Let's Be Still - The Head and the Heart
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  • Summary: The second full-length release for the Seattle folk rock group was produced with Shawn Simmons and mixed by Peter Katis.

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  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Delusions of Adequacy
    Oct 16, 2013
    80
    There is a hardy amount of sweet material on Let’s Be Still and it is a perfect accompaniment to a morning sunrise or a low-key soirée in the woods.
  2. Alternative Press
    Oct 14, 2013
    80
    The Head And The Heart do pretty much everything right on Let's Be Still. [Nov 2013, p.88]
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  3. Paste Magazine
    Oct 15, 2013
    79
    On Let’s Be Still, the warm vocal tandem of Josiah Johnson and Jonathan Russell is pared down to its core vibrancy, as two soul-sapped, lovelorn bellowers more casually croon their wishes and woes.
  4. All Music Guide
    Oct 14, 2013
    70
    Let’s Be Still engages the most when it tiptoes outside of its comfort zone.
  5. The Line of Best Fit
    Oct 14, 2013
    70
    Let’s Be Still is wholesome and sincere, in the way those words were intended, and without any pretense or airs and graces.
  6. Exclaim
    Oct 14, 2013
    70
    While founders Jonathan Russell and Josiah Johnson do seem to come from the Simon & Garfunkel school of songcraft, an appreciation of California pop also comes out.
  7. The A.V. Club
    Oct 15, 2013
    50
    Let’s Be Still falters in its lethargy.

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  1. WadeVS
    Oct 15, 2013
    9
    The do it again. A very very beautiful album, well organised with more focus than their debut, convincing us that they have what it takes to be more than just a trendy hipster band,… Expand

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