Animal Heart Explained

Animal Heart
Type:	Studio Album
Artist:	Nina Persson
Cover:	Nina_Persson_Animal_Heart_cover.jpg
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

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".

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.^[6]

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

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
Japan^[8]		CD, digital download	Nippon Columbia
Sweden^[9]		CD, digital download, LP	Universal
Taiwan^[10]		CD, digital download	Love Da Records
United Kingdom^[11]		CD, digital download, LP	Lojinx
Hong Kong^[12]		CD, digital download	Love Da Records
United States^[13]		CD, digital download, LP	The End Records

Notes and References

1. http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5901103/nina-persson-talks-animal-heart-solo-lp-the-cardigans-future "Billboard interview"
2. Web site: Nina Persson – Animal Heart (Lojinx). 10 February 2014.
3. http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/nina-persson-animal-heart "MusicOHM"
4. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18986-nina-persson-animal-heart/ "Pitchfork Review"
5. http://www.stereogum.com/1579782/nina-persson-animal-heart-video/video/ "Stereogum video announcement"
6. Web site: Nina Persson – Animal Heart: Credits . . . February 18, 2014.
7. Web site: Chart Log UK: New Entries Update – 22.02.2014. ChartsPlus. February 23, 2014.
8. Web site: Animal Heart Nina Persson [CD]]. CDJapan. February 18, 2014.
9. Web site: Bengans Record Store – Nina Persson . Bengans.se . February 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130918183602/http://www.bengans.se/Artist.aspx?artist=Nina%20Persson&section=music . September 18, 2013 . dead .
10. Web site: iTunes – Music – Animal Heart by Nina Persson . . 10 February 2014 . February 18, 2014.
11. Web site: lojinx // nina persson / animal heart album . . 10 February 2014 . February 18, 2014.
12. Web site: NINA PERSSON / ANIMAL HEART – HMV Hong Kong . . February 18, 2014 .
13. Web site: Nina Persson – Animal Heart . . January 6, 2014 . February 18, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140928200138/http://theendrecords.com/releases/animal-heart/ . September 28, 2014 .