The Far Field
by Future Islands
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The Far Field is ranked 3rd best out of 9 albums by Future Islands on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Future Islands is Singles which is ranked number 1308 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,318.
(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).
The Far Field rankings
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The Far Field ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 4 days ago | cicadelic | 13,501 | 73/100 |
| ! | 03/04/2026 16:58 | TonySayers61 | 25,137 | 64/100 |
| ! | 05/17/2025 04:09 | brent13 | 2,143 | 67/100 |
| ! | 08/15/2024 02:43 |  imacgill | 2,796 | 79/100 |
| ! | 04/21/2024 04:09 | jtrizzle35 | 674 | 80/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 16% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.0/100, a mean average of 73.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.
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Brad1770 01/02/2018 06:50 | #204391 | TOP COMMENT
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I just couldn’t get into this album unfortunately
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.
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.
Sounds great. I haven't heard anything else from them; but this is awsome.
The Future Islands sound starts to get a bit repetitive but it is, nonetheless, a very enjoyable album.
Best Track : Time on Her Side
SaulCortes1992 04/25/2017 23:25 | #189847
SO GOOD!
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