The Albatross
by Foxing

The Albatross by Foxing
Year: 2013
Release date: 2013-11-12
Overall rank: 6,798th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 40 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2013 (142nd)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (1,302nd)
Award Best albums of all time (6,798th)

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Foxing bestography

The Albatross is ranked 2nd best out of 5 albums by Foxing on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Foxing is Nearer My God which is ranked number 6401 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 204.

Foxing album bestography « Higher ranked (6,401st)
Nearer My God
This album (6,797th)
The Albatross
Lower ranked (13,773rd) »
Dealer

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Overall rank: 6,798th | 2010s rank: 1,302nd | 2013 rank: 142nd

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The Albatross ratings

Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 40 votes)
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01/03/2026 12:54 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  24,20764/100
 
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01/06/2025 22:42 teague  Ratings distribution  4,33178/100
 
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08/05/2023 16:06 asimpkins  Ratings distribution  2,98170/100
 
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03/06/2023 19:03 Igtonumama  Ratings distribution  10,79163/100
 
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07/16/2022 09:30 Sforge  Ratings distribution  1,52077/100

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This album is rated in the top 22% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.7/100, a mean average of 72.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.8.

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80/100
From 04/25/2017 15:04 | #189827
I think I can consider myself a fan of "emo" music. However I was totally blown away by the raw emotion of Rory. When I started writing this comment I thought I had more words to describe this album. But I would simply like to suggest that you give it a spin.
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85/100
From 10/12/2015 16:12 | #151355
This is just on the edge of greatness. This is smart, ambitious, and enjoyable emo/math rock/post punk/whatever. Seriously excellent.
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90/100
From 04/11/2014 03:03 | #108997
Hard to spot any kinds of influences. In my ears, a truly unique sound. Didn't expect much from the album but it surprised me. Something special.
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From 12/28/2013 18:12 | #98975
This album was more than a surprise for me, I didn't expect to like it as much as I did at all. It seems like it has influences sprawling from The Antlers to even twinkly early emo bands like American Football. I can't recommend this album enough, it's full of raw emotion and tight instrumentals.

Favorite tracks: Rory, Bit By a Dead Bee Pt.l, and Bit By a Dead Bee Pt.ll
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From 12/12/2013 02:14 | #97330
Incredible.
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