• Record Label: EMI
  • Release Date: Jan 27, 2004
Metascore
53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 16
  2. Negative: 1 out of 16
  1. [Starsailor] sounds more confident than ever.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    Far from a perfect next step, Silence suffers from some slight songs. [23/30 Jan 2004, p.98]
  3. Filter
    76
    If all goes well, people will forego the bad songs and concentrate on the really good ones, and Starsailor will get the message to go subtle and tight. [#8, p.102]
  4. Spin
    75
    The 'Sailor can often sound a little too elfin even by the standards of the early '70s orchestral folk rock they love. [Jan 2004, p.100]
User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Negative: 2 out of 13
  1. FaresN
    Nov 6, 2004
    9
    Much better than Coldplay, great vocals and I love the sound. It's not much of an improvement on the first album, but not by any means a Much better than Coldplay, great vocals and I love the sound. It's not much of an improvement on the first album, but not by any means a disappointment Full Review »
  2. JonB
    Mar 2, 2004
    4
    fairly boring, fairly one-paced, fairly uninvolving, buy the song silence is easy on single or download but don't bother with the whole album..
  3. TimS
    Jan 24, 2004
    1
    Shite!