The Far Field (studio album)
by Future Islands

The Far Field by Future Islands
Year: 2017
Release date: 2017-04-07
Overall rank: 6,998th   
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 92 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2017 (153rd)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (1,352nd)
Award Best albums of all time (6,998th)

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Future Islands bestography

The Far Field is ranked 3rd best out of 8 albums by Future Islands on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Future Islands is Singles which is ranked number 1310 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,315.

Future Islands album bestography « Higher ranked (5,362nd)
In Evening Air
This album (6,998th)
The Far Field
Lower ranked (7,595th) »
On The Water

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

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The Far Field track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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The Far Field rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 6,998th | 2010s rank: 1,352nd | 2017 rank: 153rd

The Far Field collection

The Far Field ratings

Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 92 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 22% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.8/100, a mean average of 73.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.

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From 01/02/2018 06:50 | #204391
I just couldn’t get into this album unfortunately
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From 08/26/2017 06:28 | #196746
Amazing album from Future Islands. Crystal Clear production from John Congleton, phenomenal synth and bass work that propel the tracks forward and who can forget the majesty of Sam Herring's vocals. The live drums they've incorporated on this album give it a beefier and more bombastic feel which I enjoy a lot. Very underrated album and the best of the year so far in my humble opinion.
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90/100
From 06/10/2017 00:38 | #192311
A delightful recycling of 80's post-punk with a whisper of 90's post-rock editing, all sung by refreshingly persuasive male vocals. Cave is a really great tune worthy of the 4AD legacy.
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From 05/11/2017 21:46 | #190645
Sounds great. I haven't heard anything else from them; but this is awsome.
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85/100
From 05/11/2017 14:24 | #190633
The Future Islands sound starts to get a bit repetitive but it is, nonetheless, a very enjoyable album.

Best Track : Time on Her Side
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From 04/25/2017 23:25 | #189847
SO GOOD!
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