Music for Animals is a studio album by German musician Nils Frahm. It was released on 23 September 2022 by Leiter Verlag.[1]

Music for Animals
Studio album by
Released23 September 2022 (2022-09-23)
Recorded2020–2022[1]
Length186:35
LabelLeiter Verlag
ProducerNils Frahm
Nils Frahm chronology
Old Friends New Friends
(2021)
Music for Animals
(2022)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
Pitchfork6.4/10[4]
PopMatters7/10[5]
Uncut7/10[6]

Music for Animals was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 72, based on 6 reviews.[2]

Writing for Uncut, Piers Martin wrote: "The Piano Day founder eschews the piano for these 10 pieces, two of which nudge the half-hour mark, preferring to conjure a generally downcast mood of slowly unfurled tones and drones, through which chinks of light can be glimpsed occasionally."[6]

Track listing

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Disc One
No.TitleLength
1."The Dog With 1000 Faces"26:21
2."Mussel Memory"13:27
3."Seagull Scene"13:09
Disc Two
No.TitleLength
1."Sheep In Black and White"24:47
2."Stepping Stone"18:14
3."Briefly"27:02
Disc Three
No.TitleLength
1."Right Right Right"7:29
2."World of Squares"15:02
3."Lemon Day"18:31
4."Do Dream"22:36

Charts

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Chart performance for Music for Animals
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 125
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 82
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 29
Scottish Albums (OCC)[10] 29
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 38
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[12] 12

References

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  1. ^ a b Eede, Christian (17 June 2022). "Nils Frahm Details New Album, 'Music For Animals'". The Quietus. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  3. ^ Simpson, Paul. AllMusic Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  4. ^ Davis, Ted (23 September 2022). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  5. ^ Garratt, John (26 September 2022). "PopMatters Review". PopMatters. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  6. ^ a b Martin, Piers (October 2022). "Uncut Mag Review". Uncut. p. 29. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Nils Frahm – Music for Animals" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Nils Frahm – Music for Animals" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Nils Frahm – Music for Animals" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Nils Frahm – Music for Animals". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
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