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Animal Collective: Same Song and Dancenew
Animal Collective’s vibrant, psychedelic pop experiments have settled into the proverbial ass-groove in the couch
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
01-12-2010 |
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Tags: Fall Be Kind, Animal Collective
Wildly Accessible: Animal Collective's 'Merriweather Post Pavilion'new
This album's restrained approach creates something to warm up to, but its consistent beauty gives it serious legs.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
02-05-2009 |
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'Merriweather' Is One More Step Up the Evolutionary Laddernew
When distorted guitar loops bleed into Animal Collective's trademark slur of serene mantras, the many layers of Merriweather Post Pavilion rise to the surface and dangle threads just waiting to be tugged, while only offering hints at what further listens will reveal.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
01-21-2009 |
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Animal Collective: The Gateway Drug to Experimental Musicnew
Over five albums, they've developed a strident sonic approach, using noise, sustained tones, short, iterative samples, delirious tribal drumming and sing-to-the-sky harmonies to make points of skewing pop on a slow-burn pyre.
Tags: Animal Collective, Strawberry Jam
Animal Collective's Cacophony with Pop Melodynew
Strawberry Jam is almost completely devoid of the meandering ambience and tribal caterwauling of the more experimental Here Comes the Indian.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Corey Licht |
08-23-2007 |
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Tags: Animal Collective, Strawberry Jam
