B−
Album · October 2, 2026
Happiness Anytime
Leon Bridges and What Happiness Costs on 'Happiness Anytime'Reviewed by Dan Chafetz
- Songwriting
- C+
- Performance
- B
- Production
- B+
- Vision
- B−
Album report cards
Every album we have reviewed, newest first, graded on Songwriting, Performance, Production, and Vision.
B+
Album · September 21, 2026
Estrus
Tove Lo Was Told Her Messy Years Are Over. 'Estrus' Is 32 Minutes of Refusal.Reviewed by Adam Canissario
- Songwriting
- B+
- Performance
- B+
- Production
- B+
- Vision
- A−
B−
Album · September 19, 2026
Bass Persuades
Miley Is Happy Now. 'Bass Persuades' Spends 38 Minutes Working Out What That Sounds Like.Reviewed by Adam Canissario
- Songwriting
- B−
- Performance
- B+
- Production
- B
- Vision
- C+
B+
Album · September 2, 2026
This Mirror Weighs a Ton
The Strange Sentence That Gave Interpol Its New Album a NameReviewed by Dan Chafetz
- Songwriting
- B
- Performance
- B+
- Production
- A−
- Vision
- A−
A−
Album · August 21, 2026
Lost Weekend
What Phoebe Bridgers Lost — and Found — on Lost WeekendReviewed by Dan Chafetz
- Songwriting
- B+
- Performance
- B+
- Production
- A
- Vision
- A−
A−
Album · February 28, 2026
Endless Summer Vacation
Miley Cyrus' 'Endless Summer Vacation' Is Her Best Album YetReviewed by Adam Canissario
- Songwriting
- A−
- Performance
- A−
- Production
- B+
- Vision
- A−
How we grade
Every review is graded on four subjects, each from A to F, and every grade comes with the reason for it in the review itself. The overall grade is the average of the four on a 4-point scale (A is 4.0, B is 3.0, C is 2.0), rounded to the nearest grade.
Albums are graded on Songwriting (the songs as written, music and lyrics together), Performance (the singing and playing), Production (the sound, arrangement, and mix), and Vision (how well the album holds together and how much it reaches for).
Films and shows are graded on Acting, Directing, Writing, and Production (the cinematography, design, editing, sound, and score).
An A means the work excels at that subject, a C means it is competent but unmemorable, and an F means it fails at it. The grades are measured against the same descriptions every time, so a B means the same thing from one review to the next. See our editorial standards for how reviews are sourced and checked.