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.
The album was produced by M.C. Taylor and Bradley Cook (Megafaun) in Durham, North Carolina.
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.
Accolades + Accolades for Heart Like a Levee Publication Accolade Rank American Songwriter Top 50 Albums of 2016 24 The Independent Top 20 Albums of 2016 18 Paste Top 50 Albums of 2016 45
Track listing
Personnel
MC Taylor - lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin Phil Cook - acoustic and electric guitars, piano, Wurlitzer, clavinet, organ, banjo, synths, background vocals Brad Cook - bass guitar, acoustic guitar, synths, background vocals Matt McCaughan - drums, percussion, background vocals Chris Boerner - baritone and electric guitars ("Happy Day (Sister My Sister)"), background vocals ("Tell Her I'm Just Dancing") Josh Kaufman - electric guitar ("Tell Her I'm Just Dancing", "Highland Grace") Ryan Gustafson - electric guitar ("Like a Mirror Loves a Hammer") Michael Lewis - saxophone, background vocals Matt Douglas - saxophone, baritone saxophone Rob Moose - strings Alexandra Sauser-Monnig - background vocals Tift Merritt - background vocals Sonyia Turner - background vocals
Charts +Chart performance for Heart Like a Levee Chart (2016) Peakposition
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