In Conflict
by Owen Pallett

In Conflict by Owen Pallett
Year: 2014
Release date: 2014-05-27
Overall rank: 6,506th   
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75/100 (from 89 votes)
     
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Award Top albums of 2014 (122nd)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (1,242nd)
Award Best albums of all time (6,506th)

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Owen Pallett bestography

In Conflict is ranked 2nd best out of 5 albums by Owen Pallett on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Owen Pallett is Heartland which is ranked number 5170 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 263.

Owen Pallett album bestography « Higher ranked (5,170th)
Heartland
This album (6,506th)
In Conflict
Lower ranked (12,964th) »
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In Conflict rankings

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Overall rank: 6,506th | 2010s rank: 1,242nd | 2014 rank: 122nd

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In Conflict ratings

Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 89 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.7/100, a mean average of 73.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.3.

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75/100
From 03/27/2021 05:32 | #267802
Interesting genre clash of classical, indie guitar and electronica, music always interesting, but not amazing the vocals are intriguing but may be a tad annoying.
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From 03/27/2017 13:12 | #188209
Clever, distinctive, and quite powerful. The opening track is one of my favourites of the decade.
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From 05/23/2016 19:44 | #166735
this has clicked.
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From 05/19/2016 22:16 | #166481
I Am Not Afraid is fantastic
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From 01/24/2015 22:24 | #132409
Interesting album, but I feel that Owen is sometimes a bit over ambitious and artsy fartsy.
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From 09/18/2014 16:28 | #122177
I have been a fan of Owen's for years, and this is a good album, but I too am having a hard time digesting it, and it's been out for quite a while now, but I've only listened to it three times, so I'm listening to it again now, and I hope that it clicks this go around because I want to love this album, and I am having the same problem with the new Wild Beasts album (though some of that might be attributed to some aftertaste from their previous record), so I will listen to that one next.

Edit: Appreciation just went up. It's still no Heartland, but it's actually quite good.
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From 09/12/2014 14:23 | #121784
Perhaps a slight step back after "Heartland," but nonetheless Pallett remains one of the most compelling figures in music today. Pallett's vocals are moving and intimate, and the electronic/classical soundscapes are perfectly sculpted environments for his voice. It says a lot that this is probably the third best album Pallett has ever released, yet it's still one of the best of 2014.

Suggested Track: "On A Path"
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80/100
From 05/26/2014 07:11 | #112965
That album cover... D:

There are some really nice moments here, but I'm finding it difficult to digest. It's definitely unique, complex, skillful, etc. Maybe it just hasn't clicked yet.
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From 05/15/2014 19:33 | #111903
Orchestro-pop, pop baroque, or whatever it is that string arranger Owen Pallett does, it is pretty original, with or without the synth burblings on offer here. For sure, the arrangements can be ornate and neo-classical but it is Pallett's unmistakeable talent for a good pop tune is what makes this so captivating.
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