Shaad D’Souza’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 16 reviews, going back to 2021, each next to the album’s Breakdown.
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Pitchfork 2021–2026 · 7 reviews
The Guardian 2023–2025 · 9 reviews
What they review
- Pop 50%
- Folk, Country & Americana 19%
- Indie & Alternative 13%
- Hip-Hop & Rap 13%
By the numbers
6years of their reviews we track, 2021 to 2026
2outlets their reviews here ran in
44%of their scores landed within 10 points of the other critics’ average for the same album (16 albums)
11points, on average, between their release-week reviews and where the other critics ended up (8 reviews)
How their scores spread
- 0–494
- 50s0
- 60s3
- 70s2
- 80s7
- 90+0
Their favorites
The ChicksTaking the Long Way 87 Pitchfork
Sabrina CarpenterMan’s Best Friend 80 The Guardian
Addison RaeAddison 80 The Guardian
Lana Del ReyDid You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd 80 The Guardian
MadonnaMusic 80 Pitchfork
Every review
| Outlet | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 DidoLife for Rent | Pitchfork via Wikipedia | 76 7.6/10 | 71 | Apr 19, 2026 |
 Ed SheeranPlay | Pitchfork via Wikipedia | 43 4.3/10 | 53 | Sep 17, 2025 |
| Sabrina CarpenterMan’s Best Friend | The Guardian via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 76 | Aug 29, 2025 |
| Addison RaeAddison | The Guardian via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 74 | Jun 6, 2025 |
 DrakeFor All the Dogs“Dismal lyrics and wearying misogyny find too much airtime among the Canadian rapper’s most invigorating songs in years” | The Guardian via Wikipedia | 60 3/5 | 49 | 2023 |
 Travis ScottUtopia“Returning with a long-awaited fourth album in the wake of the Astroworld disaster, Scott’s rhyming isn’t strong enough to distinguish him from his A-list guests” | The Guardian via Wikipedia | 40 2/5 | 66 | 2023 |
| Lana Del ReyDid You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd“The songwriter’s ninth album is heavy and disarmingly truthful, yet expands its close lens thanks to her wide-ranging, alluring aesthetic looseness” | The Guardian via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 79 | 2023 |
| MadonnaMusic | Pitchfork | 80 8/10 | 80 | 2023 |
 Margo PriceStrays | Pitchfork | 74 7.4/10 | 78 | 2023 |
 The KillersPressure Machine | Pitchfork via Wikipedia | 66 6.6/10 | 80 | 2021 |
 LisaAlter Ego“The Blackpink singer’s high-energy debut solo album, astutely timed to coincide with her role in The White Lotus, is packed with styles and stars that only highlight her lack of…” | The Guardian via Wikipedia | 40 2/5 | 60 | |
 Jack WhiteFrozen Charlotte | The Guardian via Wikipedia | 60 3/5 | 78 | |
 The StrokesReality Awaits | The Guardian via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 69 | |
| The ChicksTaking the Long Way | Pitchfork via Wikipedia | 87 8.7/10 | 71 | |
 HalseyThe Great Impersonator | Pitchfork via Wikipedia | 48 4.8/10 | 80 | |
 Doja CatVie | The Guardian via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 76 |
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