Josh Spiegel

Josh Spiegel’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 10 reviews, going back to 2022, each next to the album’s Breakdown.

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Writes for

What they review

  • Indie & Alternative 60%
  • Hip-Hop & Rap 10%
  • Electronic 10%
  • Pop 10%

By the numbers

How their scores spread
  • 0–490
  • 50s0
  • 60s0
  • 70s3
  • 80s5
  • 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. JapandroidsPost-Nothing 95 The A.V. Club
  2. DeerhunterMicrocastle 91 The A.V. Club
  3. Joanna NewsomDivers 88 The A.V. Club
  4. LiarsDrum’s Not Dead 88 The A.V. Club
  5. Joanna NewsomHave One on Me 85 The A.V. Club

Artists they keep coming back to

Their scores for each artist, in release order.

Every review

Outlet
Ghostface Killah36 Seasons“The A.V. Club digs deep into film, TV, music, games, books and more.”The A.V. Club via Wikipedia78 C+762022
Joanna NewsomDivers“The A.V. Club digs deep into film, TV, music, games, books and more.”The A.V. Club via Wikipedia88 B+822022
Die AntwoordDonker Mag“The A.V. Club digs deep into film, TV, music, games, books and more.”The A.V. Club via Wikipedia81 B-702022
LiarsDrum’s Not Dead“The A.V. Club digs deep into film, TV, music, games, books and more.”The A.V. Club via Wikipedia88 B+812022
Joanna NewsomHave One on Me“The A.V. Club digs deep into film, TV, music, games, books and more.”The A.V. Club via Wikipedia85 B832022
Hilary DuffLuck… or Something“The A.V. Club digs deep into film, TV, music, games, books and more.”The A.V. Club via Wikipedia75 C742022
DeerhunterMicrocastle“The A.V. Club digs deep into film, TV, music, games, books and more.”The A.V. Club via Wikipedia91 A-812022
JapandroidsPost-Nothing“The A.V. Club digs deep into film, TV, music, games, books and more.”The A.V. Club via Wikipedia95 A842022
Clap Your Hands Say YeahSome Loud Thunder“The A.V. Club digs deep into film, TV, music, games, books and more.”The A.V. Club via Wikipedia81 B-712022
Neko CaseThe Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You“The A.V. Club digs deep into film, TV, music, games, books and more.”The A.V. Club via Wikipedia75 C812022

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