Length41:15 Release date10 February 2014 GenreIndie pop
Recorded2013 at Vinegar Hill Sound;
Svenska Grammofonstudion;
Carousel Studios;
Swedish Harlem, NYC and
Valiant Effort Labs ProducersNina Persson, Nathan Larson, Eric D. Johnson Indie pop albumsLong Gone Before Daylight, Emmerdale, Volume Two, Dark Night of the Soul, Volume One
Nina persson food for the beast animal heart official video
Animal Heart is the debut solo album by Nina Persson, singer of The Cardigans, released on February 10, 2014 through Lojinx in Europe and The End Records in North America. A video for the title track of the album was released in November 2013.
Nina persson dreaming of houses lyric video from new album animal heart
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".
Track listing
All tracks written by Eric D. Johnson, Nathan Larson and Nina Persson; except "Food for the Beast" by Joan Wasser.
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
Songs
1Animal Heart4:31 2Burning Bridges For Fuel4:15 3Dreaming Of Houses3:28
