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- Summary: The New York indie-folk band's seventh album (their first in four years) is co-produced by Warren Defever (His Name Is Alive).
- Record Label: Polyvinyl
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Positive: 7 out of 10
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Mixed: 3 out of 10
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Negative: 0 out of 10
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Heart Like a River takes you on a journey, and does not leave until every sight is seen and pathway is walked.
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Ida continues to create slow, sad music that maintains interesting depth within the ache.
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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.
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Parts of the album feel overly familiar, but it’s good to have the band back in circulation.
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If Ida's sound is like a river, the emotions the band conveys are simply stagnant.
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MagnetAs it's continued to grow, Ida has begun to sound almost ordinary. [#67, p.98]
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Alternative PressThese impressive vocal arrangements suffer when Ida leave them alone in the spotlight. [Feb 2005, p.88]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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pedropMar 3, 2005
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