Smother
by Wild Beasts
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Smother is ranked 2nd best out of 6 albums by Wild Beasts on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Wild Beasts is Two Dancers which is ranked number 2758 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 571.
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Smother track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Smother rankings
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Smother ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/03/2026 01:25 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,276 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/09/2025 03:56 | dhbarrett | 8,604 | 65/100 |
| ! | 12/07/2025 20:57 | Araldo | 1,472 | 80/100 |
| ! | 08/14/2025 05:25 | Proto | 4,201 | 33/100 |
| ! | 06/20/2025 19:20 | Invader666 | 2,622 | 65/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.6/100, a mean average of 74.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.5.
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Very somber album compared to the preceding one. That said, there are some really beautiful songs in here, and easily stands in as one of their best records.
Favorite tracks: Loop the Loop, Reach a Bit Further, Bed of Nails
It took me a while to get into this one, although eventually it did grow on me. Having said that, it's my least favourite Wild Beasts album but it's good they recorded something more restrained. Good, not great.
craola 04/27/2015 17:24 | #140398 | TOP COMMENT
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first time i heard this album, i thought i'd accidentally purchased the new "tame beasts" album and not the new one from the "wild beasts". it's a good record, but it was a little bit of a let-down for a band i have really high expectations for.
bojolpif71 01/31/2015 10:06 | #133191
J'adore ce groupe . Cet album en 1 à cause de Lion's Share..
Nothing special but not prayed to CD has finished
covecove 07/28/2011 02:10 | #24960 | TOP COMMENT
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The first half of the album feels so perfect that as some people would say "it insists upon itself". However, from track six the vibe of the album is a bit deeper and you can sense a sort of soul out there that make it, all in all, a fair album. Invisible is a standout here...
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