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Oct 4, 2016Ultimately, the only possible problem with Heart Like A Levee is that some of the cuts fade out too soon.
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Sep 29, 2016Really it should get 10 but nobody’s perfect.
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UncutSep 29, 2016The most prismatic Hiss Golden Messenger record to date, one that ranges confidently from the folk shuffle of "Say It Like You Mean It" to the taut rural funk off "Like A Mirror Loves A Hammer." [Nov 2016, p.22]
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Oct 11, 2016Taylor’s graceful accountability and invigorating songcraft makes him an anomaly. His own dose of perspective arrives at the end of the plainly gorgeous Heart Like a Levee.
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Oct 20, 2016Each of these song conjures the Southeast in some subtle or explicit way, but it’s not the ethos of the Southeast that makes Heart Like a Levee so captivating; it’s Taylor’s vision of it and how he lets it flood out of his music like water bursting through a reinforced dam.
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Oct 10, 2016Happy Day (Sister My Sister) has the languid swing of the Band, Like a Mirror Loves a Hammer feels like a classic cut of southern funk. But this is much more than an exercise in loving hommage, not least because his lyrics brim with personality and feeling.
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Oct 7, 2016Due to its bright, open production and quirky presentation, Heart Like a Levee is a watermark for Hiss Golden Messenger. Seldom have hard times sounded this uplifting.
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MojoSep 29, 2016This feels like Hiss Golden Messenger's overdue breakthrough album. [Nov 2016, p.89]
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Oct 10, 2016Overall, there is an unfortunate, unintended fatigue that permeates the rest of this album, likely due to the reliance of syncopated guitars to carry most of these songs.
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Oct 7, 2016The feeling you’re left with after listening is one of calm. So, mission accomplished on all counts.
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Oct 7, 2016While so many albums today are front-loaded, this one saves many of its treasures for the final stretch, ending on a high with ‘Highland Grace’, an appropriately elegiac closer euphoric horns and vocals.
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Q MagazineSep 29, 2016His earthy but frequently beautiful Americana has maintained a consistent heaviness of vibe, and album five continues down the same byway. [Nov 2016, p.107]
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Oct 25, 2016