Jordan Blum’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 11 reviews, going back to 2013, each next to the album’s Breakdown.
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Sonic Perspectives 2026 · 1 review- PopMatters 2013–2022 · 9 reviews
Consequence 2020 · 1 review
What they review
- Rock 55%
- Indie & Alternative 27%
- Metal & Punk 9%
- Pop 9%
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By the numbers
14years of their reviews we track, 2013 to 2026
3outlets their reviews here ran in
How their scores spread
- 0–491
- 50s1
- 60s1
- 70s0
- 80s5
- 90+3
More numbers (how close they land to the other critics, release-week calls) appear once we track 15 of their reviews.
Their favorites
EnslavedMið 93 Sonic Perspectives
OpethIn Cauda Venenum 90 PopMatters
RushPermanent Waves 90 PopMatters
GorillazSong Machine, Season One: Strange Timez 85 Consequence
Tears for FearsThe Tipping Point 80 PopMatters
Artists they keep coming back to
Their scores for each artist, in release order.
- Opeth 2 reviews80Sorceress90In Cauda Venenum
Every review
| Outlet | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EnslavedMið“It’d be understandable for any band to lose their spark after consistently putting out records for several decades. Yet, Norwegian quintet Enslaved are an exception to the rule, as they’ve…” | Sonic Perspectives | 93 9.3/10 | 80 | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Tears for FearsThe Tipping Point“Tears For Fears' The Tipping Point is exquisitely intimate, poppy, and multilayered, highlighting the deepest beauties of Smith and Orzabal's partnership.” | PopMatters via Wikipedia | 80 8/10 | 82 | 2022 |
| GorillazSong Machine, Season One: Strange Timez | Consequence via Wikipedia | 85 B | 79 | 2020 |
| OpethIn Cauda Venenum“In Cauda Venenum is Opeth's most wicked record of the decade, signifying that their earlier evilness is still wonderfully intact.” | PopMatters via Wikipedia | 90 9/10 | 80 | 2019 |
 GarbageStrange Little Birds“Considering that they began roughly 25 years ago, Los Angeles quartet Garbage deserves applause simply for sticking around this long. After all, the band was” | PopMatters via Wikipedia | 80 8/10 | 78 | 2016 |
 Panic! at the DiscoToo Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!“Ever since its inception roughly ten years ago, Panic! At The Disco has continuously reinvented itself. Debut effort A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out was an” | PopMatters via Wikipedia | 40 4/10 | 66 | 2013 |
 Green DayFather of All Motherfuckers | PopMatters via Wikipedia | 50 5/10 | 65 | |
 Linkin ParkLiving Things | PopMatters via Wikipedia | 60 6/10 | 64 | |
| RushPermanent Waves | PopMatters via Wikipedia | 90 9/10 | 87 | |
 OpethSorceress | PopMatters via Wikipedia | 80 8/10 | 79 | |
 Steven WilsonThe Future Bites | PopMatters via Wikipedia | 80 8/10 | 68 |
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