Collected Animals

Posted: **Fri Apr 18, 2025 1:40 am**

Would love to swap Ferry Lady for 50mg, but I'm not complaining. Great set. The "almost got me, almost got me" part of Song for Ariel is so fucking good.

Posted: **Fri Apr 18, 2025 3:23 am**

From the GQ profile.

wrote:

With and without Animal Collective, Lennox has been both warping his voice and improvising onstage for longer than Tiny Desk Concerts have existed; the rules that give the format its stripped-down intimacy—no vocal processing, relatively low volume, modest setups—spooked him. "“Any sort of unknown thing, unknown environment, I freak out about. I’m not a big fan of TV shows, radio sessions,” he admits later, then pauses, brow cocked. “But I don’t like to feel like I’m avoiding something because I’m scared, either. I’ll get real competitive with myself if I’m scared to do something.”"

Only seen a couple other videos of the band performing. How stripped back is everyone else's gear? Thought Rivka and/or Maria also had keyboards or do they really just operate one machine live?

Stan wrote:

Wonderful set. I adore this album.

Probably no surprise to anyone here that I've been diagnosed with autism and ADHD as an old c*** (44) but I think it'd influenced my relationship with AC over the years, in terms of rigidity and fulfilled/unfulfilled expectations and stuff. I love this band so much, and this forum, and the opportunity to discuss/proselytise how I feel about the band. Then Internet is changing, it's changed so much, and I'll be forever grateful for what we've been able to share here in such an open and intimate venue.

Sending lots of love to you all. I didn't tell anyone else about this shit apart from my wife and best mates because...well, because...

X

We've missed you Stan buddy

Posted: **Fri Apr 18, 2025 5:42 am**

Stan wrote:

Wonderful set. I adore this album.

Probably no surprise to anyone here that I've been diagnosed with autism and ADHD as an old c*** (44) but I think it'd influenced my relationship with AC over the years, in terms of rigidity and fulfilled/unfulfilled expectations and stuff. I love this band so much, and this forum, and the opportunity to discuss/proselytise how I feel about the band. Then Internet is changing, it's changed so much, and I'll be forever grateful for what we've been able to share here in such an open and intimate venue.

Sending lots of love to you all. I didn't tell anyone else about this shit apart from my wife and best mates because...well, because...

X

congrats Stan and glad you feel comfortable to share that here.

I am undiagnosed but have twigged for a while that my brain is working a little differently from a lot of people around me. I always felt seen by AC and PB's music in this way, a certain kinship in emotional experience and expression. I think a lot of fans feel the music speaking in that zone and it's a really valuable connection to have to a piece of art, and a natural starting point for a community like this to come into being. lots of love

Posted: **Fri Apr 18, 2025 5:46 am**

Fovrodi wrote:

From the GQ profile.

wrote:
With and without Animal Collective, Lennox has been both warping his voice and improvising onstage for longer than Tiny Desk Concerts have existed; the rules that give the format its stripped-down intimacy—no vocal processing, relatively low volume, modest setups—spooked him. "“Any sort of unknown thing, unknown environment, I freak out about. I’m not a big fan of TV shows, radio sessions,” he admits later, then pauses, brow cocked. “But I don’t like to feel like I’m avoiding something because I’m scared, either. I’ll get real competitive with myself if I’m scared to do something.”"

Only seen a couple other videos of the band performing. How stripped back is everyone else's gear? Thought Rivka and/or Maria also had keyboards or do they really just operate one machine live?

maybe rivka has an additional keyboard in the full setup but I'm not sure. as far as I can tell the tiny desk arrangements are no different to normal, they just played just quieter.

Posted: **Fri Apr 18, 2025 4:57 pm**

noah on how long gone podcast: https://www.talkhouse.com/782-panda-bear/

Posted: **Fri Apr 18, 2025 7:59 pm**

roopn wrote:

Fovrodi wrote:
From the GQ profile.

wrote:
With and without Animal Collective, Lennox has been both warping his voice and improvising onstage for longer than Tiny Desk Concerts have existed; the rules that give the format its stripped-down intimacy—no vocal processing, relatively low volume, modest setups—spooked him. "“Any sort of unknown thing, unknown environment, I freak out about. I’m not a big fan of TV shows, radio sessions,” he admits later, then pauses, brow cocked. “But I don’t like to feel like I’m avoiding something because I’m scared, either. I’ll get real competitive with myself if I’m scared to do something.”"

Only seen a couple other videos of the band performing. How stripped back is everyone else's gear? Thought Rivka and/or Maria also had keyboards or do they really just operate one machine live?

maybe rivka has an additional keyboard in the full setup but I'm not sure. as far as I can tell the tiny desk arrangements are no different to normal, they just played just quieter.

Only difference i noticed in the tiny desk is no pedals. I think Tim uses a bass boost that comes in hard during the new parts of song for ariel. And noah doesnt seem to be using his chroma console or infinite jets for it either.

Posted: **Sun Apr 20, 2025 1:15 am**

awesome wrote:

noah on how long gone podcast: https://www.talkhouse.com/782-panda-bear/

Those interviewers are def not my type of people, but great insights by PB on the album. I liked that he kinda laid out what the intention of the album was. And a year and a half after my last long term relationship, I can 1000% relate. Also love that he stood up for RHCP, haha

Posted: **Mon Apr 21, 2025 6:22 pm**

https://www.instagram.com/p/DIt8iOmTfm7/

I don't live in LA but this would be majorly disappointing. 30 min afternoon panda bear set?

Posted: **Tue Apr 22, 2025 1:24 pm**

kinetic wrote:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DIt8iOmTfm7/

I don't live in LA but this would be majorly disappointing. 30 min afternoon panda bear set?

why the fuck is peter bjorn and john getting nearly an hour

Posted: **Tue Apr 22, 2025 2:29 pm**

kinetic wrote:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DIt8iOmTfm7/

I don't live in LA but this would be majorly disappointing. 30 min afternoon panda bear set?

glad i didn’t pay money to go to this lmao. what a joke

Posted: **Fri Apr 25, 2025 11:11 pm**

What are y’all’s speculations about what the other B Sides will be? Last interview I think Noah said there’s 4 (which is exciting because in Jordan and Gregg’s pod they said just 2).

It’s already all but confirmed that Neverending Game re-recorded is one. I’m really hoping Song for Ariel redux is another. I wonder if they all could be interpolations of older work in the new sound? Which older songs would you like to here in the Grift production space?

Posted: **Sat Apr 26, 2025 12:09 am**

hewasbeingstinky wrote:

What are y’all’s speculations about what the other B Sides will be? Last interview I think Noah said there’s 4 (which is exciting because in Jordan and Gregg’s pod they said just 2).

It’s already all but confirmed that Neverending Game re-recorded is one. I’m really hoping Song for Ariel redux is another. I wonder if they all could be interpolations of older work in the new sound? Which older songs would you like to here in the Grift production space?

Oh, that is a really good question. I'm going to go with:

- Danger (seems like it was one of the Madrid songs)
- Mr. Noah (I feel like this one was a no brainer for the full band set up. I wonder if he'll play it on the west coast leg.)
- Butcher Baker (The main beat of this song is similar to Ferry Lady. I could envision a really cool transition from it to this.)
- I Know I Don't Know (This song, compositionally and lyrically, just kind of feels like it would belong on Sinister Grift.)

For the EP, I think Nevernding Game will 100% be on there. I also hope Virginia Tech will be on there. I really would like a CD and FLAC version of it.

Posted: **Sun Apr 27, 2025 8:53 pm**

coral lord wrote:

kinetic wrote:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DIt8iOmTfm7/

I don't live in LA but this would be majorly disappointing. 30 min afternoon panda bear set?

why the fuck is peter bjorn and john getting nearly an hour

young folks hour long jam version

Posted: **Mon Apr 28, 2025 1:16 am**

preacherben wrote:

coral lord wrote:

kinetic wrote:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DIt8iOmTfm7/

I don't live in LA but this would be majorly disappointing. 30 min afternoon panda bear set?

why the fuck is peter bjorn and john getting nearly an hour

young folks hour long jam version

No way. I'm convinced something will pop up last minute...for the homies.

Posted: **Mon Apr 28, 2025 7:16 pm**

I think hes gonna bring Alsatian Darn to the set. I've seen Maria, Tome, and Noah all post instagram stories using it multiple times in regards to upcoming shows.

Posted: **Mon Apr 28, 2025 9:07 pm**

hope so!

Posted: **Mon Apr 28, 2025 10:41 pm**

preacherben wrote:

coral lord wrote:

kinetic wrote:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DIt8iOmTfm7/

I don't live in LA but this would be majorly disappointing. 30 min afternoon panda bear set?

why the fuck is peter bjorn and john getting nearly an hour

young folks hour long jam version

well in that case i would be all for it

Posted: **Tue Apr 29, 2025 1:18 am**

Sinister Grift

Side A - 10/10
Side B - 6/10

Posted: **Tue Apr 29, 2025 5:20 am**

heck no, Venom's In has maybe the best replay value of any song on the whole album because of how many directions his vocals go. Left in the Cold and Elegy are some of the most heartbreaking wandering sonic soundscapes he's recorded, and Defense slaps just for the Cindy Lee guitars alone, not to mention how we're left hearing Noah sing "Here I Come" to finish off the album, it's essential.

side A - 9/10
side B - 9/10

the first 5 songs on the album are undeniable pop perfection - Ferry Lady is my least favorite song on the album. side B goes through such a great emotional journey.

Posted: **Tue Apr 29, 2025 6:53 am**

Venom’s In has been growing on me… this song at Tiny Desk would have been amazing.

Posted: **Wed Apr 30, 2025 2:40 am**

i like the second half a lot but i unintentionally find myself gravitating towards the poppier front half

Posted: **Wed Apr 30, 2025 4:02 pm**

i think venoms in is my favorite of the record, guitars sound closest to the madrid demoes so it gives me nostalgia and best lyrics/delivery in the chorus actually destroys me. like one of the saddest panda/ac songs ever but its nice bc its a song of acceptance

Posted: **Thu May 01, 2025 3:38 am**

tiny desk version of song for ariel is extremely good. have always kinda ignored this song bc i don't care for guys eyes at all but this is excellent and lovely

Posted: **Thu May 01, 2025 4:40 am**

I'm on Side A. Anywhere But Here's bad reputation on this forum baffles me. I think it's better than both Left in the Cold and Elegy, two kinda whatever songs for me. It's a classic rock album move to have a ballad as your second song. Think of The Beautiful Ones. Love in Vain. Something. AND it's got a spoken word component I can't understand? Fantastic.

Posted: **Thu May 01, 2025 10:29 am**

does anywhere but here actually have a bad rep here? was an instant fav for me, weird

Posted: **Thu May 01, 2025 10:55 am**

Stories and Games wrote:

does anywhere but here actually have a bad rep here? was an instant fav for me, weird

He's talking about the numbers game, I think. Anywhere But Here has the lowest score currently.

Posted: **Thu May 01, 2025 3:43 pm**

i'm a big fan of the album, i don't think i'd remove any songs from the record if I had the choice. but the numbers game makes monsters of good men, and turns bad men into demons.

Posted: **Thu May 01, 2025 3:44 pm**

Posted: **Thu May 01, 2025 4:11 pm**

Anywhere but Here and Venom's In are the biggest growers for me. They were probably my 7th and 8th favorites on first few listens, and now they're the most integral and special parts of the album. Emotional depth, really strong songwriting, great tunes.

50mg and Just as Well were the immediate crowd-pleasing hits and they're still great, but I can dig my teeth into the former two more.

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 11:39 am**

Finished my boot from Rewire april 6th. Hope you like it. Later I'll be cutting it and putting it somewhere (archive maybe)

Great show, panda had a mustache, hard to see because of the angle but if you look close enough you can spot it.

Don't know how to embed here
https://youtu.be/wpAjyqIe18U?si=kUclabY7wHIpeuog

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 3:11 pm**

grocerystore wrote:

Finished my boot from Rewire april 6th. Hope you like it. Later I'll be cutting it and putting it somewhere (archive maybe)

Great show, panda had a mustache, hard to see because of the angle but if you look close enough you can spot it.

Don't know how to embed here
https://youtu.be/wpAjyqIe18U?si=kUclabY7wHIpeuog

Amazing boot! This is one the clearest I've heard.

Posted: **Sun May 04, 2025 6:01 pm**

grocerystore wrote:

Finished my boot from Rewire april 6th. Hope you like it. Later I'll be cutting it and putting it somewhere (archive maybe)

Great show, panda had a mustache, hard to see because of the angle but if you look close enough you can spot it.

Don't know how to embed here
https://youtu.be/wpAjyqIe18U?si=kUclabY7wHIpeuog

Amazing recording thank you dude!!

Posted: **Mon May 05, 2025 1:43 pm**

Josh did an interview with Tape-Op talking about recording Sinister Grift and much more: https://tapeop.com/podcast/episode-104-josh-deakin-dibb

It's on Spotify too.

Edit: Josh, if you're around, would you share some of the go-to plug-ins you kept returning to for Sinister Grift? What does your 2-bus look like?

Posted: **Fri May 09, 2025 1:50 am**

Awesome, love Tape Op! The Mac Demarco and Deerhoof interviews were super inspiring to me many years back.

Posted: **Sat May 10, 2025 8:39 am**

grocerystore wrote:

Finished my boot from Rewire april 6th. Hope you like it. Later I'll be cutting it and putting it somewhere (archive maybe)

Great show, panda had a mustache, hard to see because of the angle but if you look close enough you can spot it.

Don't know how to embed here
https://youtu.be/wpAjyqIe18U?si=kUclabY7wHIpeuog

this is THE one. thank you it sounds amazing

Posted: **Sat May 10, 2025 1:57 pm**

preakness wrote:

I think hes gonna bring Alsatian Darn to the set. I've seen Maria, Tome, and Noah all post instagram stories using it multiple times in regards to upcoming shows.

Looks like he busted out AD last night

Posted: **Sat May 10, 2025 6:59 pm**

headroom))) wrote:

Awesome, love Tape Op! The Mac Demarco and Deerhoof interviews were super inspiring to me many years back.

Same. The interview with Gustav Ejstes of Dungen about the recording of Ta det lugnt—it's prob 20 years old at this point—is mindblowing. I think he said the kit was mic'd with a single 57.

Posted: **Sat May 17, 2025 11:34 pm**

preakness wrote:

preakness wrote:
I think hes gonna bring Alsatian Darn to the set. I've seen Maria, Tome, and Noah all post instagram stories using it multiple times in regards to upcoming shows.

Looks like he busted out AD last night

it was track 2 and probably my highlight for me last night in Denver. Even more than Song for Ariel and Praise.... god it was gorgeous. Sounded kinda like live skiffs/iin era live AC in that it was kinda dub/dad-rock ified in coolest way possible. Gorgeous, massive and groovy

Posted: **Sun May 18, 2025 2:42 pm**

dio wrote:

preakness wrote:

preakness wrote:
I think hes gonna bring Alsatian Darn to the set. I've seen Maria, Tome, and Noah all post instagram stories using it multiple times in regards to upcoming shows.

Looks like he busted out AD last night

it was track 2 and probably my highlight for me last night in Denver. Even more than Song for Ariel and Praise.... god it was gorgeous. Sounded kinda like live skiffs/iin era live AC in that it was kinda dub/dad-rock ified in coolest way possible. Gorgeous, massive and groovy

Super jealous. It has always been a favorite of mine

Posted: **Tue May 20, 2025 1:32 am**

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