We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves
by John Maus

We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves by John Maus
Year: 2011
Release date: 2011-06-27
Overall rank: 4,268th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 70 votes)
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Award Top albums of the 2010s (753rd)
Award Best albums of all time (4,268th)

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Overall rank: 4,268th | 2010s rank: 753rd | 2011 rank: 95th

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76/100 (from 70 votes)
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04/20/2026 13:32 Liks_on_music  Ratings distribution  64781/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.0/100, a mean average of 76.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.9.

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From 03/11/2022 01:26 | #282675
Very cheesy 80s synth pop meets Joy Division, quite catchy songs, with vocals like Ariel Pink channelling Ian Curtis. Intriguing transgressive lyrics. Well worth a listen.
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From 08/26/2015 01:43 | #148574
Simple but great album. There's some weird greatness in John Maus.
Cop Killer, The Crucifix, Keep Pushing On and Quantum Leap are the top songs for me.
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