Tim Chester’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 10 reviews, going back to 2006, each next to the album’s Breakdown.
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NME 2006–2011 · 10 reviews
What they review
- Indie & Alternative 70%
- Hip-Hop & Rap 10%
- Pop 10%
- Folk, Country & Americana 10%
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By the numbers
6years of their reviews we track, 2006 to 2011
How their scores spread
- 0–491
- 50s0
- 60s0
- 70s2
- 80s5
- 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
BjörkBiophilia 90 NME
Waka Flocka FlameFlockaveli 90 NME
FeistMetals 80 NME
Foo FightersWasting Light 80 NME
The VaccinesWhat Did You Expect from The Vaccines? 80 NME
Every review
| Outlet | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BjörkBiophilia“The 18th-century poet and artist William Blake once wrote, “Art is the Tree of Life. Science is the Tree of Death.” Blake was a controversial figure who rejected organised religion,…” | NME via Wikipedia | 90 9/10 | 78 | 2011 |
| FeistMetals“She’s the one who did that iPod ad (‘1234’). She also wrote that plinky-plonky song found playing beneath the opening The Inbetweeners scene (‘I Feel It All’). And even [a]James…” | NME via Wikipedia | 80 8/10 | 80 | 2011 |
 WilcoThe Whole Love“As radio-friendly album openers go, ‘Art Of Almost‘, which kicks off Chicago stalwarts [a]Wilco[/a]’s eighth studio effort, would probably rate pretty low on the Fearne Cotton-approved Indie That Won’t Confuse…” | NME via Wikipedia | 70 7/10 | 81 | 2011 |
| Waka Flocka FlameFlockaveli | NME via Wikipedia | 90 9/10 | 72 | 2011 |
| Foo FightersWasting Light“The victory lap is almost as important for the soul as crossing the line first. Getting back to the base elements of what makes you you is the only way…” | NME via Wikipedia | 80 8/10 | 79 | 2011 |
| The VaccinesWhat Did You Expect from The Vaccines?“Sorry [a]The Vaccines[/a], can we start over? I think we got off on the wrong foot. For a start there was all this stuff about you being posher than a…” | NME via Wikipedia | 80 8/10 | 73 | 2011 |
 Bat for LashesTwo Suns | NME via Wikipedia | 80 8/10 | 79 | 2009 |
 Red Hot Chili PeppersStadium Arcadium“Side-project, fan-friendly, jazz-rock: all hyphenated horrors seemingly designed solely to strike fear in the heart of any music fan. But above all of these is perhaps the double-album. From The…” | NME via Wikipedia | 70 7/10 | 73 | 2006 |
 MewNo More Stories… | NME via Wikipedia | 80 4/5 | 83 | |
 The Lonely IslandTurtleneck & Chain | NME via Wikipedia | 40 2/5 | 72 |
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