Animal Heart is the debut studio album by Nina Persson, singer of The Cardigans, released on February 10, 2014 through Lojinx in Europe and The End Records in North America."MusicOHM" Sam Shepherd, 'Nina Persson – Animal Heart', Musicohm, February 10, 2014"Pitchfork Review" Katherine St. Asaph, 'Nina Persson: Animal Heart', Pitchfork, February 13, 2014. A video for the title track of the album was released in November 2013."Stereogum video announcement" Brie Roche lilliott, 'Nina Persson – "Animal Heart" Video', Stereogum, November 25, 2013
Critical reception
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".
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from AllMusic. 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 Chart (2013)PeakpositionUK Albums (OCC)120
Release history CountryDateFormatLabelJapanCD, digital downloadNippon ColumbiaSwedenCD, digital download, LPUniversalTaiwanCD, digital downloadLove Da RecordsUnited KingdomCD, digital download, LPLojinxHong KongCD, digital downloadLove Da RecordsUnited StatesCD, digital download, LPThe End Records
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