Broken Machine
by Nothing But Thieves
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Broken Machine is ranked as the best album by Nothing But Thieves.
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Broken Machine track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/07/2026 21:00 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,158 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/06/2026 10:38 | Leginlists | 3,719 | 83/100 |
| ! | 12/13/2025 18:56 | deoli1 | 5 | 80/100 |
| ! | 04/04/2025 17:04 | Siromynian | 1,628 | 78/100 |
| ! | 01/03/2025 11:23 |  RasmV | 2,546 | 73/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 81.1/100, a mean average of 82.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.2.
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They and their music are criminally underrated on here. I'm shocked. Broken machine is a brilliant alt rock album and deserves better, i highly recommend it if you haven't listened yet.
This album is a truly masterpiece! Turn up the volume and enjoy.
luigybetis 05/23/2018 18:14 | #215478 | TOP COMMENT
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There are some really great songs in here, but overall I will say I don't enjoy it as much as their first release. 8/10.
Super underrated album in 2017
Brad1770 01/02/2018 01:20 | #204364
I really respect these guys in terms of their musical talent, what they are trying to achieve and obvious influences. NBT’s self titled 2015 release was really awesome and sat comfortably in my 2015 Best Album List. However 2017’ Broken Machine doesn’t quite do it for me, it’s ok but lacks the Killer tracks to elevate above merely good. But I’m not ready to sell NBT’ yet and believe they have a great future . Here’s my prediction.. album number 3 will be a cracker and should elevate them to stardom. Buy Buy Buy !!!
Great album. I've listened to it on repeat since release. Love it very much!
My favorite album of 2017 so far. It sounds like they have so many influences from a lot of the artists that I listen to. Some of the songs on here are so raw, stripped down, and emotional, and then you'll have a HUGE political song. The blend of genres is perfect. The flow and progression of the album is outstanding. Not one weak song.
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