|| Indieville Reviews ||"Pristine German indie popsters Pigeon Lane create sweet songs that are equal parts Belle & Sebastian and Sea Urchins. Lead singer / songwriter Thomas Weber is responsible for the bulk of How Sweet, How Kind..., and he certainly has a knack for crafting cheery twee-folk nuggets. Acoustic guitar and those soft, sort of B&S-esque high-pitched vocals are what you can expect, along with occasional piano swells and strings flourishes. What is most striking about How Sweet, How Kind... is the remarkable quality and clarity of its individual songs, something not always encountered on lo-fi CDR releases. This is a very polished batch of compositions, and several songs rank as truly superb. "So Glad," for example, is a brilliantly fluent, mellow ballad that makes for perfect mixtape fodder. Meanwhile, unconventional duet "Wall of Blankets" is loose and carefree, yet blessed with a subtly infectious melody. Other highlights include Arab Strap-influenced "All Together" and Robyn Hitchcock-esque oddball "Flowers in my Garden." Of course, not every track excels (mild "Teardrops," Ocean Blue tinged "Blossoms"), but aside from a few disappointing tracks near the end, this album ranks as one of the better lo-fi pop releases I've come across recently."

|| Fensepost ||"The first time I heard Pigeon Lane, I thought it was a new project by Pelle Carlberg. But it quickly dawned on me that it indeed was not — Pigeon Lane’s sound is filled with similar amounts of pop, but the vocals (the trait most like Carlberg) are less humorous, less professional. Compared to Carlberg, Pigeon Lane fits a lower-fi profile. This suits them well; in a way, this style is comparable to early Starlet or early Acid House Kings. The extent of similarity Pigeon Lane possesses with Swedish pop artists, it’s a bit of a surprise the group hails from Germany. Songs like "Judy” and "Teardrops” are immediately catchy, despite their slower nature. Pigeon Lane is definitely folk-pop. It is a bit mellower than your standard indie-pop, but that doesn’t mean it’s any less good. How Sweet, How Kind… is filled with the style of folk and pop that will make you instantly fall in love."

|| Fazer Magazine ||"The delightful pop songs of Pigeon Lane are a pleasant reminder that there are still songwriters out there that can create tunes without dressing them up. The bare bones approach to Thomas Weber’s songwriting doesn’t rely on any digital effects or over-the-top arrangements, and could have just as easily been recorded on a four track. At the same time, since the songs are so naked and straight forward it allows the listener to remember the band has to make every song count. Weber’s whimsical tunes are full of lush acoustic guitar chords, romantic vocal melodies, and cinematic string arrangements which reveal that Pigeon Lane has nothing to hide. By taking you to the core of every song without getting lost in studio effects, it reveals how sincere the band’s efforts really are. As Weber sings ‘We sleep for the night/and dream for the day’ on ‘All Together’ he reveals he’s not about to get lost in the darkness of depression but focus on keeping his songs upbeat. The piano chords on the song "Blossoms” serve as a great pick-me-up, but this isn’t an album you could listen to on a rainy day. How Sweet, How Kind… is packed full of folky acoustic finger picking that complements the emotional subject matter of the songs. Some of the tracks discuss relationships, enjoying a beautiful day and sharing those small, priceless moments that only come along when you’re with someone you love. Although Weber means well, after a while the album becomes a bit repetitive at times by replicating certain song structures and using the same kind of sugary sweet lyrics. It’s nice to hear someone being positive when things aren’t always going their way, but life’s not perfect and you have to be in an upbeat mood to get the full effect of the album. The record serves as an excellent backdrop to certain occasions like having friends over, or a rendezvous with someone you love, but it’s not something for all seasons. All in all, How Sweet, How Kind… is what you would want to tell Thomas Weber for putting out such a positive record during dark times. "

|| Bluesbunny Reviews ||"More fey indie pop, this time from Germany. True to the genre, the songs could dance on a feather but there are hints of hidden depths, especially in "Judy" that suggest that Thomas Weber might manage to drink beer and eat kebabs. On the other hand, and maybe it is the whole English as a second language thing but, this album seems more than a bit humourless and rather dull. As you might expect from the preceding statement, every song is delivered with a matter of fact directness that complements the lyrical banality. That's my problem with this album. There is just no sense of excitement. You know how every song will start and how it will finish and you know with certainty that nothing will really happen and whilst I appreciate that this is part of this musical genre's non threatening cardigan appeal, it is hard to work up any kind of enthusiasm for it. "How Sweet, How Kind…" is a decent enough example of the lighter end of the indie pop spectrum but after three plays I realised that I couldn't recall more than one of the songs. Not the kind of album that I will return to."

|| From a students magazine in Germany ||"It's always cool if real Rockers change sides and focus on Acustik Music. In his past, Thomas did Punk Music and today, together with Nadine on the Piano, he's Sitting in his Livingrom in Ehrenfeld (the Part of Cologne where i live - Ehrenfeld means "field of honor" cool ey?), doing Pop for Lovers: harmonic, kindly and feeling. A debut Album they did in active Work and live Guitarist Marc completes the Trio, witch with it's romantic-vintage Folk let's Hearts jump higher."