Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009)

still think the middle of "in the flowers" is my favorite part. the live version of brothersport was way better than this album cut too imo

That middle section is a motherfucker, isn't? Your average indie/Brit pop band would've gone retro and employed some tired-ass wall of sound nicked from Beach Boys/Beatles/Spector. But AC builds it fomr noise, electronica, even some bass music. Gorgeous.

"Bluish" is the best song here, it reminds me of Scritti Politti.

i downloaded a link from the Prince thread a few days ago that was labelled Merriweather Post Pavilion. that pissed me off to know that i had downloaded some bullshit album instead of the killer Prince goodies i expected. this morning i decided to finally unzip the archive to take a listen after reading the comments on this thread. the zip turned out to be labelled as if it were the Animal Collective album but each track was Rick Astley. I have to say, i love it. Each track is exactly the same but somehow i feel like i'll enjoy listening to 12 Rickrolls in a row rather than this new AC album. Thanks internet jokester, you made my morning!

haha!

Roxy needs to add that as a testimonial on the sidebar of her blog.

Is it just me or don't these overhyped albums usually come a lot earlier in a band's career?

Am I the only one who really likes Taste?

really lacks taste maybe

Is it just me or don't these overhyped albums usually come a lot earlier in a band's career?
― Plaxico (I know, right?), Friday, January 9, 2009 8:55 PM

They often come after a band's been around for a few years and has cultivated a loyal audience that grows with each album--then the breakthrough, leading to this kind of fever pitch--see the Flaming Lips' Soft Bulletin. (I have not heard the album yet. Never been an AC fan. But I'm very curious.)

You won't like it.

I like Taste a lot actually. Definitely has the most dub sound out of the bunch.

""Bluish" is the best song here, it reminds me of Scritti Politti."
one of the best yes.
i'd say MBV meets 10cc.

my friend argues that the album reminds him of The Beta Band.
after rejecting that opinion cause i hate Beta Band's latest records, i think he is right at least to some extent.

singing in complex rhythms is often FAIL, especially on this record

I was skeptical after reading all the hype about Merriweather, but today I finished my review of it for The Stranger and I now believe Pitchfork actually underrated it. I know, I'm as shocked as anybody by this turn of events.

The Stranger you say? do u have a link to ur review?

Also i fuk with My Girls except for the "whoooo" yelp

"whoooo" yelp

this album is fine but it's fairly forgettable, I'm perpetually flabbergasted by the hype.

breath into this paper bag

grady is correct as always

I think it just reminds me of fix up look sharp by dizzee rascal

the woooh is amazing.

Then he reread four or five pages of his poem to me. Verbal ostentation was the perverse principle that had guided his revisions: where he had formerly written "blue" he now had "azure," "cerulean," and even "bluish."

I think it just reminds me of fix up look sharp by dizzee rascal

― wilter

which is surely a good thing!

also the low-end on that song

wilter: Review will be online/on the street Wed afternoon, Jan. 14.

Just pre-ordered the album from Amazon.com!

$9.99, shipped (They have this Amazon Prime offer for free shipping, pm me and I'll help you out)

Can't wait 'till the 20th--well, I chose 2-day shipping...Can't wait 'till the 22nd!

DeepDiscount.com often ships early, apparently assuming the album will not reach you till on or after the release date. This assumption is sometimes too pessimistic.

they were playing the promo in Easy Street Records this weekend.

inhibitionist, did your review by chance mention how their singing is often times annoying (maybe in more clever words)?

Then he reread four or five pages of his poem to me. Verbal ostentation was the perverse principle that had guided his revisions: where he had formerly written "blue" he now had "azure," "cerulean," and even "bluish."

hello i have spotted yr Borges allusion

Just listened to it for the first time. Loved it. And this thread actually convinced me to buy the album, which I haven't done in yonks. My Girls is my jam. The cd cover doesn't move though. ;_;

The cd cover doesn't move though. ;_;

OK waht! Does the vinyl sleeve move? This is important information for my buying decision!

well, the cover doesn't move, it's an optical illusion (I haven't read the previous posts so I don't if that's what you're talking about, though...).

ok, sorry, it doesn't appear to be moving when i look at the optical illusion.

http://ww2w.fr/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/animalcollectivemerriweathercdfront.jpg

really ?

it does on screen but not the physical object. as far as i can tell.

I haven't seen the physical object yet.
but this picture must NOT be watched when hungover !

eurgh this thing is making me sick. I hadnt noticed this before. So what - the trick works in the digi-world but not on the physical copies??

Does the image appear to move if you take the inlay out of the case? (I mean, apart from moving, errr, out of the case...)

apparently, it doesn't move or not as much on the physical object as on screen.
weird.

it's not a traditional cd case, it's just a card thing with a little folding thing inside with the cd and inlay and stuff inside. presumably done so to give the full effect of the illusion but it just doesn't work. still looks cool though.

I'm going to use this .jpg as my desktop wallpaper and see how long I can stand it.

i've looked at the vinyl cover and it does move but not as much as that .jpg above.

you could use it as your FLAT's wallpaper (extra special touch : on the ceiling) !

I guess it has something to do with the backlight of a screen compared to printed paper...

maybe the SIZE too

well the size of the picture above is roughly the same as a CD, right ?

that would DEPEND

oh great, I've just discovered that when you scroll the screen up and down while left clicking on the scrolling block thingy on the right of the screen frame (dunno what it's called) instead of scrolling with the thing on the mouse, the little "beans' in the picture move in circle !
(not sure my whole description is crystal clear...)