Familiars
by The Antlers

Familiars by The Antlers
Year: 2014
Release date: 2014-06-17
Overall rank: 2,824th   
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 186 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2014 (48th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (464th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,824th)

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The Antlers bestography

Familiars is ranked 3rd best out of 11 albums by The Antlers on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Antlers is Hospice which is ranked number 324 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,252.

The Antlers album bestography « Higher ranked (1,146th)
Burst Apart
This album (2,824th)
Familiars
Lower ranked (5,986th) »
Green To Gold

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Familiars track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Familiars rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,824th | 2010s rank: 464th | 2014 rank: 48th

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Familiars ratings

Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 186 votes)
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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 73.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.4.

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95/100
From 02/03/2022 21:04 | #280594
One of the most Beautiful albums I can think of. So heartwarming....
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From 03/20/2015 17:17 | #137394
Lyrically and musically genius. Simply, a masterpiece.
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75/100
From 02/01/2015 09:24 | #133523
Vraiment un excellent album qui confirme la classe de ce groupe.
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From 01/08/2015 20:49 | #131088
Quite a good album for fans of The Antlers. I enjoyed it although it's hard to really appreciate it in it's own right when I'm constantly comparing it to the brilliance of 'Hospice'. This album will lose that battle 10 times out of 10. (Same with any of their other albums too)
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70/100
From 11/12/2014 17:26 | #126786
Still a disappointment for me after repeated listens. It's a nice album as far as these things go, but a bit of variety wouldn't have gone amiss... Tracks are also too long. It's just a bit too boring for me.
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80/100
From 07/10/2014 07:54 | #116381
what a disappointment...
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From 06/17/2014 18:32 | #114626
In the clouds he freely floated above all that which once brought immense pain.
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From 06/09/2014 22:16 | #114125
The tears... they come.
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85/100
From 05/09/2014 15:53 | #111301
It's definitely a grower.. This album sounds so mature and heartfelt. Absolutely beautiful
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