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David Menconi

David Menconi’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 5 reviews, going back to 2010, each next to the album’s Breakdown.

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Writes for

  • Spin 2010–2014 · 5 reviews

What they review

  • Indie & Alternative 40%
  • Rock 40%
  • Metal & Punk 20%

Find David Menconi

More numbers (how close they land to the other critics, release-week calls) appear once we track 15 of their reviews.

Their favorites

  1. Uncle TupeloNo Depression 80 Spin
  2. Jason IsbellSoutheastern 80 Spin
  3. Bad ReligionThe Dissent of Man 70 Spin
  4. Drive-By TruckersThe Big To-Do 70 Spin
  5. Old 97'sThe Grand Theatre, Volume One 70 Spin

Every review

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Uncle TupeloNo Depression“8SPIN Rating: 8 of 10Release Date: January 28, 2014Label: SonyBetween Mumford & Sons, the Lumineers, and the Avett Brothers, twang-y, revivalist roots”Spin via Wikipedia80 8/10852014
Bad ReligionThe Dissent of ManSpin via Wikipedia70 7/10782010
Jason IsbellSoutheastern“8SPIN Rating: 8 of 10Release Date: June 11, 2013Label: Southeastern/Thirty Tigers"Saw my guts / Saw my glory / It would make a great story / If I could”Spin via Wikipedia80 8/1082
Drive-By TruckersThe Big To-Do“7SPIN Rating: 7 of 10Release Date: March 16, 2010Label: ATOThe old comedy adage goes that if it bends, it's funny, but if it breaks, it's not. Tell that”Spin via Wikipedia70 7/1077
Old 97'sThe Grand Theatre, Volume One“Despite frontman Rhett Miller's nice-guy tendencies, Old 97's are way more fun when he gives in to his bitchy side–which is large and in charge on The”Spin via Wikipedia70 7/1070

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