Strange Desire
by Bleachers
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Strange Desire is ranked as the best album by Bleachers.
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Strange Desire track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Strange Desire rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of 2014 | 32/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | 2010s, #401-500 | 17/100 | - |
| 2026 | asimpkins | Top 44 Music Albums of 2014 | 38/44 | 1 |
| 2026 | sunnydhamm | Top 41 Music Albums of 2014 | 22/41 | 2 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 86 Music Albums of 2014 | 41/86 | 3 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 42 Music Albums of 2014 | 27/42 | 2 |
| 2025 |  Igtonumama | Top 100 Music Albums of 2014 | 94/100 | 0 |
| 2025 | Drbassexpert24 | Top 23 Music Albums of 2014 | 22/23 | 0 |
| 2025 | paladisiac | top albums, #2101-2200* | 27/77 | - |
| 2025 |  LebowskiRams | Top 33 Music Albums of 2014 | 23/33 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 43 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 127 | |||
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Strange Desire ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/15/2026 17:52 | gmessian | 385 | 60/100 |
| ! | 02/24/2026 20:23 | asimpkins | 3,200 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/21/2026 09:12 | TonySayers61 | 25,879 | 64/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.0/100, a mean average of 72.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.8.
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BestEverAlbums 07/24/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5383): By RockyRaccoon paladisiac 11/12/2014 17:24 in best new music artists of this year?Strange Desire comments
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paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/30/2014 22:49 | #130477 | TOP COMMENT
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An offshoot of the band Fun., Bleachers only faintly resembles that band. When he's not helping pen Queen-sized stadium pop for Fun., and not co-writing hits like Taylor Swift's "out of the woods", he's still writing big, wide-eyed pop songs for himself. There's a bombast about the album -- a need to say more than what the lyrics say -- that drive songs like "i wanna get better" and "you're still a mystery". I'd rather have Fun., but this is a good album that's all pop desire and little nuance. (Of course, yoko ono tries to ruin the whole thing near the end, but Bleachers survive.)
A top-to-bottom classic, destined to be rediscovered and revered. Opens with Wild Heart and Rollercoaster, a one-two punch of power pop bangers, Wild Heart and Rollercoaster. I Wanna Get Better and Like A River Runs are great big screamalong knockouts. Every song is quirky, inventive and catchy as hell, with the exception of Track #10, which is a big whiff. Later Bleachers albums all have their charms; this one is still Jack's masterpiece. (Edited)
I like it, but it's still a fairly forgettable attempt at that elusive blend of indie and pop that's actually tolerable. Some good highlights, some really trite and forgettable lows that I will likely never listen to again.
This is like a mix of Future Islands, New Order, and The Killers.
I think that meccalecca would like this!
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