Animal Companionship
Animal Companionship is the third studio album by Advance Base, released on 21 September 2018.
| Animal Companionship | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 21, 2018 | |||
| Recorded | Los Angeles, Oak Park, Illinois, Philadelphia, Chicago | |||
| Studio | Palmetto Studio, Los Angeles, Soundhole Studios, Chicago | |||
| Genre | Lo-fi, Indie | |||
| Length | 33:08 | |||
| Label | Run for Cover Records RFC181, Orindal Records U.S.A ORD36 | |||
| Producer | Jason Quever, Owen Ashworth | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| MusicOMH |   [1] |
| Allmusic | [2] |
| Pop Matters | (7/10) [3] |
Reception
The album received mainly positive reviews; according to online review aggregator Metacritic, it has a score of 78%, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]
Track listing
All songs written by Owen Ashworth except "You & Me & The Moon" by Stephen Merritt.
- "True Love Death Dream" – 3:45
- "Dolores & Kimberly" – 5:05
- "Your Dog" – 3:45
- "Christmas in Nightmare City" – 2:10
- "You & Me & The Moon" – 3:28
- "Walt's Fantasy" – 3:06
- "Rabbits" – 4:57
- "Same Dream" – 2:28
- "Care" – 3:21
- "Answering Machine" – 1:07
Personnel
- Owen Ashworth – pianos, synthesizers, samplers, sequencers, drum loops, singing
- Howard Draper – lap steel on "Dolores & Kimberly"
- Peter Gill – pedal steel on "Dolores & Kimberly"
- Gia Margaret – upright piano on "Christmas in Nightmare City"
- Jason Quever – drums on "Care"
- Production
Animal Companionship was recorded by Jason Quever at Palmetto Studio, Los Angeles, with additional parts recorded by Owen Ashworth in Oak Park, Illinois. It was mixed by Jason Quever and Owen Ashworth, and mastered by Matthew Barnhart at Chicago Mastering Service.
The cover features a painting by Jessica Seamans, with lettering and design by Dan Black.
References
- Devlin, Ben (5 October 2018). "Advance Base – Animal Companionship". MusicOMH. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- Simpson, Paul (5 October 2018). "Animal Companionship Review". All Music. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- Laird, Christopher (30 October 2018). "Advance Base Explores Unexplainable Feelings on 'Animal Companionship'". Pop Matters. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- "Animal Companionship by Advance Base". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
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