Rufus WainwrightBest Rufus Wainwright Albums Ranked

Poses (Expanded Edition)

pitchfork

8.6

“Rufus Wainwright has quite the life. After he cut his first demo with producer Pierre Marchand, his father, Canadian folk giant Loudon Wainwright III, passed it on to legendary arranger Van Dyke Parks, who in turn saw that it found its way to Dreamworks executive Lenny Waronker. With a simple glance at the Dreamworks logo on the back of *Poses*, I trust you can connect the dots for yourself. If on”

Folkocracy

pitchfork

7.3

“The enchanting singer enlists ANOHNI, David Byrne, Brandi Carlile, and more for an interesting collection of covers ranging from traditional folk songs, to Neil Young tunes, to children’s lullabies.”

Milwaukee At Last!!! (Live)

pitchfork

7.2

“His second live album, but first covering his own material, this CD/DVD set finds Rufus Wainwright playing the role he was born to play: himself.”

Unfollow the Rules

loudandquiet

7.0

“Unfollow The Rules will come as a relief to fans who thought Rufus Wainwright had abandoned the mainstream. The singer-songwriter’s spent an increasing amount of time pursuing operatic and Shakespearean interests, and the last time he went pop – on 2012’s Out Of The Game – he worked with Mark Ronson to deconstruct his baroque approach to composition. His ninth studio album wears its theatrical i”

Out of the Game

rollingstone

7.0

“What to do after finishing your first opera and a 19-disc anthology of your life’s work? If you’re Rufus Wainwright, you make the L.A.-style Great American Pop Album your late mom, singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle, never felt like making in the 1970s. His formal mastery is so complete it’s hilarious, like Albert Pujols playing stickball. But […]”

Unfollow the Rules

pitchfork

6.9

“Rufus Wainwright’s first original album in eight years isn’t so much a reinvention as an opulently crafted highlight reel, a career-spanning sampler of the singer’s many styles and guises.”