Quiet the Room

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Quiet the Room
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 14, 2022 (2022-10-14)
Length41:00
Label Secretly Canadian
Producer Andrew Sarlo, Noah Weinman
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.7/10 [1]
Metacritic 80/100 [2]
Review scores
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AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Under the Radar Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
DIY! 8.0/10 [6]
Paste 7.8/10 [7]
Beats Per Minute 75/100 [8]
Pitchfork 7.2/10 [9]

Quiet the Room is the debut studio album from indie folk musician Skullcrusher. The album was released on October 14, 2022, by Secretly Canadian. [10]

Track listing

All songs written by Helen Ballentine.

No.TitleLength
1."They Quiet The Room"3:33
2."Building a Swing"3:36
3."Whatever Fits Together"3:45
4."Whistle of the Dead"1:19
5."Lullaby in February"4:35
6."Pass Through Me"2:24
7."Could It Be the Way I Look at Everything?"0:37
8."Outside, Playing"2:08
9."It's Like a Secret"3:26
10."Sticker"4:11
11."Window Somewhere"4:25
12."(Secret Instrumental)"1:19
13."Quiet the Room"3:24
14."You Are My House"3:08
Total length:41:00

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