The Museum of Imaginary Animals
| The Museum of Imaginary Animals | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 2000 | |||
| Genre | Dream pop, Avant-garde | |||
| Length | 45:01 | |||
| Label | Domino Records[1] Merge Records[2] | |||
| Producer | Pram[3] | |||
| Pram chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Birmingham Post |  [5] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
| Pitchfork Music | 7.7/10[6] |
The Museum of Imaginary Animals is the fifth album by the English band Pram, released in 2000.[7][3]
Critical reception[edit]
Exclaim! wrote: "It's rare that a band can be this eccentric and daring without sounding contrived or wilfully obscure, but there's an abiding organicism at the heart of Pram that keeps them, well, not exactly grounded, but welcoming."[8] The Washington Post wrote that "Pram isn't as out there as it wants to be, but much of The Museum of Imaginary Animals draws you in."[9] NME deemed the album "fractured and spindly, plundering post-rock and jazz and dub, without really sounding like any of them."[10]
Track listing[edit]
All lyrics are written by Rosie Cuckston; all music is composed by Pram
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Owl Service" | 4:13 |
| 2. | "Bewitched" | 4:25 |
| 3. | "Mother of Pearl" | 5:10 |
| 4. | "Narwhal" | 4:05 |
| 5. | "History of Ice" | 4:02 |
| 6. | "The Mermaid's Hotel" | 4:02 |
| 7. | "A Million Bubbles Burst" | 5:38 |
| 8. | "Cat's Cradle" | 4:31 |
| 9. | "Picturebox" | 1:29 |
| 10. | "Play of the Waves" | 7:26 |
Personnel[edit]
- Rosie Cuckston – vocals, keyboards, omnichord
- Matt Eaton - guitar, bass guitar, sampler, keyboards
- Sam Owen – bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, accordion, woodwind
- Max Simpson – keyboards, sampler
- Stephen Perkins – drums, percussion
- Alex Clare – trumpet, trombone
- Nick Sales – keyboards, guitar, woodwind, theremin, sampler
References[edit]
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 622.
- ^ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. 15 December 2000 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Freak, Dave (19 September 2000). "Music Power: Unsung stars on the scene". Evening Mail: 40.
- ^ Hopkin, Kenyon. "The Museum of Imaginary Animals". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ Evans, Simon (12 August 2000). "CD REVIEWS". Birmingham Post: 6.
- ^ Murray, S. "Pram: The Museum of Imaginary Animals". Pitchfork. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ "Pram | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Pram The Museum of Imaginary Animals". exclaim.ca.
- ^ "PRAM "The Museum of Imaginary Animals"". The Washington Post. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Museum Of Imaginary Animals". NME. 12 September 2005.
