Port Of Morrow (studio album)
by The Shins

Port Of Morrow by The Shins
Year: 2012
Release date: 2012-03-19
Overall rank: 2,118th   
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 374 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2012 (29th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (347th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,118th)

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The Shins bestography

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 353 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,807.

The Shins album bestography « Higher ranked (757th)
Wincing The Night Away
This album (2,118th)
Port Of Morrow
Lower ranked (5,918th) »
Heartworms

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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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Port Of Morrow rankings

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Overall rank: 2,118th | 2010s rank: 347th | 2012 rank: 29th

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73/100 (from 374 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.2/100, a mean average of 71.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.4.

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65/100
From 05/15/2017 22:21 | #190868
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.
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75/100
From 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.
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80/100
From 12/06/2014 18:47 | #128862
The end of the album doesnt seem as close to as strong so some of their other stuff, but still a great album
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70/100
From 10/08/2014 18:45 | #123745
okay album
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From 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.
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From 06/03/2014 17:44 | #113621
If this is considered their worst, I can't wait to hear their best! Good album.
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From 04/04/2014 19:28 | #108506
No Way Down is a clear highlight for me.
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From 01/24/2014 02:19 | #101382
GREAT album!
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From 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!
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90/100
From 07/10/2013 14:10 | #80947
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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