Never Were The Way She Was (studio album)
by Colin Stetson & Sarah Neufeld

Never Were The Way She Was by Colin Stetson & Sarah Neufeld
Year: 2015
Release date: 2015-04-28
Overall rank: 6,266th   
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 72 votes)
     
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Award Top albums of 2015 (131st)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (1,194th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,266th)

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Overall rank: 6,266th | 2010s rank: 1,194th | 2015 rank: 131st

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From 12/31/2015 11:15 | #155431
A surprising masterpiece. The most consistent and meaningful album of 2015 for me. Hypnotic minimalism, an ambient soundtrack on live instruments, beautiful and somehow sinister.
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I had no idea what to expect. Not bad. Not bad at all.
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From 08/19/2015 21:53 | #148029
BEA members really dissapointed me, really? here?
definitely one of best work of decade.
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