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Animal (Lump album)

Animal is the second studio album by British musical duo Lump, composed of singer Laura Marling and producer Mike Lindsay. It was released on 30 June 2021 by Chrysalis and Partisan.[1]

Animal
Studio album by
Lump
Released30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
StudioMike Lindsay's home studio (Margate, Kent)
Genre
Length44:25
Label
ProducerMike Lindsay
Lump chronology
Lump
(2018) 		Animal
(2021)

Background and recording

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Lump was formed in June 2016 after singer-songwriter Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay of folktronica group Tunng met at a Neil Young concert. Both were mutual fans of each other's work and they promptly began making music together, culminating in a self-titled debut which was released in 2018 to strong critical reception.[2][3] The duo "had no idea" if they would make a second Lump album, but were pleased by the project's potential for further exploration and expansion, as well as its independence from the music they were best known for.[4] Recording began in spring 2019, with Marling coming to Lindsay's home studio in Margate, Kent every two weeks between May and November of that year. Like their debut, Lindsay served as lead composer and musical director, while Marling provided vocal melodies and lyrics.[5][1]

Composition

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According to Ben Cohn of Beats Per Minute, the album is a "robust synthesis" of both acoustic and digital musical genres, notably baroque pop, alternative dance and indie folk.[6] Nonetheless, Lindsay tried not to use the acoustic elements "obviously related" to his work with Tunng and Marling's solo work.[7] The New Statesman's Ellen Peirson-Hagger considered its music to be art pop with tendencies towards electropop,[8] while Kevin Harley of Record Collector and Alex Rigotti of Gigwise described it as retro-electro and folktronica respectively.[9][10] Lindsay aimed to capture a "vintage and late '70s flavour" for the sound of the record, but avoided replicating the sound of individual influences, instead "subliminally trying to channel those things".[11]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10[12]
Metacritic82/100[13]
Review scores
SourceRating
DIY     [14]
The Independent     [2]
The Irish Times     [15]
The Line of Best Fit9/10[16]
NME     [17]
The Skinny     [18]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 82, based on 8 critical reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[13]

Track listing

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All track are written by Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay and produced by Mike Lindsay.[19][20]

Animal track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Bloom at Night"5:20
2."Gamma Ray"5:27
3."Animal"4:37
4."Climb Every Wall"4:38
5."Red Snakes"4:38
6."Paradise"4:34
7."Hair on the Pillow"1:41
8."We Cannot Resist"4:46
9."Oberon"2:09
10."Phantom Limb"6:35
Total length:44:25

Charts

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Chart performance for Animal
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[21] 22
UK Albums (OCC)[22] 65

References

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  1. ^ a b Crone, Madeline (28 July 2021). "Laura Marling + Mike Lindsay Create a Musical Monster with New LUMP LP 'Animal'". American Songwriter. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b Beaumont, Mark; Nugent, Annabel (29 July 2021). "Album reviews: Prince – Welcome 2 America and LUMP – Animal". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. ^ Maw, Laura (17 October 2018). "LUMP - Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay on Their Self-Titled Debut Album". Under the Radar. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  4. ^ Richards, Will (29 July 2021). "Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay of LUMP: "It's like bloodletting for your creative brain"". NME. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  5. ^ Pilley, Max (26 July 2021). "Animal Magic: LUMP". DIY. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  6. ^ Cohn, Ben (2 August 2021). "Album Review: LUMP - Animal". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  7. ^ Fechik, Mariel (30 July 2021). "Animus & Anima: LUMP (Laura Marling & Mike Lindsay) on New Record 'Animal'". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  8. ^ Peirson-Hagger, Ellen (28 July 2021). "Lump's Animal: Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay's art-pop is brilliantly off-kilter". New Statesman. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  9. ^ Harley, Kevin (26 July 2021). "LUMP | Animal". Record Collector. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  10. ^ Rigotti, Alex (31 July 2021). "Album Review: LUMP - Animal". Gigwise. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  11. ^ Wyatt, Malcolm (14 June 2021). "Animal instincts – entering the world of LUMP with Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay". writewyattuk. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Animal by LUMP reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Animal by LUMP Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  14. ^ KerWick, Sean (30 July 2021). "LUMP - Animal". DIY. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  15. ^ Murphy, Lauren (30 July 2021). "Lump: Animal review – teetering on edge of the delightfully weird". The Irish Times. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  16. ^ Foulds, Callum (27 July 2021). "LUMP return with a new level of majestic devotion on Animal". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  17. ^ Richards, Will (28 July 2021). "LUMP – 'Animal' review: Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay get funky and feral". NME. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  18. ^ Cutforth, Katie (27 July 2021). "LUMP – Animal". The Skinny. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  19. ^ "LUMP - Phantom Limb (Official Audio)". 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021 – via YouTube.
  20. ^ "Animal / Lump". Tidal. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  21. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  22. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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