Heart Like a Levee

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Heart Like a Levee
Heart Like a Levee.jpg
Studio album by
Hiss Golden Messenger
ReleasedOctober 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)
Length42:55
1:10:00 (Deluxe)
Label Merge
Producer M.C. Taylor
Bradley Cook
Hiss Golden Messenger chronology
Lateness of Dancers
(2014)		Heart Like a Levee
(2016)		Vestapol
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 81/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Classic Rock Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
DIY Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Pitchfork 8.2/10 [5]

Heart Like a Levee is the seventh studio album by American band Hiss Golden Messenger. It was released on October 7, 2016, under Merge Records. [6]

Contents

The album was produced by M.C. Taylor and Bradley Cook ( Megafaun ) in Durham, North Carolina. [7]

Critical reception

Heart Like a Levee was met with universal acclaim reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 81, based on 12 reviews. [1]

Accolades

Accolades for Heart Like a Levee
PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
American Songwriter Top 50 Albums of 201624 [8]
The Independent Top 20 Albums of 201618 [9]
Paste Top 50 Albums of 201645 [10]

Track listing

Heart Like a Levee track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Biloxi"2:51
2."Tell Her I'm Just Dancing"3:01
3."Heart Like a Levee"3:52
4."Like a Mirror Loves a Hammer"4:23
5."Smoky's Song"1:20
6."Cracked Windshield"5:07
7."As the Crow Flies"3:14
8."Happy Day (Sister My Sister)"5:28
9."Say It Like You Mean It"2:52
10."Ace of Cups"4:48
11."Highland Grace"5:58
iTunes Deluxe Edition [11]
No.TitleLength
1."Blackeyed Boy"5:04
2."After the Colors"3:02
3."Together's Just a Word"3:23
4."Living Above the Waterline"2:47
5."Strawberry Girl Reel"2:27
6."Little Rain"3:52
7."John the Gun"2:51
8."Vestapol"3:39

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Heart Like a Levee
Chart (2016)Peak
position
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [12] 19
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [13] 49
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [14] 37

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  2. ↑ Jurek, Thom. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic . Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  3. ↑ Bell, Max (September 27, 2016). "Classic Rock Review". Classic Rock Magazine . Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  4. ↑ Cooper, Tim. "DIY Magazine". DIY Magazine . Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  5. ↑ Snapes, Laura (October 11, 2016). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  6. ↑ Menconi, David (October 3, 2016). "Hiss Golden Messenger New Album 'Heart Like a Levee". Rolling Stone . Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  7. ↑ Strauss, Matthew (July 12, 2016). "Hiss Golden Messenger Announce New Album With Bon Iver, Megafaun Members". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 24, 2020.
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  9. ↑ O'Connor, Roison (November 30, 2016). "Best Albums of 2016: Our 20 favourite releases from an incredible year of music" . The Independent . Archived from the original on 2022-05-09. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
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  11. ↑ "Heart Like a Levee (Deluxe Edition) by Hiss Golden Messenger". Apple Music . Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Hiss Golden Messenger Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Hiss Golden Messenger Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Hiss Golden Messenger Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
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