animal collective

I heard Animal Collective’s Merriweather Post Pavilion, I am probably one of only 532 people, no big deal

I wrote up some early thoughts for Pitchfork today. I don’t like doing “on first listen” pronouncements, but on first listen, this record is going to massive, really important and big until mid-March. Then it’ll be quiet for a while. Then it’ll come back late October and be HUGE. Just think, you’ll get to buy [...]

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“The Purple Bottle”

Animal Collective Feels (So I want to talk about some shit most people have heard but I still want to talk about.) Why are songs either about falling in or falling out of love? There are barely any songs that say, “Things are okay if a little boring.�? Just a handful of “I still care,�? [...]

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