Heart Like a Levee

Heart Like a Levee is the seventh studio album by American band Hiss Golden Messenger. It was released on October 7, 2016 under Merge Records.[7]

Heart Like a Levee
Studio album by
Hiss Golden Messenger
ReleasedOctober 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)
Length42:55
1:10:00 (Deluxe)
LabelMerge
ProducerM.C. Taylor
Bradley Cook
Hiss Golden Messenger chronology
Lateness of Dancers
(2014)		 Heart Like a Levee
(2016)		 Vestapol
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Album of the Year74/100[1]
Metacritic81/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Classic Rock Magazine[4]
DIY Magazine[5]
Pitchfork8.2/10[6]

The album was produced by M.C. Taylor and Bradley Cook (Megafaun) in Durham, North Carolina.[8]

Critical reception

Heart Like a Levee was met with universal acclaim reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 81, based on 12 reviews.[2]

Accolades
Accolades for Heart Like a Levee
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
American Songwriter Top 50 Albums of 2016 24 [9]
The Independent Top 20 Albums of 2016 18 [10]
Paste Top 50 Albums of 2016 45 [11]

Track listing
Heart Like a Levee track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Biloxi"2:51
2."Tell Her I'm Just Dancing"3:01
3."Heart Like a Levee"3:52
4."Like a Mirror Loves a Hammer"4:23
5."Smoky's Song"1:20
6."Cracked Windshield"5:07
7."As the Crow Flies"3:14
8."Happy Day (Sister My Sister)"5:28
9."Say It Like You Mean It"2:52
10."Ace of Cups"4:48
11."Highland Grace"5:58
iTunes Deluxe Edition[12]
No.TitleLength
1."Blackeyed Boy"5:04
2."After the Colors"3:02
3."Together's Just a Word"3:23
4."Living Above the Waterline"2:47
5."Strawberry Girl Reel"2:27
6."Little Rain"3:52
7."John the Gun"2:51
8."Vestapol"3:39

Personnel
  • MC Taylor - lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin
  • Phil Cook - acoustic and electric guitars, piano, Wurlitzer, clavinet, organ, banjo, synths, background vocals
  • Brad Cook - bass guitar, acoustic guitar, synths, background vocals
  • Matt McCaughan - drums, percussion, background vocals
  • Chris Boerner - baritone and electric guitars ("Happy Day (Sister My Sister)"), background vocals ("Tell Her I'm Just Dancing")
  • Josh Kaufman - electric guitar ("Tell Her I'm Just Dancing", "Highland Grace")
  • Ryan Gustafson - electric guitar ("Like a Mirror Loves a Hammer")
  • Michael Lewis - saxophone, background vocals
  • Matt Douglas - saxophone, baritone saxophone
  • Rob Moose - strings
  • Alexandra Sauser-Monnig - background vocals
  • Tift Merritt - background vocals
  • Sonyia Turner - background vocals

Charts
Chart performance for Heart Like a Levee
Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[13] 19
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[14] 49
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[15] 37

References
  1. "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  2. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  3. Jurek, Thom. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  4. Bell, Max (September 27, 2016). "Classic Rock Review". Classic Rock Magazine. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  5. Cooper, Tim. "DIY Magazine". DIY Magazine. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  6. Snapes, Laura (October 11, 2016). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  7. Menconi, David (October 3, 2016). "Hiss Golden Messenger New Album 'Heart Like a Levee". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  8. Strauss, Matthew (July 12, 2016). "Hiss Golden Messenger Announce New Album With Bon Iver, Megafaun Members". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  9. "American Songwriter's Top 50 Albums of 2016". American Songwriter. December 1, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  10. O'Connor, Roison (November 30, 2016). "Best Albums of 2016: Our 20 favourite releases from an incredible year of music". The Independent. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  11. Saunders, Hilary (November 30, 2016). "The 50 Best Albums of 2016". Paste. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  12. "Heart Like a Levee (Deluxe Edition) by Hiss Golden Messenger". Apple Music. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  13. "Hiss Golden Messenger Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  14. "Hiss Golden Messenger Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  15. "Hiss Golden Messenger Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2020.


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