Open Heart Zoo Explained

Open Heart Zoo
Type:	Album
Artist:	Martin Grech
Cover:	OpenHeartZoo.jpg
Released:	22 June 2002 (UK)^[1]
Recorded:	2002
Genre:	Experimental rock Alternative rock
Length:	1:09:56
Label:	Island (UK)
Producer:	Andy Ross^[2]
Next Title:	Unholy
Next Year:	2005

Open Heart Zoo is a debut album by British alternative rock musician Martin Grech released in 2002. Its title track came to the attention of the public when it was used by Lexus in a commercial,^[3] and was released as a single on 30 September 2002.^[4]

Track listing

1. "Here It Comes" – 5:02
2. "Open Heart Zoo" – 5:20
3. "Dalí" – 5:38
4. "Tonight" – 5:07
5. "Push" – 4:59
6. "Only One Listening" – 4:51
7. "Notorious" – 4:55
8. "Penicillin" – 4:47
9. "Catch Up" – 3:46
10. "Twin" – 4:41
11. "Death of a Loved One" – 20:50*

• The duration of "Death of a Loved One" is 6:53 — there is then a 10:05 silence before the bonus track — "Ill" (ill) begins. The duration of "Ill" is 3:52.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Open heart zoo by Martin Grech . Bandcamp .
2. Web site: Artist Spotlight: Martin Grech . Soundsphere Magazine . 25 March 2020.
3. News: Martin Grech: Open Heart Zoo. Dave . Simpson. 20 December 2002 . The Guardian.
4. News: Martin Grech's Open Heart Zoo - uncaged . 30 September 2002. Indie London.