Alas, I Cannot Swim (studio album) by Laura Marling

Alas, I Cannot Swim by Laura Marling
Year: 2008
Release date: 2008-02-11
Overall rank: 3,987th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 91 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2008 (58th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (703rd)
Award Best albums of all time (3,987th)
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Laura Marling bestography

Alas, I Cannot Swim is ranked 5th best out of 7 albums by Laura Marling on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Laura Marling is Song For Our Daughter which is ranked number 2064 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 803.

Laura Marling album bestography « Higher ranked (3,673rd) This album (3,987th) Lower ranked (4,986th) »
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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 91 votes)
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Rating metrics: Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)

This album is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.4/100, a mean average of 75.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.8.

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From 01/17/2018 14:54
Excellent debut album. It sets the stage for her songwriting ability. Very good album and a gem of an artist.
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I am able to listen to this album straight through at any time and place. Her first masterpiece.
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From 11/27/2013 16:18
For me this is by far her best album. Diminshing returns with each one she does to the point I havnt got the last. This is when she sounded least contrived and wasn't sounding like people expect eg. Joni mitchell. Music press will tell you each one she does is better that the last.
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From 11/13/2013 21:07
Laura Marling's weakest album. Of course, that still makes it one of the greatest of all time.
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