Their favorites

1. Kate BushHounds of Love 100 Pitchfork
2. Solange KnowlesA Seat at the Table 95 Entertainment Weekly
3. BuzzcocksA Different Kind of Tension 90 Spin Alternative Record Guide
4. Tori AmosAmerican Doll Posse 90 Spin
5. BuzzcocksAnother Music in a Different Kitchen 90 Spin Alternative Record Guide

Artists they keep coming back to

Their scores for each artist, in release order.

• Pink 3 reviews60Try This70I’m Not Dead80Funhouse
• Buzzcocks 3 reviews90Another Music in a Dif…80Love Bites90A Different Kind of Te…
• Eurythmics 3 reviews80Sweet Dreams (Are Made…80Touch60Peace
• Morrissey 2 reviews70Ringleader of the Torm…70World Peace Is None of…
• Franz Ferdinand 2 reviews70Franz Ferdinand80Right Thoughts, Right…
• Sigur Rós 2 reviews70Takk…80Kveikur

A-Sides they reviewed

5 albums that earned an A-Side, the critics’ top tier; they scored 5 of them 75 or higher.

• Kate BushHounds of Love 100
• The SpecialsThe Specials 90
• Fleetwood MacTusk 90
• Arctic MonkeysWhatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not 80
• Creedence Clearwater RevivalWilly and the Poor Boys 80

Every review

Album	Outlet	Their score	Breakdown	Published
New OrderMusic Complete“Check out our album review of Artist's Music Complete on Rolling Stone.com.”	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	70 3.5/5	75	2015
MorrisseyWorld Peace Is None of Your Business	Spin via Wikipedia	70 7/10	74	2014
Franz FerdinandRight Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action“8SPIN Rating: 8 of 10Release Date: August 27, 2013Label: DominoFranz Ferdinand broke with Britpop the same way the Strokes declared war against mook rock.”	Spin	80 8/10	72	2013
Sigur RósKveikur“8SPIN Rating: 8 of 10Release Date: June 20, 2013Label: XLHow does one update beatific art-rock weirdness now so culturally engrained that it longer seems”	Spin via Wikipedia	80 8/10	80	2013
Tame ImpalaLonerism“8SPIN Rating: 8 of 10Release Date: October 09, 2012Label: Modular"Why won't they talk to me?" squeaks a small but emphatically overdubbed voice midway”	Spin via Wikipedia	80 8/10	87	2012
KeaneStrangeland“3SPIN Rating: 3 of 10Release Date: May 07, 2012Label: Island/InterscopeKeane are one of those groups based entirely on a single riff from a better song in”	Spin	30 3/10	54	2012
The KooksJunk of the Heart	Spin via Wikipedia	60 6/10	58	2011
Beastie BoysHot Sauce Committee Part Two“6SPIN Rating: 6 of 10Release Date: May 03, 2011Label: CapitolWhen the Beastie Boys reissued most of their back catalog in 2009, the sonic upgrade added”	Spin	60 6/10	79	2011
CeeLo GreenThe Lady Killer	Spin via Wikipedia	80 8/10	83	2010
Brandon FlowersFlamingo“Never one for understatement, alternative pop's most sincere showman resurrects '80s classic-rock clichés on a Vegas-themed solo debut that”	Spin via Wikipedia	50 5/10	64	2010
Kylie MinogueAphrodite“Finally even the suits realize that no one wants ersatz hip-hop or Americanized AOR from Australia's ultimate pop tart. Club crossover boffins Stuart”	Spin via Wikipedia	80 8/10	73	2010
FoalsTotal Life Forever“Most British bands get better as they get catchier. Not Foals. This quintet's strong suit is flailing like ten arms on a single synchronized body. The”	Spin via Wikipedia	60 6/10	75	2010
Peter GabrielScratch My Back“7SPIN Rating: 7 of 10Release Date: March 02, 2010Label: Virgin U.K.Even in the early days of Genesis, this art-rock pioneer possessed the voice of a sage.”	Spin	70 7/10	62	2010
White LiesTo Lose My Life…“It used to be that young hopefuls would copy old bluesmen to confer some secondhand authenticity and depth upon theirefforts. This strikingly handsome”	Spin via Wikipedia	50 2.5/5	60	2009
PinkFunhouse“It's no surprise that the recent divorce of America's most soul-baring mainstream singer would yield an emotionally in-your-face radio single. She loudly”	Spin via Wikipedia	80 4/5	68	2008
BauhausGo Away White	Spin via Wikipedia	70 7/10	65	2008
MikaLife in Cartoon Motion“From the Beatles at their campiest to Scissor Sisters at their catchiest, this Lebanon-born Londoner comes on like an agreeably eager compendium of every”	Spin via Wikipedia	70 3.5/5	55	2007
BuzzcocksLove Bites	Spin Alternative Record Guide via Wikipedia	80 8/10	84	2006
MorrisseyRingleader of the Tormentors“Check out our album review of Artist's Ringleader Of The Tormentors on Rolling Stone.com.”	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	70 3.5/5	70	2006
Mary J. BligeThe Breakthrough	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	80 4/5	78	2006
Backstreet BoysNever Gone“Check out our album review of Artist's Never Gone on Rolling Stone.com.”	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	20 1/5	51	2005
Mariah CareyThe Emancipation of Mimi“Check out our album review of Artist's The Emancipation Of Mimi on Rolling Stone.com.”	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	50 2.5/5	74	2005
Queens of the Stone AgeLullabies to Paralyze“Check out our album review of Artist's Lullabies To Paralyze on Rolling Stone.com.”	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	60 3/5	75	2005
Sonic YouthSonic Nurse	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	70 3.5/5	75	2004
Franz FerdinandFranz Ferdinand“Check out our album review of Artist's Franz Ferdinand on Rolling Stone.com.”	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	70 3.5/5	86	2004
Elvis CostelloWhen I Was Cruel“Check out our album review of Artist's When I Was Cruel on Rolling Stone.com.”	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	80 4/5	77	2002
Alicia KeysSongs in A Minor“Check out our album review of Artist's Songs in A Minor on Rolling Stone.com.”	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	60 3/5	76	2001
Jessica SimpsonIrresistible“Check out our album review of Artist's Irresistible on Rolling Stone.com.”	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	30 1.5/5	46	2001
Adele21	Spin via Wikipedia	80 8/10	78
TLC3D	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	80 4/5	74
EnyaA Day Without Rain	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	40 2/5	57
BuzzcocksA Different Kind of Tension	Spin Alternative Record Guide via Wikipedia	90 9/10	84
RihannaA Girl Like Me“Check out our album review of Artist's A Girl Like Me on Rolling Stone.com.”	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	60 3/5	64
Solange KnowlesA Seat at the Table	Entertainment Weekly via Wikipedia	95 A	87
Alien Ant FarmANThology	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	70 3.5/5	78
David BowieAladdin Sane	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	80 4/5	86
Tori AmosAmerican Doll Posse	Spin via Wikipedia	90 9/10	79
BuzzcocksAnother Music in a Different Kitchen	Spin Alternative Record Guide via Wikipedia	90 9/10	81
InterpolAntics	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	80 4/5	81
R.E.M.Around the Sun	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	60 3/5	60
ABBAArrival	Spin Alternative Record Guide via Wikipedia	90 9/10	80
Pet Shop BoysBehaviour	Pitchfork via Wikipedia	85 8.5/10	79
Backstreet BoysBlack & Blue	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	60 3/5	59
Jimmy Eat WorldBleed American	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	70 3.5/5	72
StaindBreak the Cycle	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	70 3.5/5	52
Britney SpearsBritney Jean	Spin via Wikipedia	30 3/10	53
NSYNCCelebrity“Check out our album review of Artist's Celebrity on Rolling Stone.com.”	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	60 3/5	72
Mariah CareyCharmbracelet	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	40 2/5	51
The ShinsChutes Too Narrow“Check out our album review of Artist's Chutes Too Narrow on Rolling Stone.com.”	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	80 4/5	86
Kid RockCocky“Check out our album review of Artist's Cocky on Rolling Stone.com.”	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	60 3/5	63
SiaColour the Small One	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	50 2.5/5	67
t.A.T.u.Dangerous and Moving	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	40 2/5	52
David BowieDiamond Dogs	Pitchfork via Wikipedia	90 9.0/10	76
Fiona AppleExtraordinary Machine“Check out our album review of Artist's Extraordinary Machine on Rolling Stone.com.”	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	80 4/5	83
GorillazGorillaz	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	60 3/5	77
Marilyn MansonHoly Wood	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	70 3.5/5	79
Kate BushHounds of Love	Pitchfork via Wikipedia	100 10/10	93
PinkI’m Not Dead	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	70 3.5/5	70
Porcupine TreeIn Absentia	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	60 3/5	67
Foo FightersIn Your Honor	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	60 3/5	69
Keri HilsonIn a Perfect World…	Spin via Wikipedia	60 6/10	64
EveLet There Be Eve…Ruff Ryders’ First Lady	Entertainment Weekly via Wikipedia	78 C+	77
Tori AmosLittle Earthquakes	Pitchfork via Wikipedia	86 8.6/10	84
CherLiving Proof“Check out our album review of Artist's Living Proof on Rolling Stone.com.”	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	60 3/5	62
BjörkMedúlla	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	70 3.5/5	82
The ChainsmokersMemories…Do Not Open	Entertainment Weekly via Wikipedia	78 C+	50
MadonnaMusic	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	80 4/5	80
ShakiraOral Fixation, Vol. 2“Check out our album review of Artist's Oral Fixation Vol. 2 on Rolling Stone.com.”	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	60 3/5	75
EurythmicsPeace	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	60 3/5	71
StereophonicsPerformance and Cocktails	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	50 2.5/5	56
MobyPlay	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	80 4/5	84
Pet Shop BoysRelease	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	70 3.5/5	68
No DoubtReturn of Saturn	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	80 4/5	74
KornSee You on the Other Side	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	60 3/5	61
Robbie WilliamsSing When You’re Winning	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	70 3.5/5	71
MetallicaSt. Anger	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	80 4/5	64
EurythmicsSweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)	Spin Alternative Record Guide via Wikipedia	80 8/10	79
The ChicksTaking the Long Way	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	80 4/5	71
Sigur RósTakk…	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	70 3.5/5	78
ThalíaThalía	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	60 3/5	62
Marina DiamandisThe Family Jewels	Spin via Wikipedia	70 7/10	71
The SpecialsThe Specials	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	90 4.5/5	96
Foster the PeopleTorches	Spin via Wikipedia	70 7/10	70
EurythmicsTouch	Spin Alternative Record Guide via Wikipedia	80 8/10	79
Daft PunkTron: Legacy	Spin via Wikipedia	70 7/10	71
PinkTry This	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	60 3/5	70
Fleetwood MacTusk	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	90 4.5/5	90
Swedish House MafiaUntil One	Spin via Wikipedia	50 5/10	40
KornUntouchables	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	60 3/5	73
One DirectionUp All Night	Spin via Wikipedia	50 5/10	61
WeezerWeezer	Spin via Wikipedia	70 3.5/5	67
Arctic MonkeysWhatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	80 4/5	91
Creedence Clearwater RevivalWilly and the Poor Boys	Rolling Stone via Wikipedia	80 4/5	92