Collected Animals • "Isn't It Now?" - aka will Defeat be on the album???

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Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 1:33 am

The Return of Other Music!!!?

/bad rumour

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 1:34 am

Collected Animals wrote:

If the title is "Isn't It Now?", then does this mean that Defeat will be on the album?

I think the title is a reference to that fact that Defeat "isn't" on the album, sadly

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 1:50 am

on the one hand it feels like a very uncharacteristic AC album title but on the other hand i have always loved it as a lyric, it's the sorta vague that feels extra meaningful bc of its vagueness instead of less

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 2:01 am

I like the album title way more than any of the guesses people have made so I'm very content with the title. I think we're in for this week honestly. Always seems like 3 weeks between singles in the AC sphere.

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 2:05 am

I keep getting a bolt of excitement and anticipation every time I see that there is a new AC story on Insta. Hasn't happened yet. Probably working against the stuff they're actually posting cause I'm immediately just let down that its not what I'm really hoping to see!

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 2:08 am

flare wrote:

Collected Animals wrote:
If the title is "Isn't It Now?", then does this mean that Defeat will be on the album?

I think the title is a reference to that fact that Defeat "isn't" on the album, sadly

It makes too much sense to not be the truth

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 2:24 am

Full title is "Isn't it NOW!: That's what I Call Animal Collective"

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 2:39 am

Haha yessss

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 3:04 am

Avey Tane wrote:

Full title is "Isn't it NOW!: That's what I Call Animal Collective"

Lol

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 3:07 am

Someone in contact with the band hinted that the announcement is sometime in august so maybe we’ll have a few fun cards like this come in

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 3:12 am

Hopefully August -10

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 3:13 am

Slippi's Applesauce wrote:

Someone in contact with the band hinted that the announcement is sometime in august so maybe we’ll have a few fun cards like this come in

Oh wait august is soon right

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 3:16 am

every day someone is going to receive a card that says “isn’t it now” or “oh no, not now” until the official announcement drops

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 3:20 am

My mental timeline is based on when Isn’t it Now? will be announced

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 3:26 am

My mental illness is based on when Isn’t it Now? will be announced

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 3:30 am

I see two european sites with skeleton listings for the album. Assuming one of those was the mentioned “smoking gun” for the title confirmation. One of them also lists a date Sept 29

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 3:34 am

MrAirplane wrote:

I see two european sites with skeleton listings for the album. Assuming one of those was the mentioned “smoking gun” for the title confirmation. One of them also lists a date Sept 29

Countdown begins

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 3:37 am

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 3:37 am

i was prayin for that day. pls ac

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 3:39 am

woooooooooo!

MrAirplane coming through with the date in advance once again -- sick! i'm so excited. this is a do-able wait from here... my prediction was Sep 22 -- one week off.... LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 3:41 am

Ok so announcement is gonna have to be soon as hell. Holy shit

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 3:44 am

we're so close to freaking out about the actual tracklist haha

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 3:51 am

Woooo that’s the date I guessed now just need that tracklist

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 3:55 am

MrAirplane wrote:

I see two european sites with skeleton listings for the album. Assuming one of those was the mentioned “smoking gun” for the title confirmation. One of them also lists a date Sept 29

Surprisingly no but this is great confirmation.

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 3:58 am

It’s my favorite time of the year: frantically refreshing CA for tidbits. We’re in the home stretch!

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 4:14 am

real ac heads eatin' rn

what a title

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 5:51 am

dang here we freaking go then

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 6:02 am

Avey Tane wrote:

Full title is "Isn't it NOW!: That's what I Call Animal Collective"

Hahaha

This is fun

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 6:14 am

I don't even care what the album is called anymore. But "isn't it now?" is such a cruel teaser, because it's clearly not yet now!

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 6:33 am

Avey Tane wrote:

Full title is "Isn't it NOW!: That's what I Call Animal Collective"

too good

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 7:07 am

Hahaha yes

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 7:18 am

Sincerely, 'Isn't It Now?' is a truly WOAT album title. I can only respect that.

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 7:24 am

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 7:35 am

Truly WOAT album title would be Are We There Yet?

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 7:40 am

Stan wrote:

Sincerely, 'Isn't It Now?' is a truly WOAT album title. I can only respect that.

Yeh, their worst title by far, three tiny baby boring ass words. Where are the nouns and verbs?
On another note, finally deleted the new boots and rehearsals from my library. Praying the demoitis doesn’t get me as I’ve been indulging far too much over the past few months.

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 7:59 am

https://www.trovacd.it/Mb_0.asp?CC=887828052813

I mean so this page looks sus but when you click to the main page it's clearly a legitimate site, and that's full confirmation right?

It almost seems like a super weak title, but it's very different for them and there's sort of a nothingness to those words. They're like transparent. Maybe they want the music to speak for itself without any overbearing nouns or imagery. Question aspect is weird, but idk it might grab people's attention. And yeah like is it a joke about how the songs are mostly 5 years old or sumn (whats up btw guys)

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 8:00 am

Welcome back Dio!

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 8:14 am

hey! idk I still feel like i'm holding out for it being something else but like. that's it huh. And defeat's gotta be final track right? Can't name the album that and not end on those lyrics

anyone not from Baltimore area probably thought MPP sounded random as hell at first but it did have the benefit of having 3 vibey words in it beyond being a proper noun (merry, weather, pavillion...)

And PW is kinda whack too since it mostly works when you see it written out with the artist name too.

Chz kinda whack as hell. Time Skiffs was the most normal name they had since SJ or maybe Tangerine Reef which both feel like semi predictable psych record titles.

Idk maybe it's iconic, almost has a throwback or compilation vibe or sumn idk

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 9:01 am

I like it. I actually had a suspetion that would be it. But it felt sorta forced. I don't get why everyone is so appalled about it being a question, what about "Is this It?"?

Post **Posted:** Wed Jul 19, 2023 9:02 am

Sup dee oh

Was just about to chime in and say more or less the same. We all have great associations with these album titles but PW is whack, Campfire Songs though apt is lazy and Time Skiffs is booooooooring. Isn't It Now is kinda cool I think, even if there are loads of other lyric-titles that could've been better.