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
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 29, 2014
Recorded2013 at Vinegar Hill Sound;
Svenska Grammofonstudion;
Carousel Studios;
Swedish Harlem, NYC and
Valiant Effort Labs
GenreAlternative rock, indie pop
Length41:15
LabelLojinx, The End Records
ProducerNina Persson, Nathan Larson, Eric D. Johnson[1]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [7]
The Irish Times     [8]
Pitchfork Media5.5/10[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

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All tracks are written by Eric D. Johnson, Nathan Larson and Nina Persson; except "Food for the Beast" by Joan Wasser

No.TitleLength
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

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Credits adapted from AllMusic.[10]

Musicians
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

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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

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Country Date Format Label
Japan[16] January 29, 2014 (2014-01-29) CD, digital download Nippon Columbia
Sweden[17] CD, digital download, LP Universal
Taiwan[18] February 10, 2014 (2014-02-10) CD, digital download Love Da Records
United Kingdom[19] CD, digital download, LP Lojinx
Hong Kong[20] February 11, 2014 (2014-02-11) CD, digital download Love Da Records
United States[21] CD, digital download, LP The End Records

References

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  1. ^ "Billboard interview" Andrew Hampp, 'Nina Persson Talks 'Animal Heart' Solo LP, The Cardigans' Future', Billboard, February 10, 2014.
  2. ^ "Nina Persson – Animal Heart (Lojinx)". 10 February 2014.
  3. ^ "MusicOHM" Sam Shepherd, 'Nina Persson – Animal Heart', Musicohm, February 10, 2014
  4. ^ "Pitchfork Review" Katherine St. Asaph, 'Nina Persson: Animal Heart', Pitchfork, February 13, 2014.
  5. ^ "Stereogum video announcement" Brie Roche lilliott, 'Nina Persson – "Animal Heart" Video', Stereogum, November 25, 2013
  6. ^ a b "'Animal Heart' Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More – Metacritic". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  7. ^ Phares, Heather. "'Animal Heart' – Nina Persson : AllMusic". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  8. ^ Clayton-Lee, Tony (January 31, 2014). "Nina Persson: Animal Heart – Album Review – Fri, Jan 31, 2014". The Irish Times. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  9. ^ St. Asaph, Katherine (February 13, 2014). "Nina Persson: Animal Heart – Album Reviews". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  10. ^ "Nina Persson – Animal Heart: Credits". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  11. ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Nina Persson – Animal Heart". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  12. ^ "Nina Persson: Animal Heart" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  13. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Nina Persson – Animal Heart". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  14. ^ "Chart Log UK: New Entries Update – 22.02.2014". ChartsPlus. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  15. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  16. ^ "Animal Heart Nina Persson [CD]". CDJapan. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  17. ^ "Bengans Record Store – Nina Persson". Bengans.se. Archived from the original on September 18, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  18. ^ "iTunes – Music – Animal Heart by Nina Persson". iTunes. 10 February 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  19. ^ "lojinx // nina persson / animal heart album". Lojinx. 10 February 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  20. ^ "NINA PERSSON / ANIMAL HEART – HMV Hong Kong". HMV. Retrieved February 18, 2014.[permanent dead link]
  21. ^ "Nina Persson – Animal Heart". The End Records. January 6, 2014. Archived from the original on September 28, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.