Heartleap
by Vashti Bunyan

Heartleap by Vashti Bunyan
Year: 2014
Release date: 2014-10-06
Overall rank: 8,234th   
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 56 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2014 (160th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (1,599th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,234th)

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Vashti Bunyan bestography

Heartleap is ranked 3rd best out of 4 albums by Vashti Bunyan on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Vashti Bunyan is Just Another Diamond Day which is ranked number 1026 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,700.

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Heartleap track list

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Heartleap rankings

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Overall rank: 8,234th | 2010s rank: 1,599th | 2014 rank: 160th

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Heartleap ratings

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75/100 (from 56 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.4/100, a mean average of 72.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.8.

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95/100
From 06/02/2023 20:42 | #297352
I was quite smitten with this record when it dropped nearly a decade ago. Its delicate, angelic recollections on old friends, parents, childhood and so forth were soothing, if not quite as gripping or as instantaneous as other folk or baroque records I was into at the time. Yet, I've found myself coming back to Heartleap over the years. It has steadily grown into one of my favorite albums. Its unassuming, deceptively simple songwriting and storytelling bursting with a lifetime of wisdom and a peace of mind that hasn't lost one bit of curiosity. Few records are as comforting and poignant.
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From 12/18/2014 13:35 | #129600
She sounds like the second coming of Nico with softer instrumentals. Simply gorgeous.

The sound of a light snowfall in winter.
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From 12/04/2014 18:37 | #128707
Absolutely transcendently beautiful. It takes glistening, stirring, intimate beauty to the zenith. It's truly marvelous. It brings emotional tears to my eyes.
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