Heart Like a Levee

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 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.

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, background vocals
Josh [Kaufman (musician)|Josh Kaufman] - electric guitar
Ryan Gustafson - electric guitar
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