Broken Machine (studio album)
by Nothing But Thieves

Broken Machine by Nothing But Thieves
Year: 2017
Release date: 2017-09-08
Overall rank: 4,966th   
Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 64 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2017 (101st)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (911th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,966th)

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Broken Machine is ranked as the best album by Nothing But Thieves.

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Overall rank: 4,966th | 2010s rank: 911th | 2017 rank: 101st

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Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 64 votes)
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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 80.8/100, a mean average of 82.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.8.

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From 11/27/2018 18:37 | #225753
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.
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From 06/08/2018 17:11 | #216338
This album is a truly masterpiece! Turn up the volume and enjoy.
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From 05/23/2018 18:14 | #215478
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.
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From 03/12/2018 23:16 | #210788
Super underrated album in 2017
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From 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 !!!
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From 12/31/2017 21:52 | #204192
Great album. I've listened to it on repeat since release. Love it very much!
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From 09/26/2017 14:09 | #198773
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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