The Museum of Imaginary Animals
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| The Museum of Imaginary Animals | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 12 September 2000 | |||
| Genre | Dream pop, avant-pop | |||
| Length | 45:01 | |||
| Label | Domino[1], Merge[2] | |||
| Producer | Pram[3] | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Birmingham Post |  [5] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
| Pitchfork | 7.7/10[6] |
The Museum of Imaginary Animals is the fifth album by the English band Pram, released on 12 September 2000.[7][3]
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
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 |
