Logic Will Break Your Heart
by The Stills
  • Record Label: Vice
  • Release Date: Oct 21, 2003
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 22
  3. Negative: 1 out of 22

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  1. RickB
    Aug 2, 2005
    10
    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 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......… Expand
  2. TheFish
    Nov 3, 2003
    9
    Yep, go buy it... In some ways The Stills are the band that The Doves always threatened to be but could never really deliver on. I hear a lot of early U2 in here too. Big Joyful Mopey Happy Sound that will have everyone dancing at a party.
  3. anthonyw
    Nov 5, 2003
    10
    i loved it
  4. JonoM
    Feb 27, 2004
    9
    A beautiful record. It's the album that I hoped Interpol would make, but I guess The Stills beat them to it.
  5. mfdoom
    Jan 18, 2005
    10
    i keep listening to it 1 year straight
  6. ZachR
    Mar 2, 2006
    10
    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 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.… Expand
  7. MusicMaven
    Nov 20, 2003
    9
    80's post-punk has been a big influence on many fine bands recently (Interpol, British Sea Power, etc.). Add the Stills to that list. Like their successful contemporaries, they merge their influences into a bracing and powerful whole. They are a little bit more pop (I hear echoes of Duran Duran in "Still In Love Song"), but without any hint of pandering. Highly recommended.
  8. ShintoI
    Dec 19, 2003
    9
    Disillusioned, brooding beautiful music. The lead singer has a versatile voice - reminds you of Ecco & Bunnymen, Radiohead, Oasis, The Strokes, The Cure.. They really do show so many sides on this debut record. There are many rock bands coming out who are overly cool and hip, and the result is cool and hip music, but this band shows right out a desire to provoke emotion and drama and Disillusioned, brooding beautiful music. The lead singer has a versatile voice - reminds you of Ecco & Bunnymen, Radiohead, Oasis, The Strokes, The Cure.. They really do show so many sides on this debut record. There are many rock bands coming out who are overly cool and hip, and the result is cool and hip music, but this band shows right out a desire to provoke emotion and drama and mysteriousness that is beyond cool and only honest and powerless. Buy this and be pleased.… Expand
  9. stefanm
    Dec 2, 2003
    9
    After listening to this album at least a dozen times, I still can't get enough. I'd love to see them in concert in a small venue.
  10. FreezerDeaner
    Oct 31, 2003
    9
    just another great band to come out of canada. i hope this trend keeps going since we are still known for our dreaded Celine Dion..
  11. Chris
    May 25, 2004
    9
    If they cut-out a couple of songs, it would be a perfect album. Super catchy pop.
  12. JohnR
    Nov 1, 2005
    10
    Absolutely top notch from beginning to end and probably the best album I've heard in 10 years. It really is that good.
  13. StephenH
    Mar 24, 2005
    10
    One of my favorite albums from the 21st Century. It blows me away everytime I listen to it.
  14. SelinaA
    Dec 23, 2006
    10
    I've listened to this cd for countless hours and can honestly that The Stills are one of my favorite bands.
  15. margaretd
    Dec 31, 2003
    8
    After the inital couple of listenings, "Logic..." began to stay parked in the changer. Definitely not great, but listenable. I'd love to see a lyric sheet.

Awards & Rankings

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#95 Most Discussed Album of 2003

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Rolling Stone
    80
    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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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    75
    The Stills succeed at distilling their influences into an inviting update. [24 Oct 2003, p.105]
  3. Q Magazine
    80
    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]
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