Human Like a House is an album by American folk-pop duo The Finches.[1][2][5] It was released on January 30, 2007. The album's packaging contained woodcut drawings created by vocalist Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs.[6]

Human Like a House
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 30, 2007
GenreIndie, folk
LabelDulc-I-Tone[1]
ProducerDavid Morgan[2]
The finches chronology
6 Songs
(2005)
Human Like a House
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork4.5/10[3]
Tiny Mix Tapes[4]

Critical reception

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Pitchfork wrote that the album's "backward thinking, front-porch-rocking-chair charisma pales in comparison to more progressive folk contemporaries."[3] Exclaim! called Human Like a House "an album of simple compositions and gentle melodies."[7] SF Weekly wrote that "the songs unwind slowly here, sedate melodies that soothe you into a false sense of security, but under the placid surface are hints at ancient wounds that refuse to heal."[6]

Track listing

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  1. "Human Like A House" - 4:07
  2. "June Carter Cash" - 2:31
  3. "Last Favor" - 2:38
  4. "Nightswimming, AR" - 3:56
  5. "Lay" - 3:33
  6. "The House Under The Hill" - 4:26
  7. "Two Ghosts" - 3:57
  8. "Goettingen, Du" - 3:50
  9. "O L A" - 4:28
  10. "If We Knew" - 1:59
  11. "Step Outside" - 4:43
  12. "Leviathans Home!" - 3:15

Personnel

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  • Aaron Morgan - guitar, vocals
  • Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs - vocals, guitar

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Finches". Spin. January 30, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "The Finches | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. ^ a b "The Finches: Human Like a House". Pitchfork.
  4. ^ "Music Review: The Finches - Human Like a House". Tiny Mix Tapes.
  5. ^ "The Finches: 'Human Like a House'". NPR.org.
  6. ^ a b "The Finches". SF Weekly. January 31, 2007.
  7. ^ "The Finches Human Like a House". exclaim.ca.