Animal Companionship

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

Animal Companionship
Studio album by Advance Base
Released	September 21, 2018
Recorded	Los Angeles, Oak Park, Illinois, Philadelphia, Chicago
Studio	Palmetto Studio, Los Angeles, Soundhole Studios, Chicago
Genre	Lo-fi, Indie
Length	33:08
Label	Run for Cover Records RFC181, Orindal Records U.S.A ORD36
Producer	Jason Quever, Owen Ashworth
Advance Base chronology
In Bloomington (2016) Animal Companionship (2018)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
MusicOMH	[1]
Allmusic	[2]
Pop Matters	(7/10) [3]

Reception

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

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

• 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.