Heart
by Stars
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. AllMusic
    80
    More New Order and Saint Etienne than Smiths, and with male and female vocals, the band comes across as an electro-pop Belle and Sebastian.
  2. Rolling Stone
    70
    It all ends up sounding very expressive, in a blurry sort of way.
  3. Pitchfork
    84
    Heart is a valuable pop record for those of us whose cardiac muscle hasn't stained completely black.
  5. Almost Cool
    78
    Like all pop music that treads so close to the overly-sappy line, the release stumbles only when it moves a little too close to adult contemporary. Fortunately, it only does that a couple of times.
  6. Junkmedia
    75
    Fans of dream pop and chamber pop alike will find a lot to enjoy on this one.
  7. Launch.com
    100
    You'd be hard-pressed to ask much more from a record.
  8. Blender
    80
    Campbell and Millan use boy-girl harmonies to make a mockery of romance. [Jan 2004, p.109]
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  9. Stylus Magazine
    80
    With its charming and imaginative love poems as lyrics, Heart is a true love album that hits all the warm and fuzzy spots directly.
  10. Filter
    89
    Gorgeous. [#7, p.92]
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  11. Splendid
    90
    Heart is an exceptional sophomore effort, bursting at the seams with pop content, but the prism through which it travels bends it, taints it and humanizes it in ways that are at once soul-clenching and unpretentious.
  12. The A.V. Club
    70
    More than a few songs... possess some of the kitschy cool of recent records by Ivy, Venus Hum, and Sixpence None The Richer, though they stick lower to the ground.
  13. Mojo
    70
    Glistening, radio-friendly fare. [May 2003, p.108]
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  14. PopMatters
    80
    It is utterly listenable and endlessly sweet.

Awards & Rankings

88
#88 Best Album of 2003
70
#70 Most Discussed Album of 2003

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User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 32
  3. Negative: 3 out of 32
  1. Logan
    May 14, 2007
    9
    Another terrific album by one of the best all around bands in the music industry! Amy Millan probably has the most beautiful voice that Another terrific album by one of the best all around bands in the music industry! Amy Millan probably has the most beautiful voice that I've ever heard... Torquil Campbell isn't so bad himself, he's pretty good too. Both of them are fantastic together. Even though, I think SYOF is better and more consistent. Heart on the other hand is almost a flawless work of art. The only reason it doesn't get a perfect 10 is because I think the song "The Vanishing" is there weakest effort to date, it's not a bad song. It just ruins the flow of the album abit. Besides that this album is fiiled with so many memorable gems and that's why you're going to fall in love with it.… Full Review »
  2. Lucky
    May 12, 2007
    10
    A classic!
  3. PacoE
    Apr 30, 2007
    10
    Beautiful. That pretty much sums up this amazing album.
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