Heart Like a River
| Heart Like a River | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| 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
[edit]| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (71/100)[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "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. Archived from the original on January 25, 2008. 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.
