Music for Animals
| Music for Animals | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 23 September 2022 | |||
| Recorded | 2020–2022[1] | |||
| Length | 186:35 | |||
| Label | Leiter Verlag | |||
| Producer | Nils Frahm | |||
| Nils Frahm chronology | ||||
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Music for Animals is a studio album by German musician Nils Frahm. It was released on 23 September 2022 by Leiter Verlag.[1]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Pitchfork | 6.4/10[4] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[5] |
| Uncut | 7/10[6] |
Music for Animals was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 72, based on 6 reviews.[2]
Writing for Uncut, Piers Martin wrote: "The Piano Day founder eschews the piano for these 10 pieces, two of which nudge the half-hour mark, preferring to conjure a generally downcast mood of slowly unfurled tones and drones, through which chinks of light can be glimpsed occasionally."[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Dog With 1000 Faces" | 26:21 |
| 2. | "Mussel Memory" | 13:27 |
| 3. | "Seagull Scene" | 13:09 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sheep In Black and White" | 24:47 |
| 2. | "Stepping Stone" | 18:14 |
| 3. | "Briefly" | 27:02 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Right Right Right" | 7:29 |
| 2. | "World of Squares" | 15:02 |
| 3. | "Lemon Day" | 18:31 |
| 4. | "Do Dream" | 22:36 |
Charts
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] | 125 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] | 82 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] | 29 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[10] | 29 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 38 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[12] | 12 |
References
- ^ a b Eede, Christian (17 June 2022). "Nils Frahm Details New Album, 'Music For Animals'". The Quietus. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ Simpson, Paul. AllMusic Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ Davis, Ted (23 September 2022). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ Garratt, John (26 September 2022). "PopMatters Review". PopMatters. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ a b Martin, Piers (October 2022). "Uncut Mag Review". Uncut. p. 29. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Nils Frahm – Music for Animals" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Nils Frahm – Music for Animals" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Nils Frahm – Music for Animals" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Nils Frahm – Music for Animals". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
External links
- Music for Animals at Discogs (list of releases)
- Music for Animals at MusicBrainz (list of releases)