Shelter (studio album) by Alcest

Shelter by Alcest
Year: 2014
Release date: 2014-01-17
Overall rank: 5,759th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 117 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2014 (108th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (1,080th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,759th)
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Alcest bestography

Shelter is ranked 3rd best out of 8 albums by Alcest on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Alcest is Souvenirs D'Un Autre Monde which is ranked number 2665 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 585.

Alcest album bestography « Higher ranked (5,575th) This album (5,759th) Lower ranked (6,753rd) »
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Shelter track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Shelter ratings

Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 117 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.1/100, a mean average of 68.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.5.

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85/100
From 12/15/2016 00:04
I agree with MasterWhitey; "voix sereines" is absolutely gorgeous. somehow incredibly uplifting and powerful, even without knowing the translation of its lyrics (which are about feelings of liberation).

how are some of these songs rated so lowly? I don't get it. "voix sereines" and "deliverance" should be 84/100+. ridiculous.

the album is a little safe, I admit, but some of the tracks are stellar, and this record forms into a cohesive whole as a stream of interrelated dreamy sound, borrowing from the likes of shoegaze.

my only question is... does anyone ever hear clipping on this album? I sometimes hear crackling. maybe its the download that I'm listening to that's been compromised.
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Rating:  
90/100
From 04/05/2015 11:51
This was a great find. MasterWhitey sums it up perfectly below. 'Deliverance'would not be out of place on Sigur Ros's 'Takk' album
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Rating:  
75/100
From 03/26/2015 21:30
Unhidable smile.
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70/100
From 01/31/2015 12:17
Bien bon album , beaucoup écouté.
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From 12/23/2014 09:28
This album is a good chalenge. I had variable appreciation of the songs with each listening, but at the end, the title track is my favorite and L'eveil des muses is the only song I don't really like.
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95/100
From 10/24/2014 19:16
This album's incredibly beautiful and powerful! Can't believe it's not higher on the 2014 chart! Easily in my top 10 for the year! It's like a mix of Sigur Ros and Slowdive. Also, Voix Sereines is one of my favorite songs of the year
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70/100
From 09/10/2014 01:07
The overall package is only so-so, but "Delivrance" is positively transcendent.
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85/100
From 02/19/2014 00:15
Nice album
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65/100
From 01/22/2014 02:34
I'm not going to deny that this is a very pretty album. However, prettiness isn't enough to make this a great album. I liked it, but aside from a couple of tracks I think Alcest was playing it a bit too safe in terms of the songwriting.
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From 01/21/2014 03:34
"Opale" and "Délivrance" are incredible
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