Summary from 52 ratings
On Rate.fm, fans have rated Burial’s catalog across 31 albums from 52 opinions, with an overall average of 8.3/10. The top-rated Burial album is Untrue (2007) with a 9.1/10 average from 11 ratings, followed by Tunes 2011-2019 and Rival Dealer - EP. The discography on Rate.fm spans 2006 to 2024. Endorphin ranks as the highest-rated Burial song on Rate.fm with a 10.0/10 average.
Tunes 2011-2019
“transmissions from an alternate universe”
Tunes 2011-2019
“Burial makes music for people walking home alone at night. The images in his cinematic music are all shadowed – industrial estates, stark multi-storeys and the weeds growing on derelict lots, stolen dogs, the dazed faces of lost clubbers. Burial is the wraithlike loner in the background, listening for the echoes of old parties. When he stepped out from anonymity over a decade ago William Bevan sim”
Kindred EP
“A year after Street Halo, the London producer returns with another three-track EP, and this collection pretty much breaks every Burial precedent there is.”
Untrue
“Burial's second album 'Untrue' is beyond a masterpiece, it is a musical summary of pure emotion and reflection that feels so personal, like upon listening to it, light becomes touchable, the air becomes so cold it feels warm, and that is all through Burial's insane way of music production that is truly one of a kind. I have never listened to an album this many times without skipping a song, which really speaks volumes because to have 13, basically 12 if you don't count the intro (Untitled), tracks and not have any that lack compared to the others is very rare for albums, specifically in the electronic music scene, that of which I'm very, very familiar with. Burial is the kind of artist that you only stumble on at the most desperate times, like a musical first aid kit that is in the middle of a long, dark hallway. Tracks like 'Endorphin' and 'Homeless' just do something to me that can't be put into words, however what I can say is that they perfectly capture a late night walk in the UK as the golden street lights flash past you slowly, one by one, as the damp air and rain trickle on your clothes and skin, that's my physical experience with this album, something that I think a lot of people would be able to relate to. Now, the spiritual and deeper experience would be something you're going to have to find out for yourself, because it's so complicated that putting it into a simple summary, review, or even just any words themselves wouldn't do it justice. Top 3 Standouts: • Endorphin • Homeless • Archangel Worst Track (not necessarily terrible): • Shell of Light”
Rival Dealer - EP
“Rival dealer is a stunningly different EP that shatters Burial's signature shadowy aesthetic with brilliant contrasts, retaining vinyl crackle and distant vocal samples while introducing an unexpectedly warm, euphoric, and cinematic palette. I genuinely don't have a favourite track from this record because they all are so different in their own unique ways and I think that's what makes this record so special. It sort of goes against the grain of traditional music tropes in a really majestic way that still manages to keep to Burial's incredible style.”
Burial
“still love the vibe of it just not as much as untrue”