Charles Lyons-Burt’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 17 reviews, going back to 2020, each next to the album’s Breakdown.
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Slant 2020–2026 · 17 reviews
What they review
- Hip-Hop & Rap 41%
- Pop 29%
- Indie & Alternative 18%
- Electronic 6%
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By the numbers
1album given a perfect score
7years of their reviews we track, 2020 to 2026
35%of their scores landed within 10 points of the other critics’ average for the same album (17 albums)
16points, on average, between their release-week reviews and where the other critics ended up (9 reviews)
How their scores spread
- 0–493
- 50s3
- 60s1
- 70s4
- 80s4
- 90+2
Their favorites
Justin TimberlakeFutureSex/LoveSounds 100 Slant
WaxahatcheeTigers Blood 90 Slant
Sabrina CarpenterShort n’ Sweet 80 Slant
21 SavageSavage Mode II 80 Slant
ArcaKiCk i 80 Slant
Every review
| Outlet | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin TimberlakeFutureSex/LoveSounds“What the album is missing in heart or soul it makes up for in sterling production…and beatboxing.” | Slant | 100 10/10 | 76 | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Sabrina CarpenterShort n’ Sweet | Slant via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 78 | 2024 |
 Ice SpiceY2K!“The rapper’s debut album maintains a whirlwind clip throughout.” | Slant | 70 3.5/5 | 62 | 2024 |
 Metro BoominWe Don’t Trust You“On ‘We Don’t Trust You,’ Future seems content to be set dressing for Metro Boomin’s elaborate production.” | Slant via Wikipedia | 40 2/5 | 60 | 2024 |
 Lil WayneWelcome 2 Collegrove“2 Chainz and Lil Wayne’s ‘Welcome 2 Collegrove’ is an uneven concept album that demonstrates the rappers’ unwillingness to grow up.” | Slant via Wikipedia | 50 2.5/5 | 64 | 2023 |
 PJ HarveyI Inside the Old Year Dying | Slant via Wikipedia | 70 3.5/5 | 81 | 2023 |
 Boygeniusthe record“On ‘The Record,’ Boygenius struggles to find a collective identity or creative method that complements the trio’s myriad talents.” | Slant via Wikipedia | 50 2.5/5 | 82 | 2023 |
 Carly Rae JepsenThe Loneliest Time“Carly Rae Jepsen's 'The Loneliest Time' is a markedly more stoic effort from a singer who, up until now, has been relentlessly upbeat.” | Slant via Wikipedia | 70 3.5/5 | 75 | 2022 |
 MigosCulture II“There’s as much lazy delivery of the goods on the album as there is engaging interplay.” | Slant | 60 3/5 | 72 | 2021 |
 London GrammarCalifornian Soil | Slant via Wikipedia | 40 2/5 | 74 | 2021 |
| 21 SavageSavage Mode II | Slant | 80 4/5 | 78 | 2020 |
 Pop SmokeShoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon“The album has the feel of a B-sides collection culled together as a cash-in on the rapper's death.” | Slant | 40 2/5 | 71 | 2020 |
| ArcaKiCk i“The album is a statement of exuberance from an artist who’s known to deal in gloom.” | Slant via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 79 | 2020 |
 Kanye WestDonda | Slant via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 58 | |
 MØMotordrome | Slant via Wikipedia | 50 2.5/5 | 69 | |
| WaxahatcheeTigers Blood“The beautiful, serene instrumentation on ‘Tigers Blood’ dovetails with Waxahatchee’s gutting truth-telling.” | Slant via Wikipedia | 90 4.5/5 | 88 | |
 Bad BunnyUn Verano Sin Ti“The scope of Bad Bunny’s 'Un Verano Sin Ti' allows the rapper-singer to explore the full breadth of his romantic and sexual proclivities.” | Slant via Wikipedia | 70 3.5/5 | 81 |
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