B-Side Guys

Dorian Lynskey

Dorian Lynskey’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 72 reviews, going back to 2001, each next to the album’s Breakdown.

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What they review

  • Pop 24%
  • Indie & Alternative 22%
  • Rock 17%
  • Hip-Hop & Rap 14%

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By the numbers

4A-Sides reviewed, the albums the critics rate highest
6albums given a perfect score
20years of their reviews we track, 2001 to 2020
How their scores spread
  • 0–4914
  • 50s0
  • 60s22
  • 70s0
  • 80s29
  • 90+7

Their favorites

  1. The 1975A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships 100 Q
  2. MagazineReal Life 100 The Guardian
  3. BurialBurial 100 The Guardian
  4. Joy DivisionCloser 100 Q
  5. R.E.M.Murmur 100 Q

Artists they keep coming back to

Their scores for each artist, in release order.

A-Sides they reviewed

4 albums that earned an A-Side, the critics’ top tier; they scored 4 of them 75 or higher.

Every review

Outlet
DidoLife for RentBlender via Wikipedia80 4/5712020
Billie EilishWhen We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?Q via Wikipedia80 4/5832019
BjörkUtopiaQ via Wikipedia80 4/5822017
Taylor SwiftReputationQ via Wikipedia60 3/5742017
The 1975A Brief Inquiry Into Online RelationshipsQ via Wikipedia100 5/5832017
The AvalanchesWildflowerQ via Wikipedia80 4/5782016
Boards of CanadaTomorrow’s HarvestThe Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/5832013
Father John MistyFear FunThe Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/5812012
KlaxonsSurfing the VoidThe Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/5722010
RöyksoppJuniorThe Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/5702009
The Cure4:13 Dream“Smith makes his music in a state of splendid isolation”The Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/5642008
LadytronVelociferoThe Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/5732008
Scarlett JohanssonAnywhere I Lay My HeadThe Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/5592008
StereophonicsPull the PinThe Guardian via Wikipedia40 2/5492007
MF DOOMMm.. FoodThe Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/5802007
WilcoSky Blue SkyThe Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/5772007
MagazineReal LifeThe Guardian via Wikipedia100 5/5912007
BurialBurialThe Guardian via Wikipedia100 5/5882006
Red Hot Chili PeppersStadium Arcadium“3 Stars (Warner Brothers)”The Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/5732006
GoldfrappSupernatureThe Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/5792005
CiaraGoodiesThe Guardian via Wikipedia40 2/5612005
Duran DuranAstronautThe Guardian via Wikipedia40 2/5552004
Scissor SistersScissor SistersThe Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/5762004
Belle and SebastianDear Catastrophe WaitressThe Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/5802003
NickelbackThe Long Road“1 star (Roadrunner)”The Guardian via Wikipedia20 1/5582003
RöyksoppMelody A.M.The Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/5802001
Adele19The Guardian via Wikipedia40 2/566
Bon Iver22, A MillionQ via Wikipedia80 4/584
TLC3DBlender via Wikipedia80 4/574
JamiroquaiA Funk OdysseyThe Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/573
ColdplayA Rush of Blood to the HeadQ via Wikipedia80 4/583
Fat JoeAll or NothingThe Guardian via Wikipedia40 2/564
Green DayAmerican IdiotThe Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/579
R.E.M.Around the SunThe Guardian via Wikipedia40 2/560
Alicia KeysAs I AmThe Guardian via Wikipedia40 2/561
Amy WinehouseBack to BlackThe Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/584
CommonBeThe Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/582
SugababesCatfights and Spotlights“Half of it is as colourless as promised, but the half credited to Klas Ahlund is unflaggingly terrific”The Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/560
Mariah CareyCharmbraceletThe Guardian via Wikipedia40 2/551
Joy DivisionCloserQ via Wikipedia100 5/599
JusticeCrossThe Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/578
Lil JonCrunk JuiceThe Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/564
OasisDon’t Believe the TruthThe Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/569
BabyshamblesDown in AlbionThe Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/562
Aphex TwinDrukqsQ via Wikipedia40 2/563
Pet Shop BoysElectricQ via Wikipedia80 4/580
A Perfect CircleEmotive“The authority on kitchen blender appliance for the home or business, providing expert blender reviews to help consumers make the best buying decision.”Blender via Wikipedia60 3/560
Kaiser ChiefsEmploymentThe Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/574
Nelly FurtadoFolkloreBlender via Wikipedia40 2/564
Kanye WestGraduationThe Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/579
Neil Young and Crazy HorseGreendaleThe Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/572
BeckGueroThe Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/578
HurtsHappinessQ via Wikipedia40 2/563
Daft PunkHuman After AllThe Guardian via Wikipedia40 2/557
System of a DownHypnotizeThe Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/578
Leonard CohenI’m Your ManPitchfork via Wikipedia95 9.5/1087
Britney SpearsIn the ZoneThe Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/572
Mobb DeepInfamyThe Guardian via Wikipedia40 2/564
ChingyJackpotThe Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/565
Nelly FurtadoLooseThe Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/574
Linkin ParkMeteoraThe Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/566
R.E.M.MurmurQ via Wikipedia100 5/596
Kate BushNever for EverQ via Wikipedia80 4/567
Talib KweliQualityThe Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/572
No DoubtRock SteadyQ via Wikipedia60 3/575
Pet Shop BoysSuperThe Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/581
The CureThe TopThe Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/562
Missy ElliottThis Is Not a Test!The Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/576
SugababesThreeThe Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/566
RazorlightUp All NightThe Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/567
Depeche ModeViolatorThe Guardian via Wikipedia100 5/592
Empire of the SunWalking on a Dream“A ripe cheese, best not consumed whole”The Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/564

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