Benjamin Aspray’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 9 reviews, going back to 2015, each next to the album’s Breakdown.
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Slant 2015–2016 · 7 reviews- PopMatters 2 reviews
What they review
- Metal & Punk 33%
- Indie & Alternative 33%
- Electronic 22%
- Rock 11%
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Their favorites
New York DollsDancing Backward in High Heels 80 PopMatters
Panda BearPanda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper 70 Slant
Rotting ChristRituals 60 Slant
TortoiseThe Catastrophist 60 Slant
Lamb of GodVII: Sturm und Drang 60 Slant
Every review
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| Rotting ChristRituals“Hellenic allusions are especially well-represented in the album’s loose restaging of the Ascension as a surrender to darkness.” | Slant | 60 3/5 | 72 | 2016 |
 MegadethDystopia“Dystopia’s sustained virtuosity, with riffs sprouting like fractals, feels like a form of reparation.” | Slant | 40 2/5 | 73 | 2016 |
| TortoiseThe Catastrophist“The Catastrophist finds Thrill Jockey’s flagship band where we left them on 2009’s Beacons of Ancestorship, playing fusion for a post-IDM world.” | Slant via Wikipedia | 60 3/5 | 70 | 2016 |
| Lamb of GodVII: Sturm und Drang“Most of VII: Sturm und Drang is devoted to Lamb of God’s merciless three-guitar attacks.” | Slant | 60 3/5 | 78 | 2015 |
 Faith No MoreSol Invictus“Absent the lightning-in-a-bottle voltage of their heyday, Faith No More’s Sol Invictus is shockingly no more than adequate.” | Slant | 50 2.5/5 | 76 | 2015 |
| Panda BearPanda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper“Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper finds Panda Bear staking out a middle ground between quirky abstraction and pop accessibility.” | Slant via Wikipedia | 70 7/10 | 81 | 2015 |
| New York DollsDancing Backward in High Heels | PopMatters via Wikipedia | 80 8/10 | 66 | |
 BonoboThe North Borders | PopMatters via Wikipedia | 60 6/10 | 76 | |
 Marilyn MansonThe Pale Emperor | Slant via Wikipedia | 60 3/5 | 68 |
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