B-Side Guys

Simon Reynolds

Simon Reynolds

Simon Reynolds’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 19 reviews, going back to 2004, each next to the album’s Breakdown.

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Writes for

What they review

  • Rock 42%
  • Indie & Alternative 21%
  • Electronic 21%
  • Metal & Punk 16%

Find Simon Reynolds

By the numbers

7A-Sides reviewed, the albums the critics rate highest
7albums given a perfect score
21years of their reviews we track, 2004 to 2024
How their scores spread
  • 0–490
  • 50s1
  • 60s1
  • 70s1
  • 80s4
  • 90+12

Their favorites

  1. Public Image Ltd.Metal Box 100 Pitchfork
  2. The StoogesFun House 100 Uncut
  3. Public Image Ltd.Metal Box 100 Spin Alternative Record Guide
  4. Brian EnoMy Life in the Bush of Ghosts 100 Uncut
  5. The SmithsThe Queen Is Dead 100 Pitchfork

Artists they keep coming back to

Their scores for each artist, in release order.

A-Sides they reviewed

8 albums that earned an A-Side, the critics’ top tier; they scored 8 of them 75 or higher.

Every review

Outlet
Cocteau TwinsHead over HeelsPitchfork via Wikipedia96 9.6/10842024
Public Image Ltd.Metal BoxPitchfork via Wikipedia100 10/10982016
KraftwerkRadio-ActivitySpin Alternative Record Guide via Wikipedia90 9/10862004
KraftwerkDie Mensch-MaschineSpin Alternative Record Guide via Wikipedia80 8/1091
Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsFrom Her to EternitySpin Alternative Record Guide via Wikipedia80 8/1078
The StoogesFun HouseUncut via Wikipedia100 5/597
Daft PunkHuman After AllBlender via Wikipedia50 2.5/557
Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsKicking Against the PricksSpin Alternative Record Guide via Wikipedia80 8/1080
Public Image Ltd.Metal BoxSpin Alternative Record Guide via Wikipedia100 10/1098
Brian EnoMy Life in the Bush of GhostsUncut via Wikipedia100 5/592
Public Image Ltd.Public Image – First IssueSpin Alternative Record Guide via Wikipedia80 8/1079
Aphex TwinSelected Ambient Works 85–92Spin Alternative Record Guide via Wikipedia90 9/1090
Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsTender PreySpin Alternative Record Guide via Wikipedia70 7/1079
Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsThe Firstborn Is DeadSpin Alternative Record Guide via Wikipedia60 6/1074
The SmithsThe Queen Is Dead“Newly reissued as a boxed set, the Smiths’ 1986 masterpiece still stands as an enduring testament to England in the ’80s, the complex relationship between performer and fan, and the…”Pitchfork via Wikipedia100 10/1099
Faith No MoreThe Real ThingEntertainment Weekly via Wikipedia95 A78
Siouxsie and the BansheesThe ScreamUncut via Wikipedia100 5/586
The StoogesThe StoogesUncut via Wikipedia100 5/589
Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsYour Funeral… My TrialSpin Alternative Record Guide via Wikipedia90 9/1092

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