Jake Cole’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 6 reviews, going back to 2015, each next to the album’s Breakdown.
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Spectrum Culture 2015–2020 · 6 reviews
What they review
- Metal & Punk 33%
- Indie & Alternative 33%
- Electronic 17%
- Rock 17%
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Their favorites
Napalm DeathThroes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism 85 Spectrum Culture
SwansWhite Light from the Mouth of Infinity 80 Spectrum Culture
SwansFilth 75 Spectrum Culture
M.I.A.Matangi 70 Spectrum Culture
MastodonEmperor of Sand 70 Spectrum Culture
Artists they keep coming back to
Their scores for each artist, in release order.
- Swans 2 reviews80White Light from the M…75Filth
Every review
| Outlet | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napalm DeathThroes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism“Napalm Death return with yet another stellar blast of socially conscious, utterly brutal metal.” | Spectrum Culture | 85 85/100 | 85 | 2020 |
| M.I.A.Matangi“Despite being M.I.A.’s pal, Loveridge proves surprisingly willing to let the artist contradict and undermine herself even in her adolescent quest for self-definition.” | Spectrum Culture | 70 3.5/5 | 77 | 2018 |
| MastodonEmperor of Sand“In many respects, Emperor of Sand feels like the culmination of Mastodon’s career.” | Spectrum Culture | 70 3.5/5 | 78 | 2017 |
| SwansWhite Light from the Mouth of Infinity“The wonderful new remasters tease out the various layers of guitars and synthesized noise that make them deceptively simple compositions.” | Spectrum Culture via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 81 | 2015 |
| SwansFilth“A ferocity that overcomes the unavoidable thinness of the no-budget production.” | Spectrum Culture via Wikipedia | 75 3.75/5 | 73 | 2015 |
 AC/DCRock or Bust“[xrr rating=2.0/5]AC/DC certainly know how to bounce back from tragedy. After Bon Scott ignominiously departed this plane of existence in a pool of vomit, the band regrouped, brought the electrified-cat…” | Spectrum Culture | 40 2.0/5 | 69 | 2015 |
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