''Primal Heart'' is the third studio album by New Zealand musician

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. It was released on 20 April 2018 through

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. It had originally been scheduled for release on 19 January 2018, but was pushed back. Kimbra released "Hi Def Distance Romance" as a free exclusive download to fans signed up to her mailing list. The album spawned 6 singles.

Critical reception

''Primal Heart'' was positively received by music critics. At

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, 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".

Track listing

Notes * signifies a co-producer * signifies an additional producer

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2018 albums Kimbra albums Warner Records albums Albums produced by John Congleton