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For 1,712 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 57% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 39% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.1 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 75
Highest review score: 100 Achtung Baby [Super Deluxe]
Lowest review score: 18 If Not Now, When?
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,563 out of 1712
  2. Mixed: 131 out of 1712
  3. Negative: 18 out of 1712
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    • 75 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    By The Hedge
    Minks' devotion to mood and texture may seem redolent of My Bloody Valentine's foggy experiments, but By The Hedge isn't nearly as sonically challenging or heady as Kevin Shields's work. No, Minks have more modest goals as it turns out, their greatest inspiration comes not from the music of others but rather from within.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 51 Critic Score
    Not Yet
    Maybe they don't care, but ultimately, without any variety or ingenuity on any future albums they might make next, Monotonix might be forever stuck in a rut with nothing to do but party hard.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Deerhoof Vs. Evil
    Deerhoof vs. Evil is predictably unpredictable and a fun little experiment from a band seemingly incapable of recording a bad album, but it's hard to imagine returning to this years from now as often as their better work.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    III/IV
    There is still plenty to cherish here, and no Ryan Adams devotee is going to feel disappointed. In reality, this is likely just another detour in the ever evolving and confusing career of Ryan Adams.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Rolling Blackouts
    Ian Parton is capable of more, and his poor decisions and lack of forward-thinking will keep The Go! Team from being more than a great live act unless change is sought for their next record.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    The Fall
    The strange, yet awfully satisfying, collection of tracks certainly won't attract new listeners to the Gorillaz catalogue, but synth-infused pop tracks like "Revolving Door" or "Hillbilly Man" will appease most listeners.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    Kiss Each Other Clean
    Mostly, the listener will leave Kiss Each Other Clean craving something lyrically to hold onto, to become affected beyond the immediate emotional stirs that the pure prettiness of songs like Godless Brother In Love.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    Kaputt
    If, as the artist himself has recently hinted, Kaputt really does mark the end of Destroyer, then it succeeds as a triumphant swan-song.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 89 Critic Score
    Dye It Blonde
    This is why Dye It Blonde is truly a success: the band have moved from the garage noise-rock sound to a much more atmospheric one wherein the noise is harnessed into multiple layers of melodic instrumentation.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Outside
    Tapes 'n Tapes will probably never again manage to capture the youthful, devil-may-care magic of The Loon--those times are passed. But Outside, with its handful of pretty fantastic tracks, shows positive signs that this band may not be the victim of early success that it once seemed destined to be.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    The King Is Dead
    The King is Dead is a few layers of vocal harmony away from being a Fleet Foxes record, which is fine, but the Decemberists are at their best when they sound like themselves.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 77 Critic Score
    Ventriloquizzing
    Though Ventriloquizzing doesn't demonstrate the best the quartet have to offer, it's a perfect overview of their different sides, and proof that they remain one of our most consistently entertaining bands.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Showroom of Compassion
    The band delivered a tight album with hardly any missteps. It might not have been worth the seven year wait, but it's a really enjoyable album nonetheless.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    Valhalla Dancehall
    For most of Valhalla Dancehall, the diversity in sound works to British Sea Power's advantage, but it also leaves the album feeling weirdly unsatisfying.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    No Mercy
    The album's top heavy, and its finest moments come when T.I.'s able to look past himself, whether it be to attack the legal or education system. The rest is frustratingly mixed.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    All Day
    Those who weren't sold on Gillis' act before aren't going to change their minds, but his records are consistently great, and All Day is no exception.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Sports
    With these influences placed front and center in their tunes, Weekend runs the risk of being written off as a derivative clone; as a band more interested in replicating their heroes than building off the foundation they laid. Fortunately, Weekend has enough personality to ward off this unfair label.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    H.F.M. 2 (The Hunger for More 2)
    This is one of those albums to throw on and leave on while you accomplish something: it won't demand too much of your attention, but none of it will bore you.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 77 Critic Score
    Pink Friday
    On the heels of the brilliant My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and the misunderstood Recovery Minaj follows in style by putting out an album interested in both hip hop and music that simply sounds great.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys
    This is the kind of album you just throw on to have fun. If anything, it proves My Chemical Romance don't need to be eccentric or theatrical to put out an enjoyable record.
    • 100 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Pinkerton (Deluxe Edition)
    Ultimately, the legacy Pinkerton leaves behind is it being one of the most emotional and raw albums ever made. It's an album that many can relate to, even if you're not on the same level of crazy as Rivers was back then.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    North
    While North is a far cry from Darkstar's previous releases, it's a nice addition to the world of electronica. This album sets the duo apart from their label mates, but retains the dark atmosphere that Hyperdub artists are known for.
    • 94 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
    Comparing him to other rappers is pointless: there are other guys with much more technically-sound flows (although Ye is as wickedly funny as he's ever been), but nobody else possesses the combination of hubris, imagination, neuroticism, and drive it takes to make a record like this.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Man on the Moon, Vol. 2: The Legend of Mr. Rager
    If you're hoping for change here, give up now. Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager is also presented in five acts, and again has no real structure to justify them.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Lucky Shiner
    Lucky Shiner has all the facets of something good. It breathes on its downbeats, sings rickety sampler loops, and, most enjoyably, it takes its time.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    Michael
    Who knows whether the notoriously megalomaniacal Jackson would approve of this album-people on both sides of that argument have valid points-but as a start-to-finish collection of songs it's more enjoyable and less filler-stuffed than anything he's released since Bad, a minor miracle given the circumstances.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Body Talk
    To be fair, she's still in the process of resurfacing, rather successfully actually, and Body Talk is a fine dance-pop album.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Last Train to Paris
    It's both the sleaziest album of the year and Diddy's intricate fantasy world of mistreatment and vindication presented as a bizarre mass.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Tron: Legacy
    After listening to Legacy it seems difficult to imagine anyone else achieving what they have whilst working with Disney studios.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    Apollo Kids
    If anything, Apollo Kids is the biggest reason to get excited about Ghost in years; putting out a seemingly rushed disc, he's outdone much of his recent work.
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