Futile Devices (track)
by Sufjan Stevens

Futile Devices by Sufjan Stevens
Year: 2010
From the album The Age Of Adz (track #1)
Average Rating: 
88/100 (from 232 votes)
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Average Rating: 
88/100 (from 232 votes)
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04/15/2026 13:46 Juneof44  Ratings distribution  4,51273/100
 
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 88.4/100, a mean average of 88.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.9/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.4.

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From 04/04/2022 22:56 | #283821
One of the best songs ever written
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From 04/09/2016 01:10 | #163517
I love how the first song makes you think oh another Sufjan album with the usual acoustic guitars and beautiful calming vocals and then after this song the album just goes completely crazy. It's so perfect.
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From 10/17/2014 04:41 | #124638
Great way to start the album
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