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Signs of Light
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews What's this?

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6.2

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  • Summary: The third full-length release for the Seattle indie folk band was produced by Jay Joyce.
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All We Ever Knew
When I wake up in the morning I see nothing For miles and miles and miles When I sleep in the evening, oh lord There she goes, only in dreams She's... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Blurt Magazine
    Dec 19, 2016
    80
    Signs of Light fulfils the aim the band’s handle appears to indicate. This is after all, music that connects with the head and the heart, and imparts a dual sense of resilience and delight in its wake.
  2. AllMusic
    Dec 19, 2016
    60
    The execution is inarguably impressive, but the Head and the Heart have made much better music with simpler technique, and Signs of Light is the sort of album that confirms a fan's worst fears about an indie act signing with a corporate label.
  3. Rolling Stone
    Dec 19, 2016
    60
    Things work better when they balance the impulse to hulk things up with their natural traditionalist intimacy.
  4. The Line of Best Fit
    Dec 19, 2016
    45
    It’s perfectly passable, but everything that marked The Head and the Heart out as potentially exceptional has been buried.

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 3
  3. Negative: 1 out of 3
  1. doughh
    Jul 20, 2021
    7
    While still carrying some folk elements, Signs of Light strays for more pop-ish music, which the band doesn't excel at. This deviation inWhile still carrying some folk elements, Signs of Light strays for more pop-ish music, which the band doesn't excel at. This deviation in style it doesn't ruin the album, it defiantly proves that The Head and The Heart is better off in making folk music.… Expand
  2. imthenoob
    Mar 19, 2019
    6
    Their first album on a major label and the major label influence shows. Their sound is definitely more pop-oriented now and while that worksTheir first album on a major label and the major label influence shows. Their sound is definitely more pop-oriented now and while that works out well for some songs, I find the second half of the album to be really lacking.… Expand
  4. BeauFuller
    May 8, 2017
    2
    TBH, this really made me sad. They took what was once a promising band that I thought that I would look forward to their albums for decades toTBH, this really made me sad. They took what was once a promising band that I thought that I would look forward to their albums for decades to come. Then they sold out and ATTEMPTED to go pop with their third album. Nothing noteworthy on this album, seriously nothing there.… Expand

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