[Stanshant]

Serious question: Has Deakin lost the confidence to make music? He doesn't play any shows any more, he doesn't release any of the stuff he's recorded, he was on CHz, the worst AC record, penning the most panned AC song ever written. This is probably the most awkward and difficult time for him as a musician. Has he simply stalled?

[New Zealand]

Stanshant wrote:

he doesn't release any of the stuff he's recorded

wat

[New Zealand]

I mean

I know that's framed as a serious question but it kind of seems like every single complaining post about Deakin's project ever

[New Zealand]

[terrestrialjane]

you can ' t rush perfect ion mate !

[Stanshant]

OK. The band aren't making music at the moment. Dave has started a new band, written a load of songs, toured extensively and released an album. Noah has apparently recorded two albums worth of material and toured. What has Josh done since the band took their standard break? Nearly sent out some posters for a five year old project? What happened to the touring? Is he writing? Recording? He's released nothing since he first started writing and performing solo.

[dance avey dance]

He is recording, maybe he finished by now, and played a song of his on the DJ tour

[Ethmin]

Stanshant wrote:

released nothing since he first started writing and performing solo.

2 songs on TTG and 1 song on CHz Edit: plus 1 on keep cassette

After reading your posts about Wide Eyed no wonder he's taking forever to put out more music.

[sound science]

Not to forget Country Report either!

[ImpendingPeacefish]

Call me a naive pleb or whatever you want, but I thoroughly enjoyed Wide Eyed and Chz and I honestly don't care when his record comes out even if it never comes out. If the album is good people will underrate it and forget about it, if it's sub-par people will make a meme and complain about Deakin even more. I can see why he doesn't want to release it.

[cody]

it seems like he's put a lot of pressure on himself in the past (from what i get in his interviews). and the whole deakin meme thing would freak me out if i were him.

[Stanshant]

dance avey dance wrote:

He is recording, maybe he finished by now, and played a song of his on the DJ tour

Thanks for the info. I think his songs were the highlights of TTG, in fact, and Country Report was really promising, too. Glad to hear he's played a recorded solo song recently.

I didn't say Wide Eyed was no good, I said it was the most criticised song off CHz. I'll retract that. It's based on nothing. My personal least favourite is Father Time or Monkey Riches.

[ImpendingPeacefish]

True that, critics didn't like it (CHz/Wide Eyed) and anyone on here can hate that song for what ever reasons. They can dislike or be bored by CHz or any other AC album. I just wanted to say that I enjoyed the album and that song.

[Vovenarg]

scarybaeri wrote:

i love deakin

he probaby reads your posts Stan and is like "these mortals don't deserve my ambrosia"

or something.

i hope he does finish it though. i wore those boots out before down there even came out and it was a mind expanding trip. still can't wait.

[New Zealand]

scarybaeri wrote:

i love deakin

[Sam]

Some shows would definitely ease the wait! Bummed I wasn't able to catch one back when he was touring.

[rehhrehhhrehhrooohhh]

LOL w8
are people really saying that CHz was not well received by critics?????

isn't it like, their best-reviewed album?
like, across the board??!?!

CHz solidified them as a nxt level group in the most mainstream way possible p sure

[New Zealand]

um, no.

no it is not their best reviewed album. that would be Merriweather Post Pavilion.

http://www.metacritic.com/person/animal-collective

out of all their new albums that have metascores (Sung Tongs onward), Centipede Hz has the lowest score, at 74. Merriweather has the highest, at 89.

Stanshant wasn't talking about critical acclaim anyway, he just meant it's his least favourite album of theirs.

[Mütterlein]

Pray for Deakin.

[StrangeClams]

Hashman wrote:

out of all their new albums that have metascores (Sung Tongs onward), Centipede Hz has the lowest score, at 74. Merriweather has the highest, at 89.

Hashman wrote:

Centipede Hz has the lowest score, at 74

Hashman wrote:

74

[ImpendingPeacefish]

Burrito Hz is still one of my favorite albums of the past 5 years. It really is a grower imo, it takes time to get use to the mixing and the clutter of "ingredients" on the album.

[Vovenarg]

my metacritic says Chz has 75

significant only cause its not identical to the pfork score

[StrangeClams]

ImpendingPeacefish wrote:

Burrito Hz is still one of my favorite albums of the past 5 years. It really is a grower imo, it takes time to get use to the mixing and the clutter of "ingredients" on the album.

Definitely

[Vovenarg]

i'm listening to it right now thanks to this thread and its so good
like i always thought it was great but its better than i ever realized or remember. i feel like i'm understanding the songs i didn't really like way more, they all make total sense now.

might put on slasher flicks next...

[ImpendingPeacefish]

Imo Slasher Flicks is CHz 2. I mean thematically it is a bit different and a couple songs are not really in the same style, but 50% of the album definitely reminds me of CHz.

Also, Voven, it definitely is cool when you "get" an AnCo album, for me it was my dislike of HCTI for 3 years or so, now I love it.

[dud]

Hashman wrote:

scarybaeri wrote:

i love deakin

[dud]

also: it's unfair to make the assumption that there isn't a good reason that he hasn't released anything yet, we don't know what's going on in his personal life

[New Zealand]

he hasn't released anything yet because he hasn't finished anything yet. that is the reason.

[dud]

but what's the reason for that?

[Vovenarg]

yeah, i mean i feel like i "got" it before, it just somehow felt deeper today. like i could see what avey was thinking and it was all dramatic and the right thing

[New Zealand]

dud wrote:

but what's the reason for that?

because it's taken him longer than he thought it would. I don't know why people care so much about his reasons.

[Stigmata89]

Hashman wrote:

dud wrote:

but what's the reason for that?

because it's taken him longer than he thought it would. I don't know why people care so much about his reasons.

because deaking is the king of animal collective and he's been letting his fans down now for the past couple years. honestly if I donated money to his kickstarter and he pulled the shit that he did, I would personally punch him in the face at the next show I see him at.

[New Zealand]

I think that might be because you're an arsehole rather than because that's a reasonable response* though

Spoiler: show

*that is not a reasonable response, just in case that wasn't clear

[coollodges]

deak would rek you if you tried to sucker punch him. he'd see it coming a mile away with his wide third eye and uppercut you into the stratosphere.

[Stigmata89]

coollodges wrote:

deak would rek you if you tried to sucker punch him. he'd see it coming a mile away with his wide third eye and uppercut you into the stratosphere.

Too much dragonball z

[Stigmata89]

Hashman wrote:

I think that might be because you're an arsehole rather than because that's a reasonable response* though

Spoiler: show

*that is not a reasonable response, just in case that wasn't clear

Maybe you're right, but first impressions are a bitch.

[New Zealand]

coollodges wrote:

deak would rek you if you tried to sucker punch him. he'd see it coming a mile away with his wide third eye and uppercut you into the stratosphere.

lol

[coollodges]

Stigmata89 wrote:

coollodges wrote:

deak would rek you if you tried to sucker punch him. he'd see it coming a mile away with his wide third eye and uppercut you into the stratosphere.

Too much dragonball z

wrote:

Too much

wrote:

dragonball z

your power level is so far under 9,000 that I can't even begin to take you seriously.

[New Zealand]

yeah you can never have much dragonball z

[something]

can i get a link to his instagram?