• Band Name: Ida
  • Record Label: Polyvinyl
  • Release Date: Feb 22, 2005
Metascore
71 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Heart Like a River takes you on a journey, and does not leave until every sight is seen and pathway is walked.
  2. Ida continues to create slow, sad music that maintains interesting depth within the ache.
  3. Heart Like A River is a full-throated and diverse expression of the songwriting talents of Daniel Littleton and Elizabeth Mitchell, though bassist Karla Schickele's two contributions are nothing to sneeze at, either.
  4. The duo's voices may be muted by the small tragedies of heartache, but their resolve rings strong and true. [4 Mar 2005, p.73]
  5. Heart Like a River is standard Ida fare: it is pretty and well-arranged and heart-wrenching.
  6. Parts of the album feel overly familiar, but it's good to have the band back in circulation.
  7. If Ida's sound is like a river, the emotions the band conveys are simply stagnant.
  8. Autumnally pretty tunes that are also full of quiet gravity, as if Neil Young and a lover popped Valium and decided to hash things out on record.
  9. These impressive vocal arrangements suffer when Ida leave them alone in the spotlight. [Feb 2005, p.88]
  10. 60
    As it's continued to grow, Ida has begun to sound almost ordinary. [#67, p.98]
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  1. pedrop
    8
    the unbelievably powerful and heartfelt songs on the collection help define Ida's approach to music; a slow-core, melencholy, yet somehow uplifting collection of pure talent, highlighted by songs such as "Late Blues," "Sundown," and "What Can I do" Full Review »