Under The Radar's Scores
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For 5,868 reviews, this publication has graded:
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40% higher than the average critic
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4% same as the average critic
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56% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 4.6 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 68
Highest review score: | Kid A Mnesia | |
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Lowest review score: | Burned Mind |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 4,061 out of 5868
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Mixed: 1,677 out of 5868
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Negative: 130 out of 5868
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It is punishing in its bleakness, wry in its humor, and surprisingly musically triumphant. [Mar - Jul 2024, p.81]- Under The Radar
- Posted May 8, 2024
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Let’s keep it simple: this thing fucking rips. Moctar—along with his bandmates Ahmoudou Madassane, Mikey Coltun, and Souleymane Ibrahim—has built upon the foundations of Afrique Victime and made a tighter record that’s infused with garage rock energy. This isn’t a solemn funeral march: it’s a rallying cry.- Under The Radar
- Posted May 8, 2024
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With Fearless Movement, his third great record in a row, Washington once again demonstrates his commitment to innovation, cementing his place in the great jazz canon. He’s reigned in the runtime, but the ambitions remain.- Under The Radar
- Posted May 7, 2024
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Vu makes it easy to get swept up in the melodrama of each ascendant harmony and pounding guitar chord, seizing on the time when each swirl of emotion felt new and potent.- Under The Radar
- Posted May 6, 2024
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The unshakable feeling that emanates from Look to the East, Look to the West, with its sterling production and tuneful chapters, is catharsis, of sensing the world turn in the midst of despair and finding some relief in the aftermaths of sad circumstances beyond our control (Campbell sings of children chasing Pokémon in a park during a pandemic, and of seeing loved ones in her dreams after they’re gone).- Under The Radar
- Posted May 3, 2024
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Here in the Pitch is another leap forward that sees her pushing into new realms with stunning effect.- Under The Radar
- Posted May 2, 2024
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A few songs get bogged down with less of what makes the music so appealing and are missing that intangible ingredient, creating an uneven album that is somewhat erratic and inconsistent. .... Forgiveness Is Yours is original, intriguing, and appealing to adventurous souls looking for a listening experience outside their comfort zone and into the recklessly candid world of a unique and talented band.- Under The Radar
- Posted Apr 30, 2024
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If at times you crave for something unhinged across these 19 songs, the sonic equivalent of a psychic break to disrupt the constant temperate mood, you inevitably fall back on Martin and Taylor’s fluid warmth. Their transition into scarred adult terrain still sounds remarkably peaceful.- Under The Radar
- Posted Apr 26, 2024
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Iron & Wine’s catalog is peppered with albums that experiment and push the boundaries of the format that Beam chose with The Creek Drank the Cradle over 20 years ago. Light Verse is not one of those albums. Instead, it finds Beam doing what he does best, refining those songwriting touches and instrumental backdrops that are present in his most captivating work.- Under The Radar
- Posted Apr 25, 2024
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In Swift’s capable hands, even the deepest moments of despair are transmuted into songs which resonate with emotion and genuine insight.- Under The Radar
- Posted Apr 22, 2024
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Baldi has clearly carved out his own corner of plainspoken wisdom; on Final Summer, unfortunately, the songs don’t quite do his insights justice.- Under The Radar
- Posted Apr 19, 2024
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While lacking the immediate hooks of previous albums, this is an album best experienced as a whole, to add context to the listening experience rather than one to dip in and out of.- Under The Radar
- Posted Apr 18, 2024
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There is a deeply set melancholy in the DNA of Blu Wav, a palpable sense of emotional exhaustion. It’s there in the lush, pillowy arrangements that shroud almost every track, a darkly luxurious soundscape that seems to gently beckon the listener with an outstretched hand.- Under The Radar
- Posted Apr 12, 2024
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It’s an absolute stunner. Stylistically, fans will be reminded of many 2001-2005 highlights from the three-album run containing The World Won’t End, Yours, Mine, and Ours, and Discover a Lovelier You (all featuring crucial guitarist Peyton Pinkerton, who returns here).- Under The Radar
- Posted Apr 11, 2024
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The record is so well-worked, just so honed and master-crafted that it ends up sounding effortless.- Under The Radar
- Posted Apr 9, 2024
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Revelator is a careful but honest album, a lingering, languorous sojourn that offers strange solace even as its world falls apart.- Under The Radar
- Posted Apr 8, 2024
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It is at once an ambitious record and one that will sound like home to anyone who still associates Oxford commas with the band. It’s likely to bring in a new generation of fans, as well as perhaps pull some who’ve strayed back into their orbit.- Under The Radar
- Posted Apr 5, 2024
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For a record that’s taken so long to happen (and many thought probably wouldn’t), angeltape is a triumphant return and worth every second of the excessively long wait.- Under The Radar
- Posted Apr 5, 2024
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What cannot be contested is the way the album oozes with a confidence and sensibility that suggests its creators know this might just be the finest collection of songs they’ve released since their debut, Nowhere, back in 1990.- Under The Radar
- Posted Mar 28, 2024
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The organically formed melodies mask some of the lyrical turbulence going on under the surface, but like any music that matters that only furthers the album’s staying power.- Under The Radar
- Posted Mar 26, 2024
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There are subtle shifts in approaches that make every track here well worth exploring.- Under The Radar
- Posted Mar 25, 2024
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Bright Future slots in comfortably with everything she has done to date and brings a greater sense of being of a moment in time.- Under The Radar
- Posted Mar 22, 2024
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Although AUDIO VERTIGO may not be their finest work, the richly layered album-oriented rock is stacked with shrewd melodies and it’s nice to see Elbow stepping outside their comfort zone and reaching back a bit to reconnect with their daring and adventurous ways.- Under The Radar
- Posted Mar 21, 2024
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Tigers Blood is ultimately about the melding of its component parts into something unquestionably enticing rather than the analysis of its irretrievably mixed emotions.- Under The Radar
- Posted Mar 21, 2024
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Glasgow Eyes cements The Jesus and Mary Chain’s legacy as influential pioneers, but it’s more than just a nostalgic trip. It’s a testament to their ability to surprise, innovate, and craft music that still resonates even at this stage in their career.- Under The Radar
- Posted Mar 19, 2024
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he biggest shoes to fill are their own, and for much of Happiness Bastards, Chris and Rich Robinson acquit themselves admirably. The biggest takeaway might be that this is certainly not a band whose best days are behind them. One can only hope for more to come.- Under The Radar
- Posted Mar 18, 2024
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What’s largely great about Playing Favorites is just how FUN it is, a rambunctious rock ‘n’ roll record with a big heart and a smart mouth.- Under The Radar
- Posted Mar 7, 2024
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There’s nothing mind-blowing, nothing genre-bending or jolting on What Do We Do Now, just a bunch of familiar hooks, sad words, and sepia riffs, a thick blanket of lackadaisical warmth.- Under The Radar
- Posted Mar 6, 2024
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Ultimately, Underdressed at the Symphony’s greatest achievement is the balance it strikes between opposing elements: the familiar and the novel, humor and heartache, dreams and reality. While Webster maintains her stylistic singularity, she doesn’t sit in it; instead, she expands beyond it, keeping it in tow as she explores different sounds and sentiments.- Under The Radar
- Posted Mar 5, 2024
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Where’s My Utopia? is an album that overflows, both in excess and excellence, with the former sometimes costing the latter its due.- Under The Radar
- Posted Mar 1, 2024
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