The Wilderness
by Explosions In The Sky
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The Wilderness is ranked 5th best out of 10 albums by Explosions In The Sky on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Explosions In The Sky is The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place which is ranked number 668 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,577.
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The Wilderness track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Wilderness rankings
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The Wilderness ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/08/2026 11:57 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,452 | 70/100 |
| ! | 02/09/2026 09:32 | TonySayers61 | 25,250 | 64/100 |
| ! | 09/28/2025 19:20 |  MadhattanJack | 5,998 | 66/100 |
| ! | 08/07/2025 15:20 |  BroknsocialShawn | 291 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/14/2025 13:40 | henriknaess | 2,877 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.6/100, a mean average of 69.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.
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SleepDealer 12/04/2016 17:21 | #179583 | TOP COMMENT
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Much as I love this band for their early 00s output, recent releases have become less and less memorable. It is pretty enough, but nothing really stands out or connects in the vein of their earlier work.
Works well as baxkground music.
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johnner 04/02/2016 20:35 | #163172 | TOP COMMENT
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I haven't listened to new material from this band since 2003's The Earth...so the new lp is a welcome surprise to see how they've progressed over the years. Overall, it's a strong album with some nice electronic sounds and less emphasis on the guitar-orientated post rock sound. Well done.
This is one of my all-time favorite bands, but it seems as if they've strayed away from their post-rock power a bit. They've incorporated new sounds but it lacks their heavy progressions that is part of their signature. Overall, I'll still treasure this album as a favorite & will continue to listen to it. Similar in style with the likes of The Rescue & other soundtracks. Unique from the rest of discography which makes me respect this that much more.
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