Heartleap

Heartleap
Studio album by
Vashti Bunyan
Released6 October 2014
Recorded2007–2014
GenresPsychedelic folk, freak folk
Length34:42
LabelFatCat
ProducerVashti Bunyan
Vashti Bunyan chronology
Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind – Singles and Demos 1964 to 1967
(2007)		 Heartleap
(2014)

Heartleap is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Vashti Bunyan, released on October 6, 2014, in the UK on FatCat Records and October 7 in the U.S. via DiCristina. First announced in June, Heartleap was accompanied by a statement where Bunyan wrote, "The whole point of the album was finally to learn a way that would enable me to record the music that is in my head, by myself. I neither read nor write music, nor can I play piano with more than one hand at a time, but I have loved being able to work it all out for myself and make it sound the way I wanted. I've built these songs over years. The album wouldn't have happened any other way."

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.8/10
Metacritic82/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
Clash7/10
The GuardianStarStarStar
The Line of Best Fit8.5/10
MojoStarStarStarStar
MusicOMHStarStarStarStar
Pitchfork7.8/10
PopMatters7/10
QStarStarStarStar
Record CollectorStarStarStarStar

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Heartleap received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 82 out of 100 from 17 critic scores.

Track listing

All songs written, arranged and produced by Vashti Bunyan, except arrangement of strings in "Across the Water", improvised by Fiona Brice and Ian Burdge.

No.TitleLength
1."Across the Water"3:48
2."Holy Smoke"4:48
3."Mother"3:30
4."Jellyfish"3:42
5."Shell"4:08
6."The Boy"1:40
7."Gunpowder"3:04
8."Blue Shed"2:11
9."Here"3:18
10."Heartleap"4:39

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Gordon, Jeremy (2 July 2014). "Vashti Bunyan Says New Album Will Be Her Last". Pitchfork Media. Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Heartleap by Vashti Bunyan Reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Heartleap - Vashti Bunyan". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  4. ↑ Jurek, Thom. "Heartleap - Vashti Bunyan". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  5. ↑ Hampson, Gemma. "Vashti Bunyan - Heartleap". Clash. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  6. ↑ Denselow, Robin. "Heartleap - Vashti Bunyan". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  7. ↑ Godley, Simon. "Heartleap - Vashti Bunyan". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Vashti Bunyan: Heartleap". Mojo: 93. November 2014.
  9. ↑ Paton, Daniel. "Vashti Bunyan – Heartleap". MusicOMH. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  10. ↑ Richardson, Mark. "Vashti Bunyan: Heartleap". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  11. ↑ Risch, Eric. "Vashti Bunyan: Heartleap". PopMatters. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  12. ↑ "Vashti Bunyan: Heartleap". Q: 108. November 2014.
  13. ↑ Atkins, Jamie. "Heartleap - Record Collector". Record Collector. Retrieved 29 October 2014.