Rare Birds
by Jonathan Wilson

Rare Birds by Jonathan Wilson
Year: 2018
Release date: 2018-03-02
Overall rank: 6,239th   
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 42 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2018 (103rd)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (1,180th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,239th)

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Jonathan Wilson bestography

Rare Birds is ranked 3rd best out of 6 albums by Jonathan Wilson on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Jonathan Wilson is Fanfare which is ranked number 3500 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 422.

Jonathan Wilson album bestography « Higher ranked (5,166th)
Gentle Spirit
This album (6,239th)
Rare Birds
Lower ranked (26,224th) »
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Rare Birds 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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Rare Birds rankings

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Overall rank: 6,239th | 2010s rank: 1,180th | 2018 rank: 103rd

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Rare Birds ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 42 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.3/100, a mean average of 76.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.5.

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90/100
From 08/21/2018 01:50 | #219925
Really solid, consistent album. 8+/10.
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From 06/15/2018 11:08 | #216813
Absolutely brilliant. So much detail and complexity here, and the songs aren't in a hurry either. Definitely the work of somebody who knows exactly what he is doing and possesses an ear for total precision. The production is, of course, stunning (if you didn't know, Jonathan Wilson has produced just about all of Father John Misty's work and he also moonlights in Roger Waters' band) and the songs are beautifully sculpted and executed. Yes, it's a total nod to the early '70s (like all of his work, really), but he doesn't just ape the period. He's doing something rather excellent with all of his influences: building on them, adding his own character to them, and recontextualising that fruitful and legendary period of music for the 21st Century. It feels right at home in 2018.
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75/100
From 05/10/2018 08:15 | #214525
Like stepping back into the 70s. Credit to the artist, as he is totally unashamed about it and is very much wearing his influences on his sleeve.
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From 03/08/2018 15:50 | #210381
One of the best albums I´ve heard in recent years, Wilson brings complex sounds on this record, many influences perfectly merged.
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