In Conflict (studio album)
by Owen Pallett
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 5129 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 265.
(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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In Conflict track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 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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| ! | 4 days ago | Araldo | 1,469 | 80/100 |
| ! | 06/19/2025 17:19 |  EyeKanFly | 8,092 | 65/100 |
| ! | 01/03/2025 07:02 |  cestuneblague | 7,961 | 80/100 |
| ! | 05/07/2024 15:53 | javicho07 | 3,068 | 81/100 |
| ! | 05/08/2022 10:51 |  Arthurknight | 9,595 | 72/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.9/100, a mean average of 73.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.3.
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drstuey 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.
flamingyesdept 03/27/2017 13:12 | #188209
Clever, distinctive, and quite powerful. The opening track is one of my favourites of the decade.
craola 05/23/2016 19:44 | #166735
this has clicked.
flamingyesdept 05/19/2016 22:16 | #166481
I Am Not Afraid is fantastic
sssvnnn 01/24/2015 22:24 | #132409
Interesting album, but I feel that Owen is sometimes a bit over ambitious and artsy fartsy.
PsychologistHD 01/04/2015 05:41 | #130793
It's like someone took all of Belle & Sebastian's sad songs and added Logic Pro X electronica effects to it.
I like it.
craola 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.
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"
SquishypuffDave 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.
johnner 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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