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Logic Will Break Your Heart
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 18 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 20 votes
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Album Info
Label: Vice
Release Date: 21 October 2003
Discs: 1 disc
Genre(s): Indie, Rock
Summary
The Montreal, Canada-based quartet (basically, 2003's version of Interpol) follows its acclaimed, 80s-influenced EP "Rememberese" with this debut full-length. "Still In Love Song" is the only song from that EP to reappear here.
Also By This Artist: Oceans Will Rise Without Feathers
Also On The Web: Official Artist Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Splendid
The Stills have always shown promise, but Logic Will Break Your Heart ascends far beyond anyone's wildest expectations.
Read Full Review >PopMatters
Review 1: Logic is a certifiable classic. [score=100]; Review 2: Every bit the equal to [Interpol's] Bright Lights. [score=90]
Blender
Mope-rock never felt so good. [Nov 2003, p.121]
Rolling Stone
The Stills' excellent debut album, Logic Will Break Your Heart, is a stunner, a rush of shoegazer guitars and suave lover-boy angst.
Read Full Review >Q Magazine
There's plenty of regret and "emotional disgust," but it's applied with piercing guitar lines that resemble a soppier Interpol. [Mar 2004, p.112]
Alternative Press
The Stills succeed where other time-travelers fail by emphasizing substance over style. [Jan 2004, p.108]
Drowned In Sound
It’s not a pretty record; while of course, being at times a very pretty record.
Read Full Review >Drawer B
while the production’s sleek sheen holds tight reigns over any explosive guitars threatening to get out of hand, The Stills still manage to build up enough tension to hold your attention through good old fashioned songwriting.
Read Full Review >Mojo
A similar osmosis of Bunneymen and Chameleons' dramarama as Interpol. [Mar 2004, p.106]
Filter
The Stills manage to sound quite a bit like Wire Train or House Of Love, all jangly, mournful guitars and sparkling melodies... oh, and lots of reverb. [#8, p.106]
Entertainment Weekly
The Stills succeed at distilling their influences into an inviting update. [24 Oct 2003, p.105]
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Logic Will Break Your Heart serves up likable songs in the mode of mid-'80s Britpop, alongside atmospheric ballads in the mode of just about every post-Coldplay European rock band.
Read Full Review >New Musical Express
But for every moment where the echoes of what's gone before threaten to engulf them, The Stills have ten more that shrug off the dead weight of their influences and reveal a thick, dark veneer of anguished sincerity.
Read Full Review >Pitchfork
The Stills are what The Posies were in their day, and what The Libertines were a few minutes ago: stuck in a phantom zone called "not there yet," and possibly because the personalities of their influences eclipse any sense of identity they could muster.
Read Full Review >Stylus Magazine
One of the most deafening blasts of mediocrity to be heard this year.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this album is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 20 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Selina A gave it a10:
I've listened to this cd for countless hours and can honestly that The Stills are one of my favorite bands.
Zach R gave it a10:
This was one of my favorite albums of 2003. I listened to it over and over and over. You really do have to listen to it through a few times to really appreciate it. 'Of Montreal' is a top notch track that just blows me away every time I listen to it. I really can't understand the Interpol comparrisons. 'Logic Will Break Your Heart' is a much deeper album than any of the Interpol albums. You really just have to give it a chance to truly appreciate it.
John R gave it a10:
Absolutely top notch from beginning to end and probably the best album I've heard in 10 years. It really is that good.
Rick B gave it a10:
I listen to more music than anyone I have ever known and I can't understand why this album gets good reviews and not top class ratings. I have been listening to the album for a year now and it gets better with age. The last time I felt that the critics were too hard on an artist it was Jeff Buckley and look what the masses are saying now about him. If this band can improve, watch this space......
Stephen H gave it a10:
One of my favorite albums from the 21st Century. It blows me away everytime I listen to it.
Paul L gave it a6:
The opening tracks sound promising but the rest of the album is completely forgettable. I have this CD in my car so I listen to it nearly everyday, but for the life of me I can't recall a single track.
mf doom gave it a10:
i keep listening to it 1 year straight
