Matthew Perpetua

Matthew Perpetua’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 7 reviews, going back to 2010, each next to the album’s Breakdown.

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What they review

  • Pop 57%
  • R&B & Soul 14%
  • Indie & Alternative 14%
  • Rock 14%

Find Matthew Perpetua

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Their favorites

  1. Janelle MonáeThe ArchAndroid 85 Pitchfork
  2. R.E.M.Fables of the Reconstruction 85 Pitchfork
  3. Scissor SistersNight Work 76 Pitchfork
  4. WilcoWilco (The Album) 73 Pitchfork
  5. Scissor SistersMagic Hour 53 Pitchfork

Artists they keep coming back to

Their scores for each artist, in release order.

A-Sides they reviewed

1 album that earned an A-Side, the critics’ top tier; they scored 1 of them 75 or higher.

Every review

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Scissor SistersMagic Hour“Scissor Sisters' latest features collaborations with producers like Diplo, the Neptunes, and Boys Noize, but despite these club-friendly ringers the album is heavy on the ballads.”Pitchfork via Wikipedia53 5.3/10632012
MadonnaMDNA“Madonna's 12th studio album, featuring collaborations with M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj, is the product of both a merger and a divorce.”Pitchfork via Wikipedia45 4.5/10652012
Jessie JWho You Are“UK pop star Jessie J is charmless, banal, vapid, and suddenly all over the place.”Pitchfork via Wikipedia20 2.0/10522011
Scissor SistersNight Work“Latest from the NYC band beloved across the pond shifts thematic focus from camp to overt sexuality and has a darker, more 1980s-informed sound.”Pitchfork via Wikipedia76 7.6/10652010
Janelle MonáeThe ArchAndroid“The singer/songwriter's new album is stunningly ambitious, veering from R&B to rap, pastoral British folk, psych rock, disco, and more.”Pitchfork via Wikipedia85 8.5/10902010
R.E.M.Fables of the Reconstruction“R.E.M.'s overlooked and transitional third album from 1985, produced by Joe Boyd, receives the deluxe reissue treatment.”Pitchfork via Wikipedia85 8.5/1087
WilcoWilco (The Album)Pitchfork via Wikipedia73 7.3/1074

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