Slave Ambient
by The War On Drugs
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The War On Drugs bestography
Slave Ambient is ranked 4th best out of 9 albums by The War On Drugs on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The War On Drugs is Lost In The Dream which is ranked number 165 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 8,484.
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Slave Ambient track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Slave Ambient 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2011 | 70/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | jdizzle123456 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2011 | 41/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 2011 | 61/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  imimesis | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 60/100 | 8 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Proxart Best Albums 2011 | 16/25 | - |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 2011 | 61/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  EyeKanFly | Top 78 Music Albums of 2011 | 54/78 | 2 |
| 2026 | brent13 | Top 13 Music Albums of 2011 | 8/13 | 2 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2011 | 44/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  desh79 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2011 | 56/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 194 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 638 | |||
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Slave Ambient ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/27/2026 19:41 | luukvdschepop | 767 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/03/2026 00:46 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,152 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/30/2026 10:15 |  doombringer | 2,371 | 75/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.4/100, a mean average of 74.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.
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Slave Ambient forum mentions
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HoldenM TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/30/2015 01:32 | #142667 | TOP COMMENT
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I actually prefer this to Lost in the Dream. This feels a lot tighter.
paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/15/2011 22:40 | #33054 | TOP COMMENT
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In parts evoking indie staples like arcade fire and broken social scene, and past favorites like the verve, they show a mastery of the subject material. The pop angle doesn't shine through though, so while these songs feel rockin', the melodies don't often come knockin'.
I love the starting sound of this album. Helps me sleep.
micah88800 02/04/2018 15:00 | #207182 | TOP COMMENT
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An uneven record for sure, but a lot of these songs are the best by TWOD. Its clear that this is a band that was still maturing and perfecting its sound, which happened on the subsequent release in 2014. While its not as good as Lost in the Dream or A Deeper Understanding, there is some great tunes on here. Its also the first we hear of what is now TWOD trademark sound, a heartland/indie rock fusion. Some of the tracks will definitely have you reaching for the skip button, but overall its a good effort. Also its home to maybe my favorite TWOD track, "Brothers".
Best tracks: Best Night, Brothers, I Was There, Baby Missles, Black Water Falls
Great to see how they developed from a band among others and forgotten to really great.
Hard work can take you there, as well as new faces in life. Maturity or something like that. You can find the magic later. Often it's just a youth brilliance debut from a band, and then not so much.
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