Animal is the third and final album by Australian post-grunge

Post-grunge

Post-grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged in the mid-1990s as a derivative of grunge, using the sounds and aesthetic of grunge, but with a more commercially acceptable tone...

 band Motor Ace

Motor Ace

Motor Ace were an Australian alternative rock band. Formed in Melbourne around 1998 out of the remains of another band named Snowblind, their members were Patrick Robertson , Damian Birchall Costin , Matt Balfe , and Dave Ong .- Early history :Motor Ace's swaggering rock anthems have seen many...

, released in 2005. A more reflective CD, it had less emphasis on upbeat rock and was heralded by critics as Motor Ace's most mature work yet.

Unfortunately, Animal didn't quite reach the commercial heights of its predecessors, dropping out of the ARIA Top 40 after only three weeks. The album received little, if any, support from radio - including Triple J

Triple J

triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...

, which had previously given the band heavy airplay. The commercial failure of the album prompted Motor Ace to officially disband by the end of 2005.

Track listing

1. "Want You" – 3:59
2. "The Time, the Place" – 4:24
3. "A Little Closer" – 5:24
4. "Not So Blue" – 3:31
5. "Ordinary Day" – 4:49
6. "Tomorrow's Gone" – 4:07
7. "The Winning Streak" – 5:02
8. "You'll Fall" – 5:07
9. "In Space" – 4:36
10. "No Place to Go" – 5:58

Personnel

• Patrick Robertson
  Patrick ('Patch') Robertson
  Patrick "Patch" Thomas Robertson is an Australian musician and songwriter, who was frontman for the post-grunge rock band Motor Ace. Formed in Melbourne during 1998, Motor Ace had top five chart success on the Australian Recording Industry Association Albums Chart with Five Star Laundry and...
  
   - guitar
  Guitar
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  , piano
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  , lead vocal, programming
• Damian Costin - drums
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  , percussion
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• Matt Balfe - bass
  Bass guitar
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  , guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  , background vocals
• Dave Ong - guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  , background vocals