Mess
by Liars

Mess by Liars
Year: 2014
Release date: 2014-01-13
Overall rank: 7,449th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 77 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2014 (144th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (1,442nd)
Award Best albums of all time (7,449th)

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Liars bestography

Mess is ranked 3rd best out of 11 albums by Liars on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Liars is Drum's Not Dead which is ranked number 3781 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 386.

Liars album bestography « Higher ranked (5,909th)
WIXIW
This album (7,449th)
Mess
Lower ranked (9,694th) »
Liars

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

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Mess rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 7,449th | 2010s rank: 1,442nd | 2014 rank: 144th

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Mess ratings

Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 77 votes)
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12/15/2025 01:13 Devilwoac  Ratings distribution  97597/100
 
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11/24/2025 16:22 EyeKanFly  Ratings distribution  8,42765/100
 
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05/17/2024 19:28 LittleM1971  Ratings distribution  5,92381/100
 
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01/30/2023 02:31 zags7000  Ratings distribution  20,41064/100
 
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11/12/2022 08:26 Arthurknight  Ratings distribution  9,59372/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.3/100, a mean average of 71.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.4.

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90/100
From 04/22/2014 18:41 | #109760
As a longtime Liars fan, Mess just sounds like the natural evolution of the band. Following the wonderfully atmospheric WIXIW, they've returned to their more wildly absurdist roots while maintaining their adventure into electronics. It's not perfect, but it's good to see a band who's unafraid to take chances rather than just tread water.
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From 03/18/2014 23:01 | #106707
Only slightly redeemed by the last track. otherwise very annoying.
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75/100
From 03/13/2014 06:20 | #106140
Surprised by this album. A dark, yet powerful and unique sound. I think all the songs together strengthen each other, and work together perfectly for an album. No real standout single or anything, but this group has their sound mastered. Definitely one of the first consistent bodies of works so far this year.
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