Hidden
by These New Puritans
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Hidden is ranked 2nd best out of 7 albums by These New Puritans on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by These New Puritans is Field Of Reeds which is ranked number 2507 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 637.
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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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| ! | 4 days ago | xhitmanx | 1,572 | 74/100 |
| ! | 07/04/2026 01:25 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,418 | 70/100 |
| ! | 09/18/2025 04:28 | Proto | 4,238 | 33/100 |
| ! | 06/21/2025 17:16 | Invader666 | 2,622 | 65/100 |
| ! | 01/03/2025 16:43 | bobbyyjones | 208 | 81/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.1/100, a mean average of 68.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.0.
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The drumming in this album hits you like a wall. The record as a whole is epic and feels like you just sat through a movie or a play. Beautiful yet haunting work of art; These New Puritans is very overlooked in general.
9.5/10
Favorite Tracks: We Want War, Three Thousand, Attack Music
lancashirearab 04/14/2012 15:44 | #40254 | TOP COMMENT
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The band challenge themselves to produce something massive. They just about pull it off. We Want War is an amazing tune. You can buy this album as a book with all the music written out for you.
Absolutely fantastic! I have nothing in my collection like this so far! This is the music I am looking for and I'm sure it will only get better on further listens. From We Want War I knew I was onto something special and it holds up as a very good album all the way throughout. Well deserved the praise it received. I enjoyed it a lot.
Hayden 08/26/2011 22:14 | #26674 | TOP COMMENT
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We Want War & Orion are the only tracks I can see myself listening to again. Weird album. A mixture of world, classical, indie rock, & post-punk. At times I also hear the Radiohead influence, which probably played a large part while recording this album.
It took me three listens before it all fell into place. This is a modern masterpiece.
NME Best album of 2010. Still haven't listened to it though.
CellarDoor 06/13/2011 14:49 | #23070
Unpleasant. I didn't like it and don't think I'll ever listen to it again.
mmm its alright. will probably be forgotten by...wait what album were we talking about?
This ambitious merging of frenzied tribal African rhythms and rituals, syncopated 'dub' beats, neoclassical elements, chamber music, heavy-metal riffs and church-operatic choirs in many ways recalls Public Image Limited's 'Flowers Of Romance' and Canterbury-style prog rock. But that description in itself does not do this brilliant work justice. Much of the album is dominated by the superb drumming of George Barnett allied to the counterpoint of keyboardist Sophie Sleigh-Johnson. This album works as an intricate puzzle. It is a genre of music that is yet to be given a name. But already its timeless 'classic' status is assured.
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