Port Of Morrow
by The Shins
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Port Of Morrow is ranked 4th best out of 7 albums by The Shins on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Shins is Chutes Too Narrow which is ranked number 357 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,594.
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Port Of Morrow track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 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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| ! | 07/12/2026 02:09 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,468 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/27/2026 02:59 | brent13 | 2,143 | 67/100 |
| ! | 02/24/2026 09:42 | Leginlists | 3,786 | 83/100 |
| ! | 12/29/2025 17:24 | mutant | 1,671 | 56/100 |
| ! | 10/08/2025 22:01 |  Milhaud | 2,143 | 71/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 25% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.4/100, a mean average of 72.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.4.
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Although I love Richard Swift, I really missed the old band on this album. This album sounds bland and antiseptic, kind of like suburban coffee shop music, compared to the earlier Shins albums. The sound is just way too clean, with rounded childproof edges, and the melodies are mostly safe and predictable. I wish Mercer and Richard Swift would try doing an album with just the two of them and not call it the Shins. I think they're both great artists and ought to try working without the pressure of the Shins moniker. I might sound a little harsh right now because I'm listening to the exceptionally bland "No Way Down." The track after it, "For a Fool," is much more interesting, but overall this album is the Shins' "Around the Sun" in my book.
FlorianJones 09/12/2015 03:00 | #149526
The weakest Shins album by a significant margin for me, but given how much I love the Shins, it's still good. It's very front heavy though.
The end of the album doesnt seem as close to as strong so some of their other stuff, but still a great album
okay album
koner1 08/22/2014 12:58 | #120093
I loved this album for a long time right after I bought it (within a week after it came out), but my opinion on it has changed quite a bit, I still like the album though.
Mdemauri 06/03/2014 17:44 | #113621
If this is considered their worst, I can't wait to hear their best! Good album.
Gooz 04/04/2014 19:28 | #108506
No Way Down is a clear highlight for me.
GREAT album!
Mophos 11/16/2013 18:23 | #92938
I fear to be disappointed at every new record they make but they still have it. Not their best work but still a good album!
RockyRaccoon 07/10/2013 14:10 | #80947 | TOP COMMENT
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This album is just as good as any of the other Shins albums. The instrumentation is cool, the lyrics are well-written and the music is great. It’s everything you could want and ask for in a Shins album. Whether you’re a Shins fan or not, I highly recommend this album to everyone. It is most definitely worth listening to.
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