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Primal Heart is the third studio album by New Zealand musician Kimbra. It was released on 20 April 2018 through Warner Bros. Records.[5] It had originally been scheduled for release on 19 January 2018, but was pushed back.[6] Kimbra released "Hi Def Distance Romance" as a free exclusive download to fans signed up to her mailing list.[7] The album spawned 6 singles.

Primal Heart
Studio album by
Kimbra
Released20 April 2018
Recorded2015–2017
GenrePop[1]
Length44:24
LabelWarner Bros.
Producer
  • Kimbra (also exec.)
  • John Congleton (also exec.)
  • Timon Martin
  • Taylor Graves
  • Andrew Maury
  • Matt Friedman
  • Skrillex
  • Tony Berg
  • Ethan Gruska
Kimbra chronology
The Golden Echo
(2014)		 Primal Heart
(2018)
Singles from Primal Heart
  1. "Everybody Knows"
    Released: 29 September 2017
  2. "Top of the World"
    Released: 10 November 2017
  3. "Human"
    Released: 19 January 2018[2]
  4. "Version of Me"
    Released: 23 February 2018[3]
  5. "Like They Do on the TV"
    Released: 30 March 2018[4]
  6. "Lightyears"
    Released: 31 January 2019

Critical reception


Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
The Independent[10]
NME[11]
The Observer[12]
Pitchfork5.9/10[13]

Primal Heart was positively received by music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 75 based on five reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[8]


Track listing


Primal Heart
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Good War"
  • Kimbra Johnson
  • Timon Martin
3:38
2."Top of the World"
  • Kimbra
  • Congleton
  • Skrillex[a]
3:25
3."Everybody Knows"
  • Johnson
  • Taylor Graves
  • Kimbra
  • Congleton
  • Graves[b]
  • Martin[b]
3:44
4."Like They Do on the TV"
  • Johnson
  • Ian Kirkpatrick
  • Michael Tighe
  • Kimbra
  • Congleton
  • Andrew Maury[a]
4:19
5."Recovery"
  • Johnson
  • Graves
  • Kimbra
  • Congleton
  • Graves[b]
3:19
6."Human"
  • Johnson
  • Tighe
  • Paul Salva
  • Robin Hannibal
  • Kimbra
  • Congleton
3:58
7."Lightyears"
  • Johnson
  • Matt Friedman
  • Scott Mellis
  • Kimbra
  • Congleton
  • Maury[a]
  • Friedman[b]
3:31
8."Black Sky"
  • Kimbra
  • Congleton
3:51
9."Past Love"
  • Johnson
  • Friedman
  • Kimbra
  • Congleton
  • Friedman[b]
3:35
10."Right Direction"
  • Johnson
  • Benjamin Davies
  • Kimbra
  • Congleton
4:45
11."Version of Me"
  • Kimbra
  • Congleton
  • Gruska[b]
  • Berg[b]
3:57
12."Real Life"JohnsonKimbra2:22
Total length:44:24
Songs from Primal Heart: Reimagined[14]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Black Sky"
Lars Horntveth5:24
2."Everybody Knows"
  • Johnson
  • Taylor Graves
Horntveth4:46
3."The Good War"
  • Johnson
  • Timon Martin
Horntveth4:19
4."Hi Def Distance Romance"
  • Johnson
  • Martin
Horntveth3:32
Total length:18:01

Notes


Charts


Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] 31
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16] 12
US Billboard 200[17] 179

References


  1. Empire, Kitty (22 April 2018). "Kimbra: Primal Heart review – lacking in blood". The Observer. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. "Kimbra Shares Official Video For New Track 'Human'". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  3. "Kimbra Releases Her New Song, "Version of Me" With Her Official Music Video – Warner Bros. Records Official Blog". Warner Bros. Records Official Website. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  4. "Kimbra's New Single Is A Breezy, Synthy, Nostalgia Trip About The Power Of TV". Uproxx. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  5. "Kimbra Moves Release of New Album 'Primal Heart' to 4/20". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  6. "Splash - Kimbra Official Website - Preorder Primal Heart Now! - Create your own Primal Heart video!". Kimbra Official Website. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  7. "Kimbra on Instagram: "Today I released some news to those of you on my mailing list. If you're not on it already I encourage you to join me as it's the main..."". Instagram. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  8. "Reviews for Primal Heart by Kimbra". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  9. Phares, Heather. "Primal Heart - Kimbra". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  10. Kaplan, Ilana. "Album reviews: Tim Burgess, Alexis Taylor, Sting & Shaggy, Kimbra, and A Perfect Circle". The Independent. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  11. Mylre, Hannah (20 April 2018). "Kimbra – 'Primal Heart' Review". NME. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  12. Empire, Kitty. "Kimbra: Primal Heart review – lacking in blood". The Observer. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  13. Barlow, Eve (25 April 2018). "Kimbra: Primal Heart Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  14. "Songs from Primal Heart: Reimagined". iTunes Store. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  15. "Australiancharts.com – Kimbra – Primal Heart". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  16. "Charts.nz – Kimbra – Primal Heart". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  17. "Kimbra Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 May 2018.


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