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 | |||
Ida chronology | ||||
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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.
Aggregate scores | |
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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]
All tracks written by Littleton/Mitchell, except "What Can I Do" and "Honeyslide" by Karla Schickele.
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 | |||
Ida chronology | ||||
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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.
Aggregate scores | |
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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]
All tracks written by Littleton/Mitchell, except "What Can I Do" and "Honeyslide" by Karla Schickele.