Claire Shaffer’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 10 reviews, going back to 2020, each next to the album’s Breakdown.
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Pitchfork 2024 · 3 reviews
Rolling Stone 2020–2021 · 7 reviews
What they review
- Indie & Alternative 40%
- Pop 30%
- Folk, Country & Americana 20%
- Rock 10%
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By the numbers
1A-Sides reviewed, the albums the critics rate highest
5years of their reviews we track, 2020 to 2024
2outlets their reviews here ran in
How their scores spread
- 0–490
- 50s0
- 60s3
- 70s1
- 80s4
- 90+2
More numbers (how close they land to the other critics, release-week calls) appear once we track 15 of their reviews.
Their favorites
Taylor SwiftEvermore 90 Rolling Stone
Fiona AppleFetch the Bolt Cutters 90 Rolling Stone
Lana Del ReyChemtrails over the Country Club 80 Rolling Stone
Miley CyrusPlastic Hearts 80 Rolling Stone
WaxahatcheeI Walked with You a Ways 80 Pitchfork
Artists they keep coming back to
Their scores for each artist, in release order.
A-Sides they reviewed
1 album that earned an A-Side, the critics’ top tier; they scored 1 of them 75 or higher.
Every review
| Outlet | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchfork via Wikipedia | 60 6/10 | 75 | 2024 | |
| Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 80 | 2021 | |
| Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 90 4.5/5 | 83 | 2020 | |
| Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 73 | 2020 | |
| Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 90 4.5/5 | 94 | 2020 | |
| Pitchfork via Wikipedia | 80 8.0/10 | 81 | ||
| Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 60 3/5 | 79 | ||
| Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 60 3/5 | 69 | ||
| Rolling Stone via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 83 | ||
| Pitchfork via Wikipedia | 70 7.0/10 | 72 |
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