8.1
Avg Score
5
Opinions
#2,922
All Time
12
Tracks
“With their constantly evolving sonic identity, in-your-face vocal mannerisms, and open-ended ideas about what their music might "mean," Animal Collective seem designed to inspire obsessive fans and vociferous detractors in equal measure. *Merriweather Post Pavilion*, their latest full-length, has been anticipated to an almost ridiculous degree, with blogs and message boards lighting up with each s”
“Like the Grateful Dead before them, the psychedelic heads of Animal Collective are evolving from raging sonic hallucinations into gentler, more melodic trips. The ninth disc from this Brooklyn/Baltimore crew tries balancing shameless beauty with ecstatic weirdness, and when they nail it, it’s breathtaking. "Summertime Clothes" is a swirling pastoral with dance-music thrust, while "Guys […]”