Is The Is Are (studio album) by DIIV
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Is The Is Are is ranked 2nd best out of 6 albums by DIIV on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by DIIV is Oshin which is ranked number 3841 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 374.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 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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75/100  | 02/23/2024 15:09 | Robmc70 | | 79/100 |
70/100 | 02/12/2024 07:56 |  ssteve | | 76/100 |
80/100 | 02/02/2024 22:17 |  teague | | 79/100 |
50/100 | 01/01/2024 21:02 | Cheboygan74 | | 51/100 |
40/100 | 03/05/2023 09:36 |  Igtonumama | | 60/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.2/100, a mean average of 71.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.6.
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The sound of this album is really monotonous -- there is no dynamic range and most of the musical motives on this record are just the same picking pattern slightly paraphrased over and over again. These flaws would not have been nearly as noticeable if the album hadn't been extremely overlong.
With that said, there are some gorgeous moments on this record. Healthy Moon is a great track and Under The Sun and Loose Ends are solid additions to DIIV's repertoire.
Oshin was a far superior record. It was also a slightly samey work, but it had a much dreamier and more captivating sound.
HoldenM 12/01/2016 20:01
Individually, all of the the tracks here are really good, but there's no dynamic range, and this is about five or six tracks too long, especially if there's no sonic diversity. I love the aesthetic, and the production is top notch, but as an album, it has too many flaws.
Meh, it's ok, sounds like a lot of other things. Felt a lot longer than an hour. Just about worth a listen.
Longer than the mind behind the music could handle. Becomes lukewarm very often and simply cant hold my interest.
meccalecca 03/27/2016 15:35
Not without its moments, but this is overly long and short on original ideas.
Very good!
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dihansse 02/17/2016 18:56
Maybe not very original but nevertheless an excellent album
johnner 02/12/2016 21:38
Is The Is Are would sound great if you'd never heard Oshin, but I have and it's a much better album. In the 4 years since the debut there's been absolutely no change, there are no new ideas, and nothing to get excited about.Is The Is Are is Oshin Part 2 but without any originality. Pffft.
alexgagne 02/01/2016 19:46
An efficient melodic indie rock album made from a simple and already known recipe. In fact, this album reminds me the early Real Estate... a bit more melodic. However, Healthy Moon, Loose Ends are excellent songs!
Favorite tracks: Out Of Mind, Healthy Moon, Loose Ends
Less favorite tracks: Blue Boredom (Sky's Song), Is The Is Are, Dust
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