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Turning sound into prose, hoping the verdict ages better than the album.
means The act of critically evaluating recorded music in writing, scoring or describing its merits for an audience.
from From Latin revidere, to see again — fitting, since the critic listens again so you don't have to suffer the bad tracks.
Pitchfork decimalsFamous for scoring albums to one decimal place.
Career makerA single rave can launch an unknown band overnight.
Aging poorlyMany panned classics later topped greatest-albums lists.