B-Side Guys

The New Pornographers

The New Pornographers’s albums, ranked by what the critics we trust thought of each one. 5 have a B-Side Breakdown, averaging 77 (C+). See the discography in release order.

What is The New Pornographers’ best album?

By the critics, it’s Twin Cinema (2005), with a B-Side Breakdown of 81 (B-) from 9 reviews. 78% of them liked it.

Next best: Electric Version (77) and The Former Site Of (76). Lowest rated: Challengers (74).

The New Pornographers albums ranked

Best to worst by B-Side Breakdown.

  1. 1. Twin Cinema (2005): 81 B-
  2. 2. Electric Version (2003): 77 C+
  3. 3. The Former Site Of (2026): 76 C
  4. 4. Brill Bruisers (2014): 76 C
  5. 5. Challengers (2007): 74 C

The New Pornographers discography, in release order

The earliest here77Electric Version, 2003The critics' favorite81Twin Cinema, 2005The latest76The Former Site Of, 2026. 1 point below Electric Version.

The career, by Breakdown

Every The New Pornographers album with a B-Side Breakdown, in release order. Above the dashed line, most critics liked it.

6010075likedElectric Version (2003): 77772003Twin Cinema (2005): 81812005Challengers (2007): 74742007Brill Bruisers (2014): 76762014The Former Site Of (2026): 76762026

Every The New Pornographers studio album, oldest first. One doesn't have a Breakdown yet; it gets one once three critics' reviews turn up.

  1. 2000Mass RomanticNo Breakdown yet
  2. 2003Album cover for Electric Version by The New PornographersElectric Version77 C+
  3. 2005Album cover for Twin Cinema by The New PornographersTwin Cinema81 B-
  4. 2007Album cover for Challengers by The New PornographersChallengers74 C
  5. 2014Album cover for Brill Bruisers by The New PornographersBrill Bruisers76 C
  6. 2026Album cover for The Former Site Of by The New PornographersThe Former Site Of76 C

Which critics love The New Pornographers, and which don’t

Each outlet’s scores set against the other critics on the same albums. Outlets that scored at least 3 The New Pornographers albums.

Warmest on The New PornographersEntertainment Weekly13 points above the other critics, on average, across 3 albums.Coolest on The New PornographersRolling Stone11 points below the other critics, on average, across 4 albums.Cooled off over timePitchfork7 points above the other critics in its reviews from 2003–2005, 7 points below from 2007–2014.

Outlet by outlet

Average points above or below the other critics. Tap an outlet for its scores album by album.

Entertainment Weekly3 albums+13
  1. Electric Version 200391 vs 75 from 9 others +16
  2. Twin Cinema 200595 vs 79 from 8 others +16
  3. Challengers 200781 vs 73 from 8 others +8

All Entertainment Weekly reviews

AllMusic5 albums+8
  1. Electric Version 200390 vs 76 from 9 others +14
  2. Twin Cinema 2005100 vs 79 from 8 others +21
  3. Challengers 200780 vs 73 from 8 others +7
  4. Brill Bruisers 201480 vs 76 from 8 others +4
  5. The Former Site Of 202670 vs 76 from 8 others −6

All AllMusic reviews

Spin3 albums+4
  1. Twin Cinema 200591 vs 80 from 8 others +11
  2. Challengers 200770 vs 74 from 8 others −4
  3. Brill Bruisers 201480 vs 76 from 8 others +4

All Spin reviews

Pitchfork4 albums0
  1. Electric Version 200381 vs 77 from 9 others +4
  2. Twin Cinema 200590 vs 80 from 8 others +10
  3. Challengers 200760 vs 75 from 8 others −15
  4. Brill Bruisers 201477 vs 76 from 8 others +1

All Pitchfork reviews

Uncut3 albums−5
  1. Electric Version 200360 vs 79 from 9 others −19
  2. Twin Cinema 200580 vs 81 from 8 others −1
  3. The Former Site Of 202680 vs 75 from 8 others +5

All Uncut reviews

NME3 albums−8
  1. Twin Cinema 200550 vs 85 from 8 others −35
  2. Challengers 200780 vs 73 from 8 others +7
  3. Brill Bruisers 201480 vs 76 from 8 others +4

All NME reviews

Rolling Stone4 albums−11
  1. Electric Version 200360 vs 79 from 9 others −19
  2. Twin Cinema 200580 vs 81 from 8 others −1
  3. Challengers 200760 vs 75 from 8 others −15
  4. Brill Bruisers 201470 vs 77 from 8 others −7

All Rolling Stone reviews

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