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THE STILLS
Without Feathers

As soon as the first note is played, you know this is going to be a different record from their debut Logic WIll Break Your Heart. A few notes later, it becomes obvious that this record is going to be something really special—epic, even. The songs are built with peaks and valleys, as songs rise to fantastic, driven peaks ("The Mountain"), and come down to hit some of the sweetest melodies, as on "Halo the Harpoon." The old sound will be missed, but you can't complain after hearing an album this good.

standout tracks: "The Mountain" and "Halo the Harpoon"