Music for Animals

Music for Animals
Studio album by
Nils Frahm
Released23 September 2022 (2022-09-23)
Recorded2020–2022
Length186:35
LabelLeiter Verlag
ProducerNils Frahm
Nils Frahm chronology
Old Friends New Friends
(2021)		 Music for Animals
(2022)

Music for Animals is a studio album by German musician Nils Frahm. It was released on 23 September 2022 by Leiter Verlag.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
Pitchfork6.4/10
PopMatters7/10
Uncut7/10

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.

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."

Track listing

Disc One
No.TitleLength
1."The Dog With 1000 Faces"26:21
2."Mussel Memory"13:27
3."Seagull Scene"13:09
Disc Two
No.TitleLength
1."Sheep In Black and White"24:47
2."Stepping Stone"18:14
3."Briefly"27:02
Disc Three
No.TitleLength
1."Right Right Right"7:29
2."World of Squares"15:02
3."Lemon Day"18:31
4."Do Dream"22:36

Charts

Chart performance for Music for Animals
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)125
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)82
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)29
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)29
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)38
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)12

References

  1. 1 2 Eede, Christian (17 June 2022). "Nils Frahm Details New Album, 'Music For Animals'". The Quietus. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  3. ↑ Simpson, Paul. AllMusic Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  4. ↑ Davis, Ted (23 September 2022). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  5. ↑ Garratt, John (26 September 2022). "PopMatters Review". PopMatters. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  6. 1 2 Martin, Piers (October 2022). "Uncut Mag Review". Uncut. p. 29. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Nils Frahm – Music for Animals" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Nils Frahm – Music for Animals" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Nils Frahm – Music for Animals" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  10. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 30/9/2022 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Nils Frahm – Music for Animals". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  12. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 30/9/2022 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 April 2023.