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Rivers - Wildbirds & Peacedrums
Metascore
77 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
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  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    A fine evolution.
  2. BBC Music
    80
    Recorded in a week in Reykjavik, this is music inevitably imbued with Iceland's stark grandeur and glacial eeriness; even if Wallentin's strident but wounded vocals retain a distinctive bluesy quality (albeit a blues closer to the funereal ceremonials of Diamanda Galas than Muddy Waters).
  3. Mojo
    80
    Rivers is a record that will haunt you long after you've heard it. [Sep 2010, p.99]
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  4. Uncut
    80
    The results shimmer like rivers at dusk. [Sep 2010, p.111]
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  5. All Music Guide
    80
    Rivers isn't as immediate as either Heartcore or The Snake, but fans should find it satisfying once they've had time to let it soak into their ears, brains and hearts. Rivers isn't as immediate as either Heartcore or The Snake, but fans should find it satisfying once they've had time to let it soak into their ears, brains and hearts.
  6. musicOMH.com
    80
    The EPs are kept distinct on two separate discs. Whilst they vary in texture and mood, they also work remarkably well together, as if representing two sides of the same coin.
  7. Delusions of Adequacy
    80
    The noises on Rivers, while off-beat, are more or less pleasurable, not testing the listener--instead introducing them, guiding down the increasingly sealed-off world the record builds for itself.
  8. The Wire
    80
    Together, these two collections add up to a desolate statement that is naked enough to make listening feel like a act of voyeurism. [Sep 2010, p.62]
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  9. Spin
    70
    Wallentin has reined in her seductive-foghorn voice, and Wildbirds & Peacedrums are a more subtly compelling band for it.
  10. Tiny Mix Tapes
    70
    By the force of their musicianship on Rivers, however, Wildbirds & Peacedrums manage to own that risk as one of their greatest assets.
  11. Filter
    70
    Together, the EPs make Rivers a good addition to the W&P discography.
  12. Q Magazine
    60
    The five Retina tracks are hauntingly intense....Iris is far warmer-sounding. [Sep 2010, p.123]
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  13. Prefix Magazine
    60
    A case could be made that this is a newfound maturity, and without a doubt Rivers is no second-hand attempt. However, sans even a single convulsive whirlwind, Rivers is more musical wallpaper than a masterpiece.
  14. Under The Radar
    50
    While still incredibly beautiful, the addition of a choir in the first half has neutered much of the duo's original appeal. [Summer 2010, p.81]
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