Heart Like a River

Heart Like a River is the 6th studio album by American indie rock duo Ida, released in 2005 on Polyvinyl Records.

Heart Like a River
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 22, 2005
RecordedAugust 2003 – April 2004
GenreIndie rock, Indie folk, Baroque pop, Acoustic, Dream pop
LabelPolyvinyl Records
ProducerWarren Defever and Ida
Ida chronology
The Braille Night
(2001)
Heart Like a River
(2005)
Lovers Prayers
(2008)

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(71/100) [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
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

All tracks written by Littleton/Mitchell, except "What Can I Do" and "Honeyslide" by Karla Schickele.

  1. "Laurel Blues" — 4:50
  2. "599" — 5:29
  3. "Late Blues" — 5:24
  4. "Mine" — 5:31
  5. "What Can I Do" — 2:57
  6. "The Details" — 4:38
  7. "Sundown" — 6:42
  8. "Honeyslide" — 3:37
  9. "Written on My Face" — 3:50
  10. "The Morning" — 7:31
  11. "Forgive" — 7:31

Personnel

References

  1. "Heart Like A River Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  2. Serra, David. "Heart Like a River - Ida". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  3. Strickler, Yancey (28 February 2005). "Heart Like a River Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  4. Peters, Sarah. "Ida: Heart Like a River". LAS Magazine. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  5. Deusner, Stephen M. (27 February 2005). "Ida: Heart Like a River | Album Reviews". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  6. LaBrack, Jill (16 February 2005). "Ida: Heart Like a River". PopMatters. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  7. Ira Robbins; Michael Zwirn. "Ida". Trouser Press. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  8. Pareles, John (25 February 2005). "Rock/Pop Listings". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
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