Name: Lovers Prayers by Ida
Brand: Ida
SKU: 644110014894
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3.5 (98 reviews)

ALBUM

Ida’s first album in three years, 2008’s Lovers Prayers, continues the unhurried walk down the bucolic path of its predecessors. Smooth, vibrant folk-influenced rock or soft rock-influenced folk? Either way it’s gentle music with a resilient backbone — ambient but never background — with shades of Elliot Smith and Big Star in Daniel Littleton’s falsetto for the affecting “The Weight of the Straw” and an intense, telepathic closeness in the harmonies between Littleton and Elizabeth Mitchell throughout, but particularly striking on “Willow Tree.” Recorded mostly live at Levon Helm’s upstate NY studio, Lovers Prayer brings the intimate room onto the recordings. You can practically hear the footsteps of gatherers around the imagined fireplace as the music settles into a soothing groove for the surprisingly upbeat “Worried MInd Blues.” Violinist Jean Cook, NYC pedal steel guitarist Matt Sutton and multi-instrumentalist Tara Jane O’Neil add to the subtle, somber colorings. But for all their incidental niceties and pretty touches, Ida succeed with beautiful songs, whether it be Richard Thomson’s “For Shame of Doing Wrong” or one of the many fine Littleton compositions.

1. Lovers Prayers

by Ida

Primary Artist: Ida; Main Performer
Performer: Ida; Performer
Composer: Daniel Anton Littleton; Composer

2. The Weight of the Straw

by Ida

Primary Artist: Ida; Main Performer
Performer: Ida; Performer
Composer: Daniel Anton Littleton; Composer

3. The Love Below

by Ida

Primary Artist: Ida; Main Performer
Performer: Ida; Performer
Composer: Daniel Anton Littleton; Composer

4. Willow Tree

by Ida

Primary Artist: Ida; Main Performer
Performer: Ida; Performer
Composer: Daniel Anton Littleton; Composer

5. Worried Mind Blues

by Ida

Primary Artist: Ida; Main Performer
Performer: Ida; Performer
Composer: Daniel Anton Littleton; Composer

6. Gravity

by Ida

Primary Artist: Ida; Main Performer
Performer: Ida; Performer

7. For Shame of Doing Wrong

by Ida

Primary Artist: Ida; Main Performer
Performer: Ida; Performer

8. First Light

by Ida

Primary Artist: Ida; Main Performer
Performer: Ida; Performer
Composer: Daniel Anton Littleton; Composer

9. Kora

by Ida

Primary Artist: Ida; Main Performer
Performer: Ida; Performer
Composer: Daniel Anton Littleton; Composer

10. Surely Gone

by Ida

Primary Artist: Ida; Main Performer
Performer: Ida; Performer

11. The Killers 1964

by Ida

Primary Artist: Ida; Main Performer
Performer: Ida; Performer

12. See the Stars

by Ida

Primary Artist: Ida; Main Performer
Performer: Ida; Performer
Composer: Daniel Anton Littleton; Composer

13. First Take

by Ida

Primary Artist: Ida; Main Performer
Performer: Ida; Performer
Composer: Daniel Anton Littleton; Composer

14. Blue Clouds

by Ida

Primary Artist: Ida; Main Performer
Performer: Ida; Performer
Composer: Daniel Anton Littleton; Composer

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

14 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 2 minutes and 29 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1425x1425 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

5/14 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Pop/Rock, Alternative, Slowcore

Label

Polyvinyl Records

Music Distribution Service

Vital PIAS SPRL

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Jan 28, 2008

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

644110014894

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Lovers Prayers

1. Lovers Prayers

2. The Weight of the Straw

3. The Love Below

4. Willow Tree

5. Worried Mind Blues

6. Gravity

7. For Shame of Doing Wrong

8. First Light

9. Kora

10. Surely Gone

11. The Killers 1964

12. See the Stars

13. First Take

14. Blue Clouds

Technical Specifications

Lovers Prayers

Product information

Release options

1. Lovers Prayers

2. The Weight of the Straw

3. The Love Below

4. Willow Tree

5. Worried Mind Blues

6. Gravity

7. For Shame of Doing Wrong

8. First Light

9. Kora

10. Surely Gone

11. The Killers 1964

12. See the Stars

13. First Take

14. Blue Clouds

Technical Specifications