Dark Hearts

Dark Hearts is the third studio album by Norwegian singer Annie. It was released on 16 October 2020.^[2]

Dark Hearts
Studio album by Annie
Released	16 October 2020 (2020-10-16)
Length	54:01
Label	Annie Melody
Producer	Stefan Storm[1]
Annie chronology
Don't Stop (2009) Dark Hearts (2020) Neon Lights (2021)
Singles from Dark Hearts
"American Cars" Released: 19 June 2020 "The Bomb" Released: 17 July 2020 "Dark Hearts" Released: 14 August 2020 "The Streets Where I Belong" Released: 11 September 2020

Release

The album's lead single, "American Cars", was released on 19 June 2020.^[2] The second single, "The Bomb", was released on 17 July.^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	67/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
DIY	[5]
The Line of Best Fit	7.5/10[6]
musicOMH	[7]
Pitchfork	7.1/10[8]
Slant Magazine	[9]
Tom Hull – on the Web	B+ ()[10]

The album received generally favourable reviews. At Metacritic, it received a score of 67 out of 100. The score was based on seven critic reviews.^[4]

Bella Martin of DIY rated the album two out of five stars and called the tracks "American Cars" and "Dark Hearts" "a whole lot of nothing". She called the album's production "paper-thin" and felt that the whole album had no "discernible hooks".^[5] Evan Lilly of The Line of Best Fit rated the album 7.5 out of 10. He called the album a "welcomed comeback" and that it has lots of variety and style.^[6] Writing for musicOMH, Ben Devlin rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stars and noted its influence from 1980s music. He called the album a mixed bag, saying that the album has great production but that it is too limited stylistically.^[7] Katherine St. Asaph from Pitchfork wrote that the album is full of "fever-dream pop".^[8] Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine rated it 3.5 out of 5 stars and noted the album's similarity to the soundtrack of a teen drama. He called the album nostalgic and "richly detailed".^[9]

Track listing

Dark Hearts track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"In Heaven"	3:41
2.	"The Streets Where I Belong"	4:10
3.	"Dark Hearts"	3:58
4.	"Miracle Mile"	5:07
5.	"Corridors of Time"	4:32
6.	"Forever '92"	4:06
7.	"American Cars"	3:46
8.	"Mermaid Dreams"	4:57
9.	"Stay Tomorrow"	4:05
10.	"The Countdown to the End of the World"	3:08
11.	"The Bomb"	4:01
12.	"The Untold Story"	5:17
13.	"It's Finally Over"	3:13
Total length:		54:01

Charts

Chart performance for Dark Hearts

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11]	24

References

1. Breihan, Tom (19 June 2020). "Annie Announces First Album In 11 Years, Shares New Single "American Cars": Listen". Stereogum. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
2. Yoo, Noah (19 June 2020). "Annie Announces First New Album in 11 Years, Shares New Song "American Cars": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
3. Strauss, Matthew (17 July 2020). "Annie Shares New Song 'The Bomb': Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
4. "DARK HEARTS by Annie". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
5. Martin, Bella (15 October 2020). "Annie – Dark Hearts". DIY. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
6. Lilly, Evan (11 October 2020). "Annie – Dark Hearts | Album Review". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
7. Devlin, Ben (15 October 2020). "Annie – Dark Hearts | Album Reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
8. St. Asaph, Katherine (15 October 2020). "Annie: Dark Hearts Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
9. Cinquemani, Sal (11 October 2020). "Review: Annie's Dark Hearts Dives Into the Past with Both Regret and Wonder". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
10. Hull, Tom (28 December 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
11. "Norwegiancharts.com – Annie – Dark Hearts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 October 2020.