Nitsuh Abebe

Nitsuh Abebe’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 13 reviews, going back to 2005, each next to the album’s Breakdown.

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What they review

  • Indie & Alternative 46%
  • Rock 23%
  • Electronic 15%
  • Pop 15%

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By the numbers

1A-Sides reviewed, the albums the critics rate highest
2albums given a perfect score
6years of their reviews we track, 2005 to 2010
How their scores spread
  • 0–491
  • 50s0
  • 60s3
  • 70s3
  • 80s4
  • 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. Sonic YouthDaydream Nation 100 Pitchfork
  2. The CureDisintegration 100 Pitchfork
  3. The CureFaith 88 Pitchfork
  4. The CureThree Imaginary Boys 87 Pitchfork
  5. Franz FerdinandYou Could Have It So Much Better 83 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

Outlet
InterpolInterpol“Interpol re-group on Matador and record a bleak, depressive album about disillusionment and being at the end of one's rope.”Pitchfork via Wikipedia46 4.6/10642010
The Cure4:13 Dream“The Cure regroup as a four-piece, optimized for a comfortable live-band feel, under the baton of modern rock producer Keith Uddin to attempt to capture a raw, invigorating sound.”Pitchfork via Wikipedia67 6.7/10642008
Gnarls BarkleySt. ElsewherePitchfork via Wikipedia77 7.7/10852006
GoldfrappSupernaturePitchfork via Wikipedia70 7.0/10792005
RöyksoppThe Understanding“Good for Röyksopp: This is the first time in a while that a group's gone into the studio …”Pitchfork via Wikipedia81 8.1/10742005
Sonic YouthDaydream NationPitchfork via Wikipedia100 10/10100
The CureDisintegration“The Cure's 1989 album, released during what was arguably the band's peak period, receives a lavish reissue with some terrific bonus material”Pitchfork via Wikipedia100 10/1089
The CureFaithPitchfork via Wikipedia88 8.8/1076
Pet Shop BoysFundamental“Famed electronic duo eases gracefully into middle age on this mature, mannered record.”Pitchfork via Wikipedia65 6.5/1080
Depeche ModePlaying the AngelPitchfork via Wikipedia70 7.0/1072
The CureThe TopPitchfork via Wikipedia69 6.9/1062
The CureThree Imaginary BoysPitchfork via Wikipedia87 8.7/1084
Franz FerdinandYou Could Have It So Much BetterPitchfork via Wikipedia83 8.3/1084

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