The New Romance
by Pretty Girls Make Graves
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The New Romance is ranked as the best album by Pretty Girls Make Graves.
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The New Romance track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The New Romance rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 83 Music Albums of 2003 | 28/83 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 2003 | 37/50 | 1 |
| 2025 |  cestuneblague | Top 100 Music Albums of 2003 | 83/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | henrygreen0203 | Top 30 Music Albums of 2003 | 26/30 | 1 |
| 2025 |  paladisiac | top 65r albums (63), #0301-0400 | 19/100 | - |
| 2024 |  meccalecca | Top 46 Music Albums of 2003 | 23/46 | 3 |
| 2024 | paladisiac | 2000s 65rating (64.12-63.13), #001-100* | 76/94 | - |
| 2023 | cmoshier | Top 100 Music Albums of 2003 | 92/100 | 0 |
| 2022 |  Arthurknight | Custom chart | 61/68 | - |
| 2022 | paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 2003 | 61/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 20 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 29 | |||
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The New Romance ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 03/13/2024 22:24 | PapaShiz86 | 11,786 | 79/100 |
| ! | 10/06/2023 02:08 | dhbarrett | 8,833 | 65/100 |
| ! | 11/24/2022 03:31 | Arthurknight | 9,585 | 72/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.5/100, a mean average of 75.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.7.
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neilgee 03/11/2024 15:27 in What album are you listening to right now?The New Romance comments
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sageamagoo TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/07/2012 00:14 | #56953
A great album from a little-known alt-rock/post-punk band with a lot going on. Something Bigger Something Brighter is the pinnacle of the album, but Blue Lights, The Teeth Collector, and the final two tracks are all fantastic. There's a lot of energy on this album, and you can tell there's something more than a simple knack for song writing here.
Just don't expect any time to collect your thoughts - After the first track, the entire album is hectic and fast-paced with the exception of Blue Lights. But the insertion of extra instruments and sound effects here and there keep your attention: the dirty organ riff in Something Bigger, Mr. Club's electronic beat, Track 7's (really, what are we supposed to call this track?) backwards drums and guitar, and the keyboard line in The New Romance. It's creative in places you wouldn't expect it to be, and it's an experience that's thoroughly enjoyable when in the proper mindset.
This short-lived band should get a little more praise, especially since there are so few bands of this genre with female vocalists. I actually like them more than the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the main band of this ilk in the 00's. So please, if you're reading this, give it a shot.
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