- Artist
- Paramore
- Album
- This Is Why
Early reviews. Based on 4 critics so far. The Breakdown will settle as more outlets weigh in.
| The gist | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Riff Magazine | 10/10 | 100 | “Paramore is back with long-awaited studio album "This Is Why," a work that shows off the growth and musical maturity of the formerly pop-punk trio.” |
| Clash | 9/10 | 90 | “Paramore have rebuilt their house again – and they’ve settled in right away. Standing taller than ever, on 'This Is Why', they’ve taken the same raw” |
| Spectrum Culture | 75/100 | 75 | “This is Why takes a broad spectrum of ideas and keeps them in tension with each other. The past faces the future, the personal rubs against the political, confidence depicts…” |
| Pitchfork | 6.3/10 | 63 | “Read Arielle Gordon’s review of the album.” |
Would you spin it again?
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How the Breakdown works
Every outlet’s score is converted to 0–100 (2/5 is 40, 5.9/10 is 59, a B+ is 88) and averaged. Grades follow the B-Side scale: A is 90–100, B 80–89, C 70–79, D 60–69, F below 60. Critics who liked it is the share of outlets that scored it 75 or higher; the Breakdown shows green at 75 and up, red below. Divisiveness asks a different question: not whether critics liked it, but how close their scores are to each other. Five critics who all give it 50 are Unanimous, even though none of them liked it. The labels run Unanimous, Broad agreement, Some debate, Divided, and Contentious. Replay rate comes from listeners, not critics: yes counts fully, a few tracks counts half, no counts zero. The gist quotes each outlet’s own summary of its review. Scores marked est. come from reviews that publish no number.
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