Their favorites

1. Taylor Swift1989 (Taylor’s Version) 100 The Guardian
2. LCD SoundsystemAmerican Dream 100 The Guardian
3. Rina SawayamaSawayama 100 Q
4. Olivia RodrigoSour 80 The Guardian
5. Chloe x HalleUngodly Hour 80 The Guardian

Artists they keep coming back to

Their scores for each artist, in release order.

• Franz Ferdinand 2 reviews60Always Ascending40The Human Fear

A-Sides they reviewed

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

• Taylor Swift1989 (Taylor’s Version) 100

Every review

Album	Outlet	Their score	Breakdown	Published
Justin BieberSwag“The surprise seventh album from the former tween idol is musically expansive, abetted by a host of star producers. If only he’d thought about the words a bit”	The Guardian via Wikipedia	60 3/5	66	Jul 11, 2025
Taylor Swift1989 (Taylor’s Version)“Swift’s revamp of her 2014 smash is her most faithful re-recording yet: a time capsule enhanced by pertinent cutting room floor tracks that show she never goes out of style”	The Guardian via Wikipedia	100 5/5	91	2023
Ethel CainPreacher’s Daughter“The introspective singer explores identity and religion amid a backdrop of seedy Americana on this rich, haunting debut”	The Guardian via Wikipedia	60 3/5	84	2022
Lana Del ReyBlue Banisters“Despite weaving relatable scenes of Zoom calls and lockdown weight gain into her distinctive aesthetic, the stylised singer remains as elusive as ever on her eighth album”	The Guardian via Wikipedia	60 3/5	76	2021
Olivia RodrigoSour“The 18-year-old songwriter makes good on her record-breaking debut single with a first album that metabolises anger, jealousy and bewilderment into pop euphoria”	The Guardian via Wikipedia	80 4/5	76	2021
Chloe x HalleUngodly Hour“The Bailey sisters’ second album is sophisticated and inventive – and about as far from Disney princesses as you can imagine”	The Guardian via Wikipedia	80 4/5	81	2020
The StrokesThe New Abnormal“The irascible rockers present a united front again to focus on taut, driven songs with catchy riffs”	The Guardian via Wikipedia	80 4/5	73	2020
KeaneCause and Effect	The Guardian via Wikipedia	60 3/5	72	2019
The RaconteursHelp Us Stranger“Jack White’s eccentricity is well contained by his bandmates, but the macho politics undermine the tautness”	The Guardian via Wikipedia	60 3/5	78	2019
Clean BanditWhat Is Love?“The British band’s second album is larded with forced melodies, sound-alike songs and a chart-chasing sensibility”	The Guardian via Wikipedia	40 2/5	53	2018
GorillazThe Now Now“The cartoon band’s sixth album is nonchalant, peaceful and calm”	The Guardian via Wikipedia	80 4/5	73	2018
Anne-MarieSpeak Your Mind“Machine-tooled for chart success, Rudimental singer’s solo pop debut ticks boxes but fails to impress”	The Guardian via Wikipedia	40 2/5	61	2018
Noel Gallagher's High Flying BirdsWho Built the Moon?	The Guardian via Wikipedia	80 4/5	78	2017
LCD SoundsystemAmerican Dream	The Guardian via Wikipedia	100 5/5	89	2017
TLCTLC	The Guardian via Wikipedia	80 4/5	64	2017
Kaiser ChiefsStay Together	The Guardian via Wikipedia	60 3/5	63	2016
ArcaMutant“Alejandro Ghersi follows production work for some of leftfield pop’s biggest names with this uncompromising cacophony”	The Guardian via Wikipedia	80 4/5	82	2015
Franz FerdinandAlways Ascending	The Guardian via Wikipedia	60 3/5	71
Ed SheeranAutumn Variations	The Guardian via Wikipedia	40 2/5	60
Mac MillerCircles	The Guardian via Wikipedia	80 4/5	82
Lil PeepCome Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 2	The Guardian via Wikipedia	80 4/5	76
Kacey MusgravesDeeper Well	The Guardian via Wikipedia	60 3/5	76
KasabianFor Crying Out Loud	The Guardian via Wikipedia	60 3/5	65
Willow SmithLately I Feel Everything	The Guardian via Wikipedia	80 4/5	76
ChvrchesLove Is Dead	Q via Wikipedia	60 3/5	74
The Black KeysOhio Players	The Guardian via Wikipedia	60 3/5	64
Panic! at the DiscoPray for the Wicked	The Guardian via Wikipedia	60 3/5	68
WaxahatcheeSaint Cloud	Q via Wikipedia	80 4/5	83
Rina SawayamaSawayama	Q via Wikipedia	100 5/5	87
Twenty One PilotsScaled and Icy	The Guardian via Wikipedia	60 3/5	65
Franz FerdinandThe Human Fear	The Guardian via Wikipedia	40 2/5	72
Macklemore & Ryan LewisThis Unruly Mess I’ve Made	The Guardian via Wikipedia	40 2/5	65