..and Their Refinement of the Decline

I love this album and it's one of the very few I'll play beginning to end rather than in a random shuffle, usually if I want to concentrate on reading something I really need to take in, or writing. It's relaxing whilst being (for music) unobtrusive as it removes other more distracting sounds from my environment. I'm fairly sure that if stopped doing whatever I was doing and just sat down and listened, I would probably slip off into the best day's sleep I've ever had, up til the OCD part of my brain came-to and started reminding me I'd left something electrical on, anyway.I feel a bit disrespectful suggesting this composition makes good White Noise, as it really is much better and more thoughtfully arranged than that. White Gold Noise, perhaps.

Another instalment from the band and as good as any other they have produced.

A superb example of chilled, ambient music performed with excellence.

Devine. A little 'procrastinated' in parts, but essential chill out music for late evenings. I listen to it while hill climbing adventures.

This is my favourite SOTL album - heart-breakingly beautiful and wonderfully sad. Emotive throughout, it features Don't Bother They're Here, a wonderful reinterpretation of Send In The Clowns, and a host of other soothing tracks. Simply brilliant.

Stars of the Lid do as one of their influences, Talk Talk, did, which is so obvious, so right, that one wonders why so few achieve it - that is, to slowly, carefully craft, improve, distil, album after album, no rush, aspiring to perfect beauty.In a few decades time, you'll hear this duo praised as one of the greats. This is their peak (so far).

Superlative and almost unquantifiable!

Interesting, unusual cd. I find it quite relaxing at the end of a busy day.