B-Side Guys

Jon Putnam

Jon Putnam’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 10 reviews, going back to 2014, each next to the album’s Breakdown.

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What they review

  • Indie & Alternative 80%
  • Rock 20%

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By the numbers

6years of their reviews we track, 2014 to 2019
How their scores spread
  • 0–490
  • 50s0
  • 60s2
  • 70s4
  • 80s2
  • 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

  1. The Afghan WhigsIn Spades 90 The Line of Best Fit
  2. The Afghan WhigsDo to the Beast 90 The Line of Best Fit
  3. SuedeNight Thoughts 80 The Line of Best Fit
  4. FoalsWhat Went Down 80 The Line of Best Fit
  5. Liam GallagherWhy Me? Why Not. 70 The Line of Best Fit

Artists they keep coming back to

Their scores for each artist, in release order.

Every review

Outlet
Liam GallagherWhy Me? Why Not.“Our Kid is gonna be just fine on his own”The Line of Best Fit70 7/10732019
Liam GallagherAs You Were“As You Were is practically all comfortable, predictable, Oasis-without-Noel comfort food.”The Line of Best Fit60 6/10742017
The CharlatansDifferent Days“Dependable as always, The Charlatans deliver plenty to smile about laced with a few curveballs on Different Days.”The Line of Best Fit via Wikipedia70 7/10682017
The Afghan WhigsIn Spades“Greg Dulli takes us on a trip down the rabbit hole of his subconscious where he grapples with memory, dreams, and fantasy.”The Line of Best Fit via Wikipedia90 9/10812017
SuedeNight Thoughts“New album is welcome proof that Suede's comeback is more than a mere flash in the pan.”The Line of Best Fit80 8/10812016
FoalsWhat Went Down“Bolder and more grandiose than ever, the Oxford quintet finds themselves at a tipping point on their fourth LP.”The Line of Best Fit80 8/10772015
Modest MouseStrangers to Ourselves“Modest Mouse's return is a mostly rewarding, overlong, uneven affair that provides enough promise to hope for better things to come.”The Line of Best Fit70 7/10692015
The DecemberistsWhat a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World“A scattershot return from their longest hiatus yet, we should still be happy to have it, with our appetites whetted in hopes it won’t be as long for something better…”The Line of Best Fit70 7/10772015
Thurston MooreThe Best Day“The Best Day does plant a stake in the ground as a new beginning for Moore, but doesn't offer much in the way of compelling us to venture forth with…”The Line of Best Fit65 6.5/10762014
The Afghan WhigsDo to the Beast“After 16 years, the band returns with an invigorating, wrenching, and exhaustive pursuit through the emotionally ravaged psyche of their undisputed leader.”The Line of Best Fit via Wikipedia90 9/10742014

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