Double Negative (studio album)
by Low
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Double Negative is ranked as the best album by Low.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 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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| ! | 11/22/2025 14:22 | Jantje | 590 | 75/100 |
| ! | 10/07/2025 11:07 | JacobMullis | 723 | 88/100 |
| ! | 07/25/2025 02:24 | Toffuey | 476 | 79/100 |
| ! | 07/11/2025 15:16 | Andras | 205 | 79/100 |
| ! | 06/15/2025 22:30 |  ExTeaSea | 5,068 | 82/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.1/100, a mean average of 75.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.7.
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Experimental, but very empty at times. Too much time and space wasted for the narrative of the music to work.
Timestarter 08/13/2021 10:26 | #272476
Highlights: All of Them.
Probably my AOTY for 2018; completely unexpected turn for Low with droning electronic distortion reverberating behind most songs on this record. Completely mesmerized by several tracks - arresting in a way that makes you stop what you're doing just to listen closer.
Favorite tracks: Quorum, Dancing and Blood, Rome, Disarray
While Low's last album teased at a more electronically distorted sound, I still wasn't ready for this trip into the unknown. The tight harmonies are still there, as are the charmingly forthright lyrics, but the shape and texture this time around is so wildly different as to have the impact of a brand new artist's work. An exceptionally exciting new direction for a band well established enough to not need to take risks (and incredible live as well).
Beautiful and brooding this is an excellent lights out listen. To be honest I haven't heard much of Low before but I came by this and loved it. Time to check out the back catalogue I think.
My AOTY for 2018. A true album that never deviates from its theme.
jnfbn 12/24/2018 01:16 | #227769
Brilliant!
Brad1770 11/09/2018 11:50 | #224179
Here on album number 12 Low deliver a bleak and harrowing account of America today via a withering electronica soundscape that is both hard to listen to and intoxicating at the same time
This isn't 'Things We Lost in the Fire' but it is one of 2018's most interesting and essential albums
70/100
Interesting ambient/electronica. Some good moments
awesomness425 09/28/2018 22:28 | #221804
I am so in shock that the band that made "Lullaby" made this album. It's a total left field turn and It was love at firs sight
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