The Quiet Life is the second studio album by Anchor & Braille, the side project of Anberlin lead vocalist Stephen Christian.

The studio, actually a converted basement recording space, usually houses the band Civil Twilight, whose keyboardist Kevin Dailey co-produced and engineered the album along with Anchor & Braille guitarist Micah Tawlks.

Of "Goes Without Saying", Artist Direct called it "One of the most brilliant and beautiful entries into Christian's catalog, and it's the perfect prelude to the sonic majesty contained in The Quiet Life.

"[9] AbsolutePunk called The Quiet Life "a chaotic beauty of an album as well as his (Christian's) most personal and eloquent effort to date.

"[10] Brittany Moseley of Alternative Press said "The Quiet Life is an unassuming album that doesn't stray far from the formula introduced on Felt.