little evidence of any teething problems here.- The Telegraph (UK)
- Posted Apr 26, 2024
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Like every previous Pet Shop Boys album, Nonetheless is clever, fun, and at times very touching.- The Telegraph (UK)
- Posted Apr 26, 2024
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Clark never makes the mistake of letting an instinct for experiment detract from her elegant pop songcraft. All Born Screaming is an art-rock classic for the ages.- The Telegraph (UK)
- Posted Apr 26, 2024
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Variably groovy and often catchy, Hyperdrama represents a marked improvement in Justice’s output. It’s easy to see why the band have had such a hard time topping Cross, however: Generator, the album’s strongest track, proves they’re still at their best when they stick to the sound that put them on the map 17 years ago.- The Telegraph (UK)
- Posted Apr 26, 2024
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While it is less commercially focused, there is no discernible drop of quality on the expanded Anthology, crammed to bursting with beautifully worked songs that add different shades and angles to her essential premise of a woman working out why her love life has left her in such emotional tatters.- The Telegraph (UK)
- Posted Apr 22, 2024
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This irresistible album is yet more evidence that London’s musical scene might just be the liveliest in the world.- The Telegraph (UK)
- Posted Apr 22, 2024
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- Posted Apr 22, 2024
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In terms of emotional insight and sheer singer-songwriter genius, it is not in the league of such heartbreak classics as Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks and Joni Mitchell's Blue, but at least it reaches for such heights.- The Telegraph (UK)
- Posted Apr 18, 2024
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With This Could Be Texas, Leeds-based quartet English Teacher have crafted a record really quite striking in its lyrical and sonic ambition.- The Telegraph (UK)
- Posted Apr 12, 2024
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If you like Knopfler’s flavour, One Deep River will be a treat. Indeed, if you walked into a bar and caught this outfit in action, you’d surely stop and pay attention, nodding along in gentle pleasure at the veteran musicianship and easy-on-the ear ambience. Yet in the context of his own discography, it lacks the imagination, ambition and stratospheric guitar playing that made Dire Straits one of the most popular bands of all time.- The Telegraph (UK)
- Posted Apr 12, 2024
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This fourth may not reach those heights [of the first two albums], but it’s a solid effort from a band who, above all else, just sound grateful to have survived.- The Telegraph (UK)
- Posted Apr 5, 2024
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Clever, sexy, angry, soulful, witty and fantastically bold, Beyoncé stirs up the western and puts the you know what into country. I think it’s a masterpiece, but don’t expect to hear it at the Grand Ole’ Opry any time soon.- The Telegraph (UK)
- Posted Mar 29, 2024
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The best thing about Real Power is the way three perfectly balanced musicians concoct a sound of such thrilling dynamism, wit and energy without ever getting in each other’s way.- The Telegraph (UK)
- Posted Mar 22, 2024
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Another beautiful slice of country-tinged magic that never descends into nostalgia.- The Telegraph (UK)
- Posted Mar 22, 2024
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Ultimately, this is a brilliant record about clearing out the emotional crap and stripping things back to their essence – the perfect soundtrack to lull us out of our collective wintering and into some mental spring cleaning.- The Telegraph (UK)
- Posted Mar 15, 2024
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Everything I Thought I Was is certainly not the career defining masterwork Timberlake seems to think it is, but nevertheless it’s enough to get him over that mid-life bump.- The Telegraph (UK)
- Posted Mar 15, 2024
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Eternal Sunshine is pop at its sexiest – 13 songs designed to lodge themselves in your head for eternity, whether you like it or not.- The Telegraph (UK)
- Posted Mar 7, 2024
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You don’t have to be greater than the sum of your parts when the parts are already as great as this.- The Telegraph (UK)
- Posted Mar 1, 2024
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11 songs of such staggering clarity that I found myself breathing a sigh of relief halfway through that bands like this still exist in Britain.- The Telegraph (UK)
- Posted Mar 1, 2024
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Lopez’s voice is technically fine but has a thinness that doesn’t really suit the exposure of digitally clinical modern production settings. She jettisons all Latin flavouring, which might have been her superpower.- The Telegraph (UK)
- Posted Feb 16, 2024
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Coming Home is a hugely impressive reminder of Usher's pop skills, and another testament to the enduring appeal of high class RnB.- The Telegraph (UK)
- Posted Feb 9, 2024
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- Posted Feb 2, 2024
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Wall of Eyes comprises just eight tracks but it’s far from slight. String arrangements by the London Contemporary Orchestra add a lush cinematic quality to the album.- The Telegraph (UK)
- Posted Jan 26, 2024
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