Burst Apart
by The Antlers

Burst Apart by The Antlers
Year: 2011
Release date: 2011-05-10
Overall rank: 1,135th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 390 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2011 (22nd)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (169th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,135th)

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The Antlers bestography

Burst Apart is ranked 2nd best out of 12 albums by The Antlers on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Antlers is Hospice which is ranked number 329 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,176.

The Antlers album bestography « Higher ranked (329th)
Hospice
This album (1,135th)
Burst Apart
Lower ranked (2,842nd) »
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Burst Apart track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 1,135th | 2010s rank: 169th | 2011 rank: 22nd

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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 390 votes)
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02/28/2026 23:30 Map  Ratings distribution  49981/100
 
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01/11/2026 21:26 bjorndedrij  Ratings distribution  13762/100
 
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10/17/2025 23:43 Musicmanforever  Ratings distribution  4993/100

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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 77.4/100, a mean average of 76.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.1.

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75/100
From 01/17/2024 05:52 | #301259
This probably isn’t a very good review, but I have to say- if this hadn’t followed up Hospice I probably wouldn’t have enjoyed it more. Still pretty decent despite it though
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85/100
From 05/25/2018 20:48 | #215593
Having heard this a couple of times, I like this as much as Hospice.
Great musicality, and less emotion in the vocals.
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From 08/03/2017 22:05 | #195481
A stunning album.
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50/100
From 04/28/2016 17:23 | #164793
Enjoyable! Perfect mix of expiremental and down to earth. I can sense some radiohead-ish influence on this one. Especially on track number 3, 'Parentheses'. The vocals accompany the track very well. Tasteful use of synth and vibe bass. Lyricism is exceptional. Definetly going to return to this one.
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From 02/06/2015 06:41 | #134130
Not as happy as their last record. I guess they don't like it when people dance at a Hospice. I can dig it.
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Rating:  
95/100
From 01/31/2015 09:39 | #133180
No widows en 1 dans cet album très homogène qui passe encore régulièrement dans ma playlist..
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From 08/08/2014 20:35 | #119055
"but it's the best album of the 10's so far." this is why I don't post on these comment pages anymore, can't edit them later on when you disagree with yourself. Still an album I really enjoy though, although it isn't a scratch on Kaputt as far as the 10s goes, in my current opinion subject to change.
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Rating:  
70/100
From 06/11/2014 20:00 | #114276
The album cover for both this album and Hospice are absolutely perfect!!! The two arms on Hospice give a beautiful illustration of both the album's story and the emotions audiences feel when they listen to it. Burt Apart is very similar when it comes to the message delivered by the album cover. Less straightforward as the two arms that perfectly capture Hospice's themes, moods, and tone; the wet imagery of greens, yellows, and black set up a perfect entrance to the music of Burst Apart.
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95/100
From 02/23/2014 16:05 | #104154
I really like this album. I think this album is very intimate but without all the pain you can feel listening to Hospice. The Antlers, once again, made something contemplative, emotional, beautiful and also relaxing. This album is in my heart
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From 02/17/2014 02:50 | #103372
Bravo
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