Futile Devices (track)
by Sufjan Stevens
Year: 2010
From the album The Age Of Adz (track #1)
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Futile Devices appears on the following album(s) by Sufjan Stevens:
- The Age Of Adz (track #1) (this album) (2010)
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Futile Devices ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 12/01/2025 02:18 | Exist-en-ciel | 57,879 | 71/100 |
| ! | 11/29/2025 02:14 |  LukasAntoine00s | 5,187 | 80/100 |
| ! | 08/02/2025 11:40 |  Igtonumama | 31,393 | 81/100 |
| ! | 05/07/2025 15:57 | bonnequestion | 16,097 | 75/100 |
| ! | 04/16/2025 09:22 | Luncea | 5,058 | 85/100 |
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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 88.5/100, a mean average of 88.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.4.
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Space-Dementia 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.
nachosbob 10/17/2014 04:41 | #124638
Great way to start the album
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