Heart Like a River
Appearance
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Released | February 22, 2005 | |||
Recorded | August 2003 – April 2004 | |||
Genre | Indie rock, Indie folk, Baroque pop, Acoustic, Dream pop | |||
Label | Polyvinyl Records | |||
Producer | Warren Defever and Ida | |||
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Heart Like a River is the 6th studio album by American indie rock duo Ida, released in 2005 on Polyvinyl Records.
Reception
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Metacritic | (71/100) [1] |
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Entertainment Weekly | (favorable)[3] |
LAS Magazine | (9/10)[4] |
Pitchfork Media | (6.4/10)[5] |
PopMatters | (8/10)[6] |
Trouser Press | (favorable)[7] |
Critical reception for Heart Like a River varied from mildly favorable to very favorable, but all agreed that it was of a piece with their previous work.[2][6] The album "...brings serene harmonies to songs about longtime love as well as romances that don't go so smoothly," according to Jon Pareles, writing in The New York Times.[8]
Track listing
All tracks written by Littleton/Mitchell, except "What Can I Do" and "Honeyslide" by Karla Schickele.
- "Laurel Blues" — 4:50
- "599" — 5:29
- "Late Blues" — 5:24
- "Mine" — 5:31
- "What Can I Do" — 2:57
- "The Details" — 4:38
- "Sundown" — 6:42
- "Honeyslide" — 3:37
- "Written on My Face" — 3:50
- "The Morning" — 7:31
- "Forgive" — 7:31
Personnel
- Daniel Littleton - guitar, harmonium, organ, viola, drums, vocals
- Elizabeth Mitchell - guitar, harmonium, accordion, wurlitzer, vocals
- Karla Schickele - bass, piano, bell, vocals
- Luther Gray - drums, percussion, clarinet
- Jean Cook - violin
- Cecilia Littleton - viola
- Rick Lassiter - double bass
- Dominique Davison - cello
- Andrew Hall - double bass
References
- ^ "Heart Like A River Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ a b Serra, David. "Heart Like a River - Ida". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ Strickler, Yancey (28 February 2005). "Heart Like a River Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ Peters, Sarah. "Ida: Heart Like a River". LAS Magazine. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ Deusner, Stephen M. (27 February 2005). "Ida: Heart Like a River | Album Reviews". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ a b LaBrack, Jill (16 February 2005). "Ida: Heart Like a River". PopMatters. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ Ira Robbins; Michael Zwirn. "Ida". Trouser Press. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ Pareles, John (25 February 2005). "Rock/Pop Listings". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 November 2011.