Animal Heart is the debut studio album by Nina Persson, singer of The Cardigans, released on February 10, 2014 through Lojinx[2] in Europe and The End Records in North America.[3][4] A video for the title track of the album was released in November 2013.[5]
| Animal Heart | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | January 29, 2014 |
| Recorded | 2013 at Vinegar Hill Sound; Svenska Grammofonstudion; Carousel Studios; Swedish Harlem, NYC and Valiant Effort Labs |
| Genre | Alternative rock, indie pop |
| Length | 41:15 |
| Label | Lojinx, The End Records |
| Producer | Nina Persson, Nathan Larson, Eric D. Johnson[1] |
Critical reception edit
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 68/100[6] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
| The Irish Times | [8] |
| Pitchfork Media | 5.5/10[9] |
Initial critical reception of the album has been generally positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68, based on 10 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[6]
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Eric D. Johnson, Nathan Larson and Nina Persson; except "Food for the Beast" by Joan Wasser
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Animal Heart" | 4:30 |
| 2. | "Burning Bridges for Fuel" | 4:15 |
| 3. | "Dreaming of Houses" | 3:27 |
| 4. | "Clip Your Wings" | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Jungle" | 3:35 |
| 6. | "Food for the Beast" | 3:20 |
| 7. | "Digestif" | 0:42 |
| 8. | "Forgot to Tell You" | 3:56 |
| 9. | "Catch Me Crying" | 3:19 |
| 10. | "The Grand Destruction Game" | 3:55 |
| 11. | "Silver" | 3:41 |
| 12. | "This Is Heavy Metal" | 2:38 |
| 13. | "Sometimes" (Japanese bonus track) | 2:55 |
Personnel edit
Credits adapted from AllMusic.[10]
- Musicians
- Nina Persson – vocal and instrumental performance, production
- Nathan Larson – bass guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, percussion, pump organ, synthesizer, vibraphone, background vocals, engineer, production
- Eric D. Johnson – autoharp, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, percussion, piano, pump organ, synthesizer, background vocals, engineer, production
- Brian Kantor – drums (1 to 5, 7 to 9, 11, 12)
- Bengt Lagerberg – drums (6, 10)
- Technical personnel
- Sophie Bille Brahe – illustration
- Kalle Gustafsson – engineer
- Annele Hencz – publicity
- Nicholas Johansson – A&R
- Fred Kevorkian – mastering
- Joe McGinty – engineer
- Thom Monahan – mixing
- Staffan Persson – engineer
- Jörgen Ringstrand – photography
- Geoff Sanoff – engineer
- Barry Taylor – management
- Jessica Weitz – management
Album charts edit
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[11] | 14 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] | 19 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] | 2 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[14] | 120 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[15] | 23 |
Release history edit
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan[16] | January 29, 2014 | CD, digital download | Nippon Columbia |
| Sweden[17] | CD, digital download, LP | Universal | |
| Taiwan[18] | February 10, 2014 | CD, digital download | Love Da Records |
| United Kingdom[19] | CD, digital download, LP | Lojinx | |
| Hong Kong[20] | February 11, 2014 | CD, digital download | Love Da Records |
| United States[21] | CD, digital download, LP | The End Records |
References edit
- ^ "Billboard interview" Andrew Hampp, 'Nina Persson Talks 'Animal Heart' Solo LP, The Cardigans' Future', Billboard, February 10, 2014.
- ^ "Nina Persson – Animal Heart (Lojinx)". 10 February 2014.
- ^ "MusicOHM" Sam Shepherd, 'Nina Persson – Animal Heart', Musicohm, February 10, 2014
- ^ "Pitchfork Review" Katherine St. Asaph, 'Nina Persson: Animal Heart', Pitchfork, February 13, 2014.
- ^ "Stereogum video announcement" Brie Roche lilliott, 'Nina Persson – "Animal Heart" Video', Stereogum, November 25, 2013
- ^ a b "'Animal Heart' Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More – Metacritic". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "'Animal Heart' – Nina Persson : AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ^ Clayton-Lee, Tony (January 31, 2014). "Nina Persson: Animal Heart – Album Review – Fri, Jan 31, 2014". The Irish Times. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ^ St. Asaph, Katherine (February 13, 2014). "Nina Persson: Animal Heart – Album Reviews". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ^ "Nina Persson – Animal Heart: Credits". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Nina Persson – Animal Heart". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ^ "Nina Persson: Animal Heart" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Nina Persson – Animal Heart". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ^ "Chart Log UK: New Entries Update – 22.02.2014". ChartsPlus. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ^ "Animal Heart Nina Persson [CD]". CDJapan. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ^ "Bengans Record Store – Nina Persson". Bengans.se. Archived from the original on September 18, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – Animal Heart by Nina Persson". iTunes. 10 February 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ^ "lojinx // nina persson / animal heart album". Lojinx. 10 February 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ^ "NINA PERSSON / ANIMAL HEART – HMV Hong Kong". HMV. Retrieved February 18, 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Nina Persson – Animal Heart". The End Records. January 6, 2014. Archived from the original on September 28, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.