Quiet and Peace

Quiet and Peace
Studio album by Buffalo Tom
Released	March 2, 2018
Recorded	2016–2017
Genre	Alternative rock, indie rock
Length	40:20
Label	Banquet Records
Producer	Buffalo Tom
Buffalo Tom chronology
Skins (2011) Quiet and Peace (2018) Jump Rope (2024)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Mojo	[3]
Q	[4]
Record Collector	[5]
Uncut	[6]

Quiet and Peace is the ninth studio album by American alternative rock band Buffalo Tom. It was released on March 2, 2018 under Schoolkids Records. ^[7] It was their first album in seven years.

Critical reception

Quiet and Peace was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 76, based on 9 reviews. ^[1] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 72 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 7 reviews. ^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"All Be Gone"	Buffalo Tom	3:28
2.	"Overtime"	Buffalo Tom	2:28
3.	"Roman Cars"	Buffalo Tom	3:16
4.	"Freckles"	Buffalo Tom	6:01
5.	"CatVMouse"	Buffalo Tom	3:01
6.	"Lonely Fast and Deep"	Buffalo Tom	3:10
7.	"See High the Hemlock Grows"	Buffalo Tom	3:04
8.	"In the Ice"	Buffalo Tom	2:58
9.	"Least That We Can Do"	Buffalo Tom	4:20
10.	"Slow Down"	Buffalo Tom	3:15
11.	"The Only Living Boy in New York"	Paul Simon	5:19
12.	"The Seeker (Bonus Track)"	Pete Townshend	3:03
13.	"Saturday (Bonus Track)"	Buffalo Tom	3:56
14.	"Little Sister (Why So Tired) (Bonus Track)"	Buffalo Tom	3:03

Personnel

• Bill Janovitz - guitars, vocals, keyboards
• Chris Colbourn - bass guitar, vocals, guitar
• Tom Maginnis - drums, percussion
• Chris Cote, Erica Mantone, Andrea Gillis, Jennifer D'Angora - backing vocals ("Overtime")
• Dave Minehan - backing vocals ("In the Ice")
• Lucy Janovitz - backing vocals ("The Only Living Boy in New York")
• Erica Mantone - backing vocals ("CatVMouse")
• Sarah Jessop - vocals ("See High the Hemlock Grows")
• Buffalo Tom - production
• John Agnello - mixing
• Greg Calbi - mastering

References

1. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved August 23, 2020.
2. Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic . Retrieved August 23, 2020.
3. "Buffalo Tom: Quiet and Peace". Mojo . April 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
4. "Buffalo Tom: Quiet and Peace". Q . April 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
5. Staunton, Terry (February 1, 2018). "Buffalo Tom – 'Quiet and Peace' Review". Record Collector . Retrieved March 18, 2018.
6. "Buffalo Tom: Quiet and Peace". Uncut . April 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
7. "Premiere: Boston rockers Buffalo Tom come back into focus on 'Quiet and Peace'". Los Angeles Times. February 27, 2018.