Animal Companionship is the third studio album by Advance Base, released on 21 September 2018.

Animal Companionship
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2018
RecordedLos Angeles, Oak Park, Illinois, Philadelphia, Chicago
StudioPalmetto Studio, Los Angeles, Soundhole Studios, Chicago
GenreLo-fi, Indie
Length33:08
LabelRun for Cover Records
RFC181, Orindal Records U.S.A
ORD36
ProducerJason Quever, Owen Ashworth
Advance Base chronology
In Bloomington
(2016)
Animal Companionship
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100
Review scores
SourceRating
MusicOMH[1]
Allmusic [2]
Pop Matters(7/10) [3]

Reception

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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

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All songs written by Owen Ashworth except "You & Me & The Moon" by Stephen Merritt.

  1. "True Love Death Dream" – 3:45
  2. "Dolores & Kimberly" – 5:05
  3. "Your Dog" – 3:45
  4. "Christmas in Nightmare City" – 2:10
  5. "You & Me & The Moon" – 3:28
  6. "Walt's Fantasy" – 3:06
  7. "Rabbits" – 4:57
  8. "Same Dream" – 2:28
  9. "Care" – 3:21
  10. "Answering Machine" – 1:07

Personnel

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  • 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

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  1. ^ Devlin, Ben (5 October 2018). "Advance Base – Animal Companionship". MusicOMH. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  2. ^ Simpson, Paul (5 October 2018). "Animal Companionship Review". All Music. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  3. ^ Laird, Christopher (30 October 2018). "Advance Base Explores Unexplainable Feelings on 'Animal Companionship'". Pop Matters. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Animal Companionship by Advance Base". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 September 2022.