Ruins
by First Aid Kit
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First Aid Kit bestography
Ruins is ranked 3rd best out of 7 albums by First Aid Kit on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by First Aid Kit is The Lion's Roar which is ranked number 2428 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 663.
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Ruins track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 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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| ! | 07/09/2026 18:46 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,499 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/15/2026 12:28 | TonySayers61 | 25,428 | 64/100 |
| ! | 02/27/2026 22:49 | DaveH68 | 1,363 | 76/100 |
| ! | 06/20/2025 19:17 | Invader666 | 2,622 | 65/100 |
| ! | 06/17/2025 23:47 |  idiotican | 2,803 | 74/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 17% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.9/100, a mean average of 74.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.9.
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Brad1770 07/03/2018 11:52 | #217686 | TOP COMMENT
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4 years on from 2014's 'Stay Gold' (!!!) the Soderberg sisters return with 'Ruins' , an album built around a broken engagement and it's subsequent fallout
The album sports a mightily impressive support cast in none other than R.E.M's Peter Buck (I'm not worthy) , Wilco's Glen Kotche and producer Tucker Martine (The Decemberists , My Morning Jacket) and it shows with slick production , lush instrumentation and an over all more confident product than previous albums
It pretty much boils down to this: if your a fan of First Aid Kit ( which I am ) your going to love 'Ruins' ( which I do )
65 Swedish Cowgirls Out Of 100
A really good folk pop album. Abba-esque vocals. I liked it.
Don't really understand the lukewarm response to this album. Peeling away some of the psychadelia and reverb makes for a more melodic and personal album in my opinion.
Best Track: It's A Shame
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Their best since, The Lion's roar. It's growing on me with each listen. When I first heard it I thought it was okay but repeated listens bring out the songs more and more. A good record.
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