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The Stills' excellent debut album, Logic Will Break Your Heart, is a stunner, a rush of shoegazer guitars and suave lover-boy angst.
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Entertainment WeeklyThe Stills succeed at distilling their influences into an inviting update. [24 Oct 2003, p.105]
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Q MagazineThere's plenty of regret and "emotional disgust," but it's applied with piercing guitar lines that resemble a soppier Interpol. [Mar 2004, p.112]
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The Stills have always shown promise, but Logic Will Break Your Heart ascends far beyond anyone's wildest expectations.
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BlenderMope-rock never felt so good. [Nov 2003, p.121]
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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.
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FilterThe 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]
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Partly glamorous and fully imaginative.
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Alternative PressThe Stills succeed where other time-travelers fail by emphasizing substance over style. [Jan 2004, p.108]
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Its not a pretty record; while of course, being at times a very pretty record.
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while the productions 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.
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MojoA similar osmosis of Bunneymen and Chameleons' dramarama as Interpol. [Mar 2004, p.106]
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Guitar connoisseurs will find much to admire.
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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.
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Disco, punk and pop, all in one bag.
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PopMattersReview 1: Logic is a certifiable classic. [score=100]; Review 2: Every bit the equal to [Interpol's] Bright Lights. [score=90]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 19 out of 22
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Mixed: 2 out of 22
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Negative: 1 out of 22
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SelinaADec 23, 2006I've listened to this cd for countless hours and can honestly that The Stills are one of my favorite bands.
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ZachRMar 2, 2006
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JohnRNov 1, 2005Absolutely top notch from beginning to end and probably the best album I've heard in 10 years. It really is that good.