Smother (studio album) by Wild Beasts

Smother by Wild Beasts
Year: 2011
Release date: 2011-05-09
Overall rank: 3,271st   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 127 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2011 (70th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (563rd)
Award Best albums of all time (3,271st)
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Wild Beasts bestography

Smother is ranked 2nd best out of 6 albums by Wild Beasts on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Wild Beasts is Two Dancers which is ranked number 2830 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 543.

Wild Beasts album bestography « Higher ranked (2,830th) This album (3,271st) Lower ranked (4,131st) »
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Smother track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Rating: 76 (21 votes)Comments: 0
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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 127 votes)
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12/13/2023 00:37 BorderFreeAndrew  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 10,03175/100
 
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10/15/2023 03:47 zomg101  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 2,21269/100
 
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03/06/2023 21:45 Igtonumama  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 8,90660/100
 
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02/10/2023 03:41 Stanleykurosawa  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,70181/100

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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.7/100, a mean average of 75.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.

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85/100
From 01/01/2020 17:59
Very somber album compared to the preceding one. That said, there are some really beautiful songs in here, and easily stands in as one of their best records.

Favorite tracks: Loop the Loop, Reach a Bit Further, Bed of Nails
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75/100
From 07/05/2016 10:51
It took me a while to get into this one, although eventually it did grow on me. Having said that, it's my least favourite Wild Beasts album but it's good they recorded something more restrained. Good, not great.
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Rating:  
70/100
From 04/27/2015 17:24
first time i heard this album, i thought i'd accidentally purchased the new "tame beasts" album and not the new one from the "wild beasts". it's a good record, but it was a little bit of a let-down for a band i have really high expectations for.
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90/100
From 01/31/2015 10:06
J'adore ce groupe . Cet album en 1 à cause de Lion's Share..
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From 09/07/2012 13:57
Nothing special but not prayed to CD has finished
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80/100
From 07/28/2011 02:10
The first half of the album feels so perfect that as some people would say "it insists upon itself". However, from track six the vibe of the album is a bit deeper and you can sense a sort of soul out there that make it, all in all, a fair album. Invisible is a standout here...
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