Love Streams (album)

The album features Kara-Lis Coverdale and Grímur Helgason, who were both collaborators on Hecker's last album Virgins, as well as contributions from the Icelandic Choir Ensemble, whose vocal arrangements were scored by Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson.^[2] Hecker professed to having thought about ideas like "liturgical aesthetics after Yeezus" and the "transcendental voice in the age of auto-tune" during its creation.^[4]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.9/10[5]
Metacritic	82/100[6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
The A.V. Club	B[8]
The Guardian	[9]
The Irish Times	[10]
Mojo	[11]
The Observer	[12]
Pitchfork	8.2/10[13]
Q	[14]
Spin	7/10[15]
Uncut	8/10[16]

Love Streams received universal acclaim from critics. On the aggregate score site Metacritic, the album scored at 82 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim".^[6] Pitchfork wrote that "Love Streams marks a subtle shift in Tim Hecker's habitual style, a pivot away from his hazy trademark."^[13] PopMatters gave the album nine stars out of ten,^[17] stating that "Love Streams is at once familiar and totally alien; a work of art that reminds us why we need art in the first place."