Ruins (studio album)
by Grouper
Grouper bestography
Ruins is ranked 3rd best out of 14 albums by Liz Harris on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Liz Harris is Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill which is ranked number 1469 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,151.
(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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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 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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| ! | 12/02/2025 19:27 | Exist-en-ciel | 4,525 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/02/2025 04:57 |  seb7 | 1,521 | 80/100 |
| ! | 12/19/2024 20:40 |  imimesis | 2,000 | 81/100 |
| ! | 12/09/2024 23:39 | PapaShiz86 | 10,903 | 79/100 |
| ! | 12/04/2024 14:36 | boppare | 2,829 | 78/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.2/100, a mean average of 76.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.1.
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drstuey 03/27/2021 06:20 | #267809
Sorry I didn't find this haunting, I found it boring.
Some of Harris's warmest and lovelist work is found here, but still has that slightly eerie ambience that's always present. You get the feeling that this is a deeply personal project, but she occasionally withholds a little too much from the listener for it to truly feel like an emotionally-charged, lived-in experience. The gorgeous Clearing proves Liz would've also made an excellent left-field indie-pop musician.
Very relaxing listen. Definitely a great listen for a quiet night. Really enjoyed the peaceful piano and ambiance on this one.
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