Lavender
by Half Waif
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Half Waif bestography
Lavender is ranked 3rd best out of 7 albums by Half Waif on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Half Waif is Mythopoetics which is ranked number 28900 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 31.
(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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Lavender track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Lavender rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |  revolver94 | Top 59 Music Albums of 2018 | 18/59 | 4 |
| 2020 |  babyBlueSedan | Top 100 Music Albums of 2018 | 41/100 | 3 |
| 2019 | danwright252 | Top 45 Music Albums of 2018 | 40/45 | 1 |
| 2019 | sebfox | Top 49 Music Albums of 2018 | 44/49 | 1 |
| 2019 | WayneMC | Stereogum The Best 50 Albums of 2018 | 17/50 | - |
| 2018 | Stereogum | The 50 Best Albums Of 2018 | 17/50 | 3 |
| 2018 | The 405 | The 405's Top 50 Albums of 2018 | 41/50 | 1 |
| 2018 | chriskarman | Top 51 Music Albums of 2018 | 46/51 | 1 |
| 2018 | The Skinny | The Skinny's Top 50 Albums of 2018 | 27/50 | 2 |
| 2018 | Loud And Quiet | The Loud And Quiet best 40 albums of 2018 | 40/40 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 10 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 15 | |||
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Lavender ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 3 ratings for this album. | Show all 14 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/22/2022 03:23 | babyBlueSedan | 3,072 | 64/100 |
| ! | 04/03/2022 07:55 | LosWochos | 47,445 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/01/2020 04:37 |  eric_005 | 1,934 | 76/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.9/100, a mean average of 76.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 6.7.
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revolver94 04/25/2018 03:47 in What album are you listening to right now?Lavender comments
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An extremely personal record. Apparently synth pop was initially criticized for being robotic and unfeeling? If that hasn't already been debunked, Lavender should do the trick.
I read a review, I can't remember from where (maybe Pitchfork) that emphasized Lavender's simultaneous pushing away and pulling closer, which I think is spot on. There really is a pained yearning in Nandi's voice, which co-exists with an overwhelming urge to expel pain from her life. It conveys a longing for closure warring with the self-destructive urge to keep reopening a wound, because that's the easiest way to prevent herself from forgetting ghosts from the past
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