So unless it's a Best New Album the score is pretty much decided by the author of the review. The editor might adjust the score according to the copy but it's not the staff-wide decision a lot of readers think it is
Samia season has returned.
The acclaimed singer-songwriter tells us how she searched for her true self, faced down sexist expectations, and made her boldest album yet with 'Bloodless'
https://t.co/K8rqGrG5mB
interviewed Lily-Rose Depp and Robert Eggers about the gothic influences—with a focus on Possession (1981)—for @letterboxd ⚰️🩸🐀
this one’s for all my vampire (and rat) girls: https://t.co/GQIj1L6vad
looking forward to another week where all the stuff I want to accomplish depends on a sense of self-discipline and executive functioning I've never once possessed in my life