new animal collective

I don't remember much about 2010 is this what it sounded like?

Sung Tongs meets the Grim Reaper seems like a really bad idea for a anyone to do, except for maybe the band Animal Collective.

that new Deakin album is pretty great. far better than anything they did since MPP..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmaJTpJpUiU

has he paid back his Kickstarter yet

he fulfilled the thing by finishing the record and sending out the gifts or benefits or whatever

best since MPP? I guess i should give this more listens. wasn't grabbed first three times

I'm about to start my third listen now, it's just okay for me at this point.

Poor deakin

(I would add that I'm more inclined to give this album a chance than the new AC record, FWIW.)

the new anco album gets better every time i listen to it btw

this is probably one of the coolest things i've ever heard a band do. the AC showed up to their gig in Edmonton yesterday, the venue couldn't get an all ages permit, so the band asked any underage fans to email them and see what they could do to make it up. they played a private set for 2 kids. so fucking cool https://www.instagram.com/p/BK_3SVOgHls/

That's really cool. At the Calgary show, probably 75% of the audience were kids, or at least in the all-ages section.

new EP called The Painters coming soon, they played some of it at a DJ gig the other night. it's an Avey song called "Kinda Bonkers":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtWfCPDOmcU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikl16iLeHIY

so psyched that they recorded Jimmy Mack! that sort of filled the Brother Sport spot in the two sets I saw last year...

The new EP is kinda better than the album, no? More diverse. Kinda Bonkers is a great track.

I don't think so, it's too short. Kinda Bonkers is sweet - I love how it starts out with the exact same rhythm/drum sound as FloriDada, but structurally it sounds like it's melting, and it goes in five or six different directions in three minutes, the exact opposite of the super structured FloriDada. Peacemaker is probably my favorite song on the EP, a nice sneaky melody from PB, one of the few mellow songs from this era. Goalkeeper is too nuts, sorry Avey, I still can't crack that nut. The Jimmy Mack cover was a highlight of both shows I saw last year, but it's way too short here. Anyway, I'm psyched to see them again in May, I hope they debut Bonkers and Peacemaker live for this last round of PW shows. FYI Avey is playing a festival in Sonoma, CA in June by himself, I suspect a new solo album will be out sometime later this year...

All AC post the "Fall Be Kind" EP hasn't connected with me at all. MCC codified their pop sound, "Fall Be Kind" hinted at an exciting new way forward, and then they dove straight up their own ass forever.

I will root for Centipede Hz all the way, it was my favorite record that year, and it still sounds exciting and different five years later. But they used to reinvent themselves at least once every two years, and it's been a much slower since then, their solo-albums has been less adventurous too. But they did their part, and now they're coasting a bit, and I guess that's ok.

I prefer Noah's nod to pop on his solo album

yesca otm

Centipede has really grown on me, but I was heartbroken when it came out. Important RJ remember they weren't just following up MPP, they were on a winning streak their entire career up until that point. I don't know what they could've done to lift that weight. Centipede and PW are totally distinct and sweet in their own way, but bands almost never have perfect runs that last over a decade.

I think I avoided the heartbreak because 1) the three year break made it feel as if the streak was done even before I heard the music and 2) I really really loved Moonjock.

me too. but I still can't stand "Today's Supernatural" - the only song by the AC I actively dislike.

new EP Meeting of the Waters coming out on Record Store Day. avey and geo went to brazil last year and recorded some songs:

The EP was recorded in a Brazilian rainforest and will be accompanied later this year by an episode of “Earth Works” on Viceland. Below, check out a trailer for their episode of “Earth Works.”

http://cdn2.pitchfork.com/news/72373/dde79d04.JPG

...with a big electronic machine. hm.

good eye!

psyched to see them tonight. they've added reworks of 'Sweet Road' and 'Taste' on this leg, in addition to 'Kinda Bonkers' and 'Peacemaker' from the new EP. tonight is their first show in DC since the election, I really hope they open with 'Pride and Fight.' I thought that was such an inspired choice to bust out a super obscure song in the middle of a tour and debut it on election night.

well that was the best set i've ever seen them play, out of the 8 AC shows i've been to maybe only the first one in 2006 tops tonight. just stunning. they're better than ever, go see them while they're still around. opening with Taste had me welling up.

Taste
On Delay
Lying in the Grass
The Burglars
Kinda Bonkers
Hocus Pocus
Bees
Sweet Road
Kids on Holiday
Summing the Wretch
Summertime Clothes
———
Peacemaker
Water Curses (w/ The Other One intro)
FloriDada

there is a new album ? lol did anybody notice

got my copy in the mail yesterday but haven't listened. it was only announced a month ago, it's a live in studio album & they're not touring on it. saw very little promo about it.

“At this point, we feel like we do have a core audience, and those are the outside thoughts or ears that we think about the most outside our own,” Portner says. “There is a continuous thread, or sound, that goes through all this stuff. Whether it’s something that we’re trying to work on for an album cycle or something like [“Tangerine Reef”] that’s a little more off the cuff.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/animal-collective-wants-to-do-their-own-thing-and-that-means-saving-coral-reefs/2018/08/16/596bfe0a-9cb0-11e8-8d5e-c6c594024954_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_source=reddit.com&utm_term=.30c6ad547e90

Feels very much like a throwback to their early stuff - very aimless.

halfway thru side B now, I really like it so far. reminds me of Here Comes the Indian but way more mellow

just got a mailer from Domino out of the blue, liners / announcement of new Avey Tare solo album Cows on Hourglass Pond.

Bartender was playing some AC or so I thought and it sounded great. Shazam told me it was “you can count on me” by PB

https://anmlcollectve.bandcamp.com/track/ballad-of-reverend-war-character-silver-jews-cover-2

A few weeks ago we planned on seeing Purple Mountains together. Instead we spent the night listening to David’s records and talking about how much his music and art meant to us. He was an inspiration for decades. One we wouldn’t be here without. We’ve been playing covers of his music since 1994 when we first picked up guitars together, so it felt like one of the few things we could do to get through the sadness. The next day we worked on this cover of “Ballad of Reverend War Character”. Per the request from David’s family, all of the proceeds will be donated to MusiCares and Music Health Alliance, so pay as much as you want.
- Avey Tare & Geologist