Clash Music's Scores
- Music
For 3,878 reviews, this publication has graded:
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57% higher than the average critic
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5% same as the average critic
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38% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.3 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 74
Highest review score: | Dead Man's Pop [Box Set] | |
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Lowest review score: | Wake Up! |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 3,248 out of 3878
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Mixed: 601 out of 3878
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Negative: 29 out of 3878
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Expectations for CMAT’s second album were sky-high, but she’s managed to reach new musical heights with ease and style. ‘Crazymad, For Me’ is another smash hit from a showstopper vocalist that really puts the fun back in pop music.- Clash Music
- Posted Oct 12, 2023
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A stunning work of self-analysis, it’s Jamila Woods’ finest record yet – high praise in itself – one of the most absorbing, illuminating records you’re going to discover this year.- Clash Music
- Posted Oct 12, 2023
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‘Javelin’ is an outstanding record, technically brilliant, and emotionally bewitching.- Clash Music
- Posted Oct 10, 2023
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An infectious offering, ‘Out And About’ shines a light on the band’s unified creativity.- Clash Music
- Posted Oct 6, 2023
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On first listen, this isn’t his certified rap classic but it does signal a turning point. Now, if only Drake could could distill the best parts of his repertoire into a coherent whole.- Clash Music
- Posted Oct 6, 2023
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With ‘Layover’, V’s intentions were clear. He obviously had a distinct sound that he wanted to stick to, his vision clear inhabiting by his sense of self. The influence of jazz and R&B is evident and the execution is slick.- Clash Music
- Posted Oct 5, 2023
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It’s a more grounded and less airbrushed exploration of identity than we might be used to from Hannah Diamond, but one that counteracts an era increasingly obsessed with the perfect image and the false promise of forever.- Clash Music
- Posted Oct 4, 2023
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A solid return, there’s a lot to recommend here – for those familiar with Slow Pulp’s influences, or otherwise. Engaging songwriting with a real punch, we’re already looking forward to catching them live.- Clash Music
- Posted Oct 3, 2023
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Frequently unclassifiable, and never dull, ‘Again’ is a stop-sign on his perpetual onward journey.- Clash Music
- Posted Oct 3, 2023
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A distinctive, nigh-on unique listen, ‘Isn’t It Now?’ is a fine experimental broth for Autumn listens.- Clash Music
- Posted Oct 3, 2023
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Most of ‘Halo’ was sculpted on the road, a moment of pause and introspection that affords Bakar space to surge forwards creatively.- Clash Music
- Posted Oct 2, 2023
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Although vibrant and adventurous, the end result is too overcrowded on ‘Silver’ – some trimming, and there’s a classic here.- Clash Music
- Posted Sep 29, 2023
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Her balladry is simple, sparse, unfeigned and unpretentious, and her torch songs smoulder like burning embers.- Clash Music
- Posted Sep 29, 2023
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She questions, she purges, she excavates and embraces the thorny contradictions of her life. Smith continues to shirk commercial viability, stripping away sheen and artifice, presenting herself as dimensional; flawed, bruised, exposed, at times disbelieving, but ultimately worthy of love.- Clash Music
- Posted Sep 29, 2023
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‘Cousin’ is the perfect entry point for those who have inexplicably escaped the shadow of the Wilco’s influence to date. Showcasing all they do best it is also unique enough to stand as one of their finest moments.- Clash Music
- Posted Sep 28, 2023
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On ‘Sorry I’m Late’, Mae Muller shows that it takes time to perfect and craft a great pop album and that’s what she has done here. Every track could be, and probably should be, a single.- Clash Music
- Posted Sep 28, 2023
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A celebration of what makes Teenage Fanclub great, it’s a finely balanced LP of under-stated charms. ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’ they say – except, perhaps, for Teenage Fanclub.- Clash Music
- Posted Sep 27, 2023
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All the songs are of a similar tempo, tone, and theme. There is little to distinguish them – a bit more diversity wouldn’t have gone amiss. Saying that ‘World Of Hassle’ is pretty fun and has some killer melodies.- Clash Music
- Posted Sep 25, 2023
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- Posted Sep 22, 2023
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The chilled, languorous template delivers on value, but offers little else and you can’t help but feel like these are unnecessary filler tracks. At its core, ‘Scarlet’ is an interesting exploration into the world of ego trips, the trappings of fame, escapism and novelty, a welcome deviation with a heightened sense of maturity and finesse.- Clash Music
- Posted Sep 22, 2023
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If you’re looking for an album to brighten your day, come enter the world of CHAI.- Clash Music
- Posted Sep 21, 2023
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A genuine thrill from an artist who could rest on her nostalgia laurels, Kylie is back for her well-deserved crown.- Clash Music
- Posted Sep 21, 2023
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‘Black Classical Music’ is a unique experience, a true journey, the musical autobiography of a musician central to the ongoing development of UK jazz.- Clash Music
- Posted Sep 18, 2023
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‘Sorry I Haven’t Called’, brings out the best dance music has to offer because although Vagabon’s music is soft-indie-pop at its core, she has somehow captured an intrinsically heavenly sphere throughout the twelve tracks, making it the best record to keep a tiny bit of summer inside of us as the autumnal air is taking over the outside world.- Clash Music
- Posted Sep 18, 2023
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A hugely impressive, frequently stunning return, ‘Black Rainbows’ ranks as one of the year’s most imposing comebacks.- Clash Music
- Posted Sep 18, 2023
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Often melodically startling, the work contained therein feels close to definitive – if you’ve ever thought to explore their work, but not had the chance, this is the perfect entry point.- Clash Music
- Posted Sep 18, 2023
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The National are closer than ever, the type of closeness that allows individual growth, and this organic coming together is reflected in the collection of songs on ‘Laugh Track.’ Music that will no doubt stand the test of time.- Clash Music
- Posted Sep 18, 2023
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It may be a lighthearted exercise in updating old pop bangers to suit a new style, Lovato’s career-spanning retelling is also an unexpectedly touching retrospective by the time it gets to the explosive rendition of ‘Don’t Forget’ that serve as a joyful end-credits.- Clash Music
- Posted Sep 15, 2023
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Reaching greater and greater heights, ‘Magic 3’ could well be Nas and Hit-Boy’s finest hour together – the closure of this chapter allows us to analysis their relationship, but you’re still left yearning for more.- Clash Music
- Posted Sep 15, 2023
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A record with a message that is so authentically her that almost has no other way but to convey a bright but somewhat melancholic future.- Clash Music
- Posted Sep 15, 2023
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