The Balcony
by Catfish And The Bottlemen
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The Balcony is ranked as the best album by Catfish And The Bottlemen.
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The Balcony track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The Balcony rankings
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The Balcony ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/02/2026 11:37 | jwalsh97 | 736 | 81/100 |
| ! | 07/01/2026 22:35 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,306 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/17/2026 16:35 | gmessian | 385 | 60/100 |
| ! | 03/18/2026 10:04 | Leginlists | 3,745 | 83/100 |
| ! | 12/29/2025 17:44 | cicadelic | 13,461 | 73/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.1/100, a mean average of 72.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.9.
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Generic, soulless pop rock capitalising on the likes of Arctic Monkeys and The Strokes. It’s listenable and competent but you won’t find much in the way of rawness and once you’ve heard the first track you’ll know how they’re all gonna sound, no curve balls in sight.
Favorite Songs: Pacifier, Homesick
JuansiAntolin 09/14/2017 11:00 | #197950 | TOP COMMENT
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So underrated album! Please vote this treasure.
killerPenguin 01/06/2017 12:52 | #181879 | TOP COMMENT
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It isn't really innovative, but it's consistent, I can't find a bad song here. While it hasn't got the grip of an Arctic Monkeys record, you can definitely hear the ambition and talent of these young lads. The production is spot on, it is full of bangers, and you can hear some Strokes and Oasis influence too. Songs like Tyrants or Cocoon show their incredible potential as songwriters.
Good album, I hope the next is muuuuuuuch better.
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