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By Your Side
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Metascore
84

Universal acclaim - based on 4 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 10 Ratings

  • Summary: The debut album from French producer Thibaut Berland as Breakbot features vocals by Pacific!, Ruckazoid, and Irfane.
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  • Record Label: Warner Bros.
  • Genre(s): Electronic, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Dance, Neo-Disco
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. DIY Magazine
    Oct 31, 2012
    80
    A unique record that puts a contemporary spin on an era that modern music forgot.
  2. AllMusic
    Oct 31, 2012
    80
    By Your Side is a charming debut from a producer with an instantly appealing sound.
  3. BBC Music
    Oct 31, 2012
    80
    For those hankering for the lost summer of 2012, solace could well be found in the rays of musical sunlight that burst out of every hook and melody of By Your Side.
  4. Resident Advisor
    Oct 31, 2012
    40
    With By Your Side, Ed Banger and Breakbot seem more and more lost in a Tumblr-tinged display of self-referencing: very now but just not very new.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. conorcd
    Dec 6, 2018
    10
    I lay down in my bed; the bass and drums from Another Dawn arrive and I transcend to another planet where only Breakbot and I are allowed.I lay down in my bed; the bass and drums from Another Dawn arrive and I transcend to another planet where only Breakbot and I are allowed.

    This album is ridiculously consistent, and every listen is just as euphoric as the last. It is the perfect (French) disco album, clearly taking influence from Daft Punk, while setting a higher bar for disco-pop.    … Expand

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