[kafkaesque]

Stanshant wrote:

What a fucking smug bald joyless cunty streak of yellow piss.

[Synusoid]

IkoOvo wrote:

still seems negative to get that "you suck" out there, cuz online what people see is what they get
doesn't always seem lighthearted with mean words bein tossed around
just my 2 cents

stoked as hell to hear this album though, really feelin the singles

troo

in other news, my mailman is so late; I want my slipmat and stickers that I may not even use

[MisterMagpie]

back cover art is pretty sweet, y'all

[hatredcopter]

hadn't seen that back cover before, that's sweet

[Synusoid]

Holy shit, I wonder if each cover has it's own unique back. It does look really awesome

['Bros' Owl]

lulz had to click the article again to check that correction was real

funny stuff

['Bros' Owl]

my early favourites are: The Burglars, Golden Gal, Summing the Wretch and On Delay

Feel it's a mix of great songs and some that just kind of go by.. but it'll probably grow on me more.

[speen]

Even though this thread has been mostly about reviews the last couple pages, hopefully nobody guts for me for sharing what I think is the most relatable (for me) review so far: http://www.popmatters.com/review/animal ... ting-with/

[faded arrow]

demonclusters wrote:

Even though this thread has been mostly about reviews the last couple pages, hopefully nobody guts for me for sharing what I think is the most relatable (for me) review so far: http://www.popmatters.com/review/animal ... ting-with/

"Even the highly divisive Centipede Hz had a discernible thematic direction and clear points of inspiration."

one of the big issues ive been having with this. agree with much of that review

[meys]

Hey everyone! This album is good. Just wanted to chime in.

[TetsuoUnderFire]

LostWisdom wrote:

I wonder what else Animal Collective have up their sleeve for the next couple months... Wasn't there rumors that they recorded a music video in South America, and the visuals Abby made still haven't been used in anything. And of course the last two songs that they mentioned in an interview.

I am REALLY REALLY REALLY hoping one of those two songs is a studio version of Maya/From a Beach

It would totally fit with the vibe of this album I think.

[MisterMagpie]

Synusoid wrote:

Holy shit, I wonder if each cover has it's own unique back. It does look really awesome

I am 1000% hoping this is the case

[Cussing Bum]

That review is objectively wrong though. Not only is there "novelty" as defined by the dictionary, this review points it out. And almost half the songs have structures that don't fit into any obvious mold.

[TetsuoUnderFire]

faded arrow wrote:

demonclusters wrote:

Even though this thread has been mostly about reviews the last couple pages, hopefully nobody guts for me for sharing what I think is the most relatable (for me) review so far: http://www.popmatters.com/review/animal ... ting-with/

"Even the highly divisive Centipede Hz had a discernible thematic direction and clear points of inspiration."

one of the big issues ive been having with this. agree with much of that review

What? This is probably one of their tightest and most cohesive albums! It's too much so apparently, people want that "WTF" moment on the album I guess...I really enjoy Painting With though personally. It's quickly becoming one of my top 3 AC albums.

[atmosphericrex]

Bagels In Kiev, On Delay, Spilling Guts

That's a total highlight for me on this record. It's a total jam

[yunginternet]

Real talk, the album's not terrible and deserved a better rating.
Golden Gal is dope af.

[jetski]

fuck yeah ASL. I think your av is hilarious btw, not being sarcastic

[faded arrow]

TetsuoUnderFire wrote:

faded arrow wrote:

demonclusters wrote:

Even though this thread has been mostly about reviews the last couple pages, hopefully nobody guts for me for sharing what I think is the most relatable (for me) review so far: http://www.popmatters.com/review/animal ... ting-with/

"Even the highly divisive Centipede Hz had a discernible thematic direction and clear points of inspiration."

one of the big issues ive been having with this. agree with much of that review

What? This is probably one of their tightest and most cohesive albums! It's too much so apparently, people want that "WTF" moment on the album I guess...I really enjoy Painting With though personally. It's quickly becoming one of my top 3 AC albums.

its just very same-y to me, im not looking for wtf moments but if you skip to a random point in just about all the songs in a row it just sounds too similar to me... there are some fine tracks but as a whole i feel like even CHz had more highs than this, and a variety of them

as usual with criticism, no one has to get mad at me or demonclusters or whoever else isnt totally into this right now. i dont think what im saying is all that outlandish. and no i dont think its a 6.2, but im kind of surprised that im into CHz more than this

[giraffacus]

kafkaesque wrote:

if anyone's curious, the review has 31 sentences, and just 10 of them are addressing the music. that's less than a third. pretty offensive to these guys who obviously put a lot of work into this thing

it's almost like sometimes music isn't just a series of randomly generated sounds that exist in a vacuum.

[CallAnyVegetable]

The Pop Matters review is at least respectable in that it concisely states what they felt was wrong with the album. And that's all I want from a review. Tell me why you loved, hated, or shrugged at it and why you care enough to review it.

[Dallou]

is it sure about Jeremy beeing on the drums ?

[Synusoid]

woot, I didn't feel like rotating the pictures the right way; I got da panda bae cover

Can confirm that the backs are different depending on whose cover you get

[kafkaesque]

giraffacus wrote:

kafkaesque wrote:

if anyone's curious, the review has 31 sentences, and just 10 of them are addressing the music. that's less than a third. pretty offensive to these guys who obviously put a lot of work into this thing

it's almost like sometimes music isn't just a series of randomly generated sounds that exist in a vacuum.

it's almost like a review of a collection of songs should at least spend the majority of its time talking about the songs

[zak]

also got my copy today!

packaging is cool but of course nothing revolutionary. not a gatefold or anything.

only thing I think they dropped the ball on was the slipmat.. it looks cool and supposedly syncs up to recycling, but yet I can't lay it on top of the record as it plays obviously. and maybe if the record were clear I could put it under the record, but that's not the case either. my turntable doesn't rotate on it's own with the needle in the home position, soo now i am left with holding the needle away from the home position, while playing the song on my laptop and holding a strobe light with my other hand? major major bummer.

with that said, very much enjoying the album.

[Cussing Bum]

Synusoid wrote:

woot, I didn't feel like rotating the pictures the right way; I got da panda bae cover

Can confirm that the backs are different depending on whose cover you get]

oh God. I have to buy 6 of these things

[Goku]

Every time I hear new AC music it disheartens me to know that I will never make something quite like it.

Everything they've made, good or bad, is remarkably their own. They've created a world in sound that mercifully intersects with ours in a way that allows us to hear it, but they remain distinctly other. I wouldn't call them the greatest band, because that moniker doesn't belong to anyone in the opinion of this Cultural Attache, but there is certainly no other group like them. Everything is beautiful and everything hurts.

[hear_smiles]

'Bros' Owl wrote:

my early favourites are: The Burglars, Golden Gal, Summing the Wretch and On Delay

Feel it's a mix of great songs and some that just kind of go by.. but it'll probably grow on me more.

same favs

I think Recycling is going to be a jam track in live shows, with the middle bridge being the point where they break apart the song and groove for a while, like Pulleys received in most live shows. What other songs do you guys think will turn in to the improv jammers in live shows?

[scrambledgreggs]

I hope the middle of Bagels turns into a lengthy jam

[Hellomark]

So I'm guessing it didn't come with a lyrics booklet

[Greasers Palace]

I'm with Zappa. What makes the pitchfork review so irritating is that there's no aesthetic criteria being applied. It's like the little runt is reviewing (and lamenting) his own *sniff* lost youth and taking it out on the band.

[giraffacus]

kafkaesque wrote:

giraffacus wrote:

kafkaesque wrote:

if anyone's curious, the review has 31 sentences, and just 10 of them are addressing the music. that's less than a third. pretty offensive to these guys who obviously put a lot of work into this thing

it's almost like sometimes music isn't just a series of randomly generated sounds that exist in a vacuum.

it's almost like a review of a collection of songs should at least spend the majority of its time talking about the songs

not if the more important of aspect of the album isn't just the songs but where it places the band in the context of their output and the larger scheme of what's happening in music.

[CokePotCrack]

On first listen to this bad boy: I liked it a lot, but man, not as much as i'd hoped.

[Synusoid]

Hellomark wrote:

So I'm guessing it didn't come with a lyrics booklet

Yeah it doesn't :/

[Hellomark]

Synusoid wrote:

Hellomark wrote:

So I'm guessing it didn't come with a lyrics booklet

Yeah it doesn't :/

Man, why did they post the official floridada lyrics if they never intended to share the rest? Such a tease. This sounds like a pretty interesting album lyrically, but some of it is just impossible to make out.

[LeadHat]

This has been said 10000 times by now, the piano in On Delay is nothing short of beautiful.

[Synusoid]

Yeah, I really need the lyrics for Hocus Pocus, On Delay, and Recycling pronto. I don't usually care about lyrics, but I have to learn them if I want to sing along

AND I GOTTA SING ALONG TO THESE MELODIES

[time4sumranch]

would highly recommend playing rare replay while listening to this, the music fits great

[kafkaesque]

giraffacus wrote:

kafkaesque wrote:

giraffacus wrote:

kafkaesque wrote:

if anyone's curious, the review has 31 sentences, and just 10 of them are addressing the music. that's less than a third. pretty offensive to these guys who obviously put a lot of work into this thing

it's almost like sometimes music isn't just a series of randomly generated sounds that exist in a vacuum.

it's almost like a review of a collection of songs should at least spend the majority of its time talking about the songs

not if the more important of aspect of the album isn't just the songs but where it places the band in the context of their output and the larger scheme of what's happening in music.

it is my firm view that the most important aspect of an album is the album itself. you may disagree, but i think the songs matter most

[Dividual]

scrambledgreggs wrote:

I hope the middle of Bagels turns into a lengthy jam

Pretty sure Avey said that it would be in that FaceCulture interview.

[coollodges]

kafkaesque wrote:

giraffacus wrote:

kafkaesque wrote:

giraffacus wrote:

kafkaesque wrote:

if anyone's curious, the review has 31 sentences, and just 10 of them are addressing the music. that's less than a third. pretty offensive to these guys who obviously put a lot of work into this thing

it's almost like sometimes music isn't just a series of randomly generated sounds that exist in a vacuum.

it's almost like a review of a collection of songs should at least spend the majority of its time talking about the songs

not if the more important of aspect of the album isn't just the songs but where it places the band in the context of their output and the larger scheme of what's happening in music.

it is my firm view that the most important aspect of an album is the album itself. you may disagree, but i think the songs matter most

exactly this

It really sucks that because of this p4k review, we can't even discuss what we as a community think about this album. Instead we are discussing the validity of opinions of rushed reviewers trying to meet a deadline/working for larger publications that are always going to be pushing specific ideas/trends/etc.

Not that there haven't been well though out posts that express why they like or dislike the album, just saying there should be more of that.

I understand that what is happening around the music as it is released is interesting, and relevant to the general idea of discussing the album, but if anything, that stuff is more interesting to discuss when looking back on the album as opposed to when it first comes out and we are all still digesting it.