Animal Heart

For single "Animal Heart" by Glass Tiger, see Simple Mission. For 2009 Swiss film Cœur animal, see Séverine Cornamusaz.

Animal Heart
Studio album by Nina Persson
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]

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

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

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

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

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

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

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. "'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.