| Rivers Arms | ||||
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| Released | February 12, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Post-rock, neoclassical new-age music | |||
| Length | 58:53 | |||
| Label | Western Vinyl | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.8/10 [2] |
Rivers Arms is the second studio album by post-rock band Balmorhea, released by Western Vinyl on January 1, 2008, then re-released on February 12, 2008. For this album, Aisha Burns, Erin Lance, and Jacob Glenn-Levin were recruited. [1]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "San Solomon" | 3:43 |
| 2. | "Lament" | 3:35 |
| 3. | "The Summer" | 3:56 |
| 4. | "The Winter" | 5:51 |
| 5. | "Greyish Tapering Ash" | 3:41 |
| 6. | "Baleen Morning" | 3:44 |
| 7. | "Barefoot Pilgrims" | 4:53 |
| 8. | "Context" | 4:02 |
| 9. | "Process" | 6:20 |
| 10. | "Divisadero" | 3:09 |
| 11. | "Limmat" | 3:22 |
| 12. | "Theme No. 1" | 5:11 |
| 13. | "Windansea" | 3:56 |
| 14. | "San Solomon (Reprise)" | 3:30 |
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