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Animal Heart

Nina Persson

Animal Heart

The Cardigans frontwoman releases her first solo album under her own name, having previously released two using the moniker A Camp

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6.1

Label
Lojinx
UK Release date
10/02/2014
US Release date
11/02/2014
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  1. 8.0 |   Q

    The melodies are a forum for a lovely, charismatic voice and some artful, memorable lyrics. Print edition only

  2. 8.0 |   All Music

    Neither a denial nor a rehash of Persson's past, Animal Heart is a welcome reflection of her changing life and art
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  3. 7.0 |   Uncut

    She is still a dab hand at melodic indie pop. Print edition only

  4. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    It’s a little safe in places certainly, but there are moments of genius to be found
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  5. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Pleasant but risk averse. Print edition only

  6. 6.0 |   Evening Standard

    It drifts along pleasantly enough without producing the killer song to make this a vital comeback
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  7. 6.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    The encompassing ‘feel’ of the LP lingers too long in flat territories, which is a shame, as there’s potential for her solo work to be spectacular indeed
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  8. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    Persson impresses with a kind of effortless (almost too casual, sometimes) pop music that other musicians reach for but rarely grasp
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  9. 6.0 |   Under The Radar

    There is a sameness to the songs, but it doesn't work against the album as much as makes it a cohesive listen
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  10. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    Overall, Animal Heart plays as a gentle wisp of an album: a warm summer breeze in early spring; enjoyed in the moment, yet largely forgotten after having passed
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  11. 5.5 |   Pitchfork

    The title track here stands among her best, a gorgeous continuous springtime melt of an indie-pop song with a subtle, urgent energy. It’s the most straightforward pleasure on an album more concerned with Persson’s tricksy songwriting
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  12. 5.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Persson may have dropped the guise of A Camp, but Animal Heart is too emotionally unengaging to leave you feeling like you know her any better for it
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  13. 4.0 |   The Skinny

    Dispiritingly safe, with tasteful-but-tepid arrangements and blandly accomplished songwriting that tries on a range of hats
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