Heartbeat Radio

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Heartbeat Radio
Heartbeatradio.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 8, 2009 (US)
September 14, 2009 (EU)
Genre Pop, rock
Length46:18
Label Rounder
Producer Kato Ådland
Sondre Lerche chronology
Polaroid Pumpkin Party
(2008)
Heartbeat Radio
(2009)
Sondre Lerche
(2011)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 67/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Associated Press (positive) [3]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
New York Times (very favorable) [5]
Pitchfork Media 6.1/10 [6]
Spin Magazine 8/10 [7]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Washington Post (neutral) [9]

Heartbeat Radio is the fifth album by Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist Sondre Lerche. The album was released in the U.S. on September 8, 2009, and in Europe on September 14. [10] The album was released on Rounder Records, and is distributed digitally, on CD and on vinyl LP.

Contents

The first single and title track, "Heartbeat Radio", was sent to rock radio in July 2009.

Track listing

All songs written by Sondre Lerche.

  1. "Good Luck" – 5:13
  2. "Heartbeat Radio" – 4:04
  3. "I Cannot Let You Go" – 4:45
  4. "Like Lazenby" – 3:23
  5. "If Only" – 3:54
  6. "Pioneer" – 2:08
  7. "Easy to Persuade" – 3:43
  8. "Words & Music" – 3:29
  9. "I Guess It's Gonna Rain Today" – 4:03
  10. "Almighty Moon" – 4:33
  11. "Don't Look Now" – 3:12
  12. "Goodnight" – 3:51

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References

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