Broken by Whispers

Broken by Whispers
Studio album by
Released7 March 2000 (2000-03-07)
Length53:36
LabelSub Pop
Trembling Blue Stars chronology
Lips That Taste of Tears
(1998)
Broken by Whispers
(2000)
Alive to Every Smile
(2001)

Broken by Whispers is the third studio album by English band Trembling Blue Stars. It was released on 7 March 2000, by Sub Pop.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[3]
The A.V. ClubStarStarStarStar[4]
Pitchfork(6.4/10)[5]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarHalf star[6]

Broken by Whispers was met with "universal acclaim" 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 78, based on 8 reviews.[2]

Track listing

Broken by Whispers track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Ripples"5:21
2."She Just Couldn't Stay"4:07
3."Sometimes I Still Feel the Bruise"4:26
4."To Leave It Now"3:57
5."Fragile"5:50
6."I No Longer Know Anything"4:45
7."Back to You"6:40
8."Birthday Girl"4:22
9."Snow Showers"5:50
10."Sleep"4:23
11."Dark Eyes"3:55
Total length:53:36

References

  1. ↑ "The Trembling Blue Stars". Elefant.com. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Broken By Whispers by Trembling Blue Stars Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  3. ↑ Morganstein, Mark. "AllMusic Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Klein, Joshua. "Trembling Blue Stars – Broken by Whispers". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 7 August 2001. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Pitchfork Album Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 29 January 2001. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  6. ↑ Vanderbilt, Tom. "Rolling Stone Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 18 August 2001. Retrieved 28 April 2026.