Songs in the Key of Animals

Songs in the Key of Animals is the second studio album by American musician Benji Hughes.[6][7] It was released in 2016 under Merge Records.[8]

Songs in the Key of Animals
Studio album by
Benji Hughes
ReleasedJanuary 29, 2016 (2016-01-29)
GenreRock
Length41:24
LabelMerge[1]
Benji Hughes chronology
A Love Extreme
(2008)		 Songs in the Key of Animals
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic57/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Pitchfork4.8/10[4]
The Skinny[5]

Critical reception

Relix called the album "12 deliciously weird, lo-fi keyboard pop tunes, with Hughes’ restrained vocals occasionally adorned by soulful backup vocals or muted horns."[9] PopMatters wrote that "Hughes’ vast spectrum of music knowledge is showcased all over this sound safari."[10]

Track listing
Disc one (Sal)
No.TitleLength
1."Peacockin' Party"2:39
2."Girls Love Shoes"2:52
3."Shark Attack!!!!!!!!!!"2:24
4."Zebra"4:06
5."Fall Me in Love"3:28
6."Sugartree"1:58
7."Freaky Feedback Blues"3:44
Disc two (Mon)
No.TitleLength
1."Magic Summertime"3:52
2."Picnic"3:06
3."Longshot"3:50
4."Song for Nancy"5:49
5."Take You Home"3:36

An older version of the album with a different track order, minor differences to track intros/outros and one additional song was released in 2014 simultaneously with the albums XXOXOXX and OXOXOXOXOX as a 4 disc set.

Original track listing
Disc one (Sal)
No.TitleLength
1."Magic Summertime"3:54
2."Shark Attack"2:25
3."Boom Shaka La"1:58
4."Fall Me in Love"3:32
5."Girls Love Shoes"2:56
6."Peacockin' Party"2:42
Disc two (Mon)
No.TitleLength
1."? Take You Home"3:37
2."Chablis"3:17
3."Freaky Feedback Blues"3:44
4."Picnic"3:08
5."Longshot"3:54
6."Song for Nancy"5:50
7."Zebra"4:24

References
  1. "Benji Hughes - Songs in the Key of Animals". www.mergerecords.com.
  2. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  3. Christopher Monger, James. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  4. Rytlewski, Evan (January 29, 2016). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  5. "Benji Hughes: Songs in the Key of Animals review - The Skinny". www.theskinny.co.uk.
  6. "Review: Benji Hughes, 'Songs In The Key Of Animals'". NPR.org.
  7. "Review: At the Bootleg Theater, Benji Hughes lets it all hang out". Los Angeles Times. February 5, 2016.
  8. "Robert Christgau: CG: Benji Hughes". www.robertchristgau.com.
  9. "Benji Hughes: Songs in the Key of Animals". Relix Media. January 29, 2016.
  10. "Benji Hughes: Songs in the Key of Animals". PopMatters. February 5, 2016.
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