Harriet Gibsone

Harriet Gibsone’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 16 reviews, going back to 2013, each next to the album’s Breakdown.

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What they review

  • Pop 44%
  • Indie & Alternative 25%
  • Rock 19%
  • Electronic 13%

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By the numbers

5years of their reviews we track, 2013 to 2017
56%of their scores landed within 10 points of the other critics’ average for the same album (16 albums)
12points, on average, between their release-week reviews and where the other critics ended up (11 reviews)
How their scores spread
  • 0–492
  • 50s0
  • 60s9
  • 70s0
  • 80s5
  • 90+0

Their favorites

  1. Lana Del ReyLust for Life 80 The Guardian
  2. ParamoreAfter Laughter 80 The Guardian
  3. JamiroquaiAutomaton 80 The Guardian
  4. Lana Del ReyHoneymoon 80 The Guardian
  5. Little MixSalute 80 The Guardian

Artists they keep coming back to

Their scores for each artist, in release order.

Every review

Outlet
BeckColorsThe Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/5792017
Lana Del ReyLust for Life“With a sunnier sound and a determined smile on her face, Del Rey is moving on from the darkness she’s inhabited in the past”The Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/5772017
ParamoreAfter LaughterThe Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/5802017
JamiroquaiAutomatonThe Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/5722017
Ed Sheeran÷“Hopping from pant-flinging ballad to Gaelic rap, the former sofa surfer has created a suspiciously slick album that aspires to appeal across the board”The Guardian via Wikipedia40 2/5682017
Red Hot Chili PeppersThe GetawayThe Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/5642016
Nick JonasLast Year Was Complicated“Jonas users in a sound best described as bachelor pop”The Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/5702016
Lana Del ReyHoneymoon“Lana Del Rey’s third album has an air of strict creative control, but it could be her best yet”The Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/5752015
Sam SmithIn the Lonely HourThe Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/5622014
Kaiser ChiefsEducation, Education, Education And War!“The Kaiser Chiefs return with intentions of political comment and anti-war rhetoric, but the music just can't carry the weight, writes Harriet Gibsone”The Guardian via Wikipedia40 2/5622014
ChvrchesThe Bones of What You Believe“Synth-pop trio Chvrches have been all over the internet for months, but their debut album should be enough to keep people from switching off, writes Harriet Gibsone”The Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/5772013
Sia1000 Forms of FearThe Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/578
M.I.A.AIMThe Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/568
alt-JRelaxerThe Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/565
Little MixSalute“The wonderfully skew-whiff Little Mix return with a second album that displays all the qualities that make them beloved of planet pop, writes Harriet Gibsone”The Guardian via Wikipedia80 4/565
5 Seconds of SummerSounds Good Feels GoodThe Guardian via Wikipedia60 3/565

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