Collected Animals

Stride was best in its original form imo, featuring Harmonizing Woman who called cherokee the sneaky spy song.

willie needs to confirm for us whether there’s a breakdown in the middle where the whole band shouts in unison “it’s a waltz!”

i'm sure i can't be the only one who is more hyped for the tracklist sequencing than soul capturer lol at least i have low expectations for that song so ill prob end up actually enjoying it

How cool is it that the collectively decided upon “worst” song of this album cycle is a three part harmony velvet underground style drone folk song with panda playing lead electric guitar for the first time since fucking tomboy. We’ve come a long way from Gnip Gnop

coral lord wrote:

Stride was best in its original form imo, featuring Harmonizing Woman who called cherokee the sneaky spy song.

willie needs to confirm for us whether there’s a breakdown in the middle where the whole band shouts in unison “it’s a waltz!”

Yeah hopefully it starts with a neck beard shouting to Deakin to give him his dad’s email address. Meow wolf 2019 crowd is really something else

Listen when I make a both-albums megamix for this era I WILL use sophisticated vocal isolation technologies to add the Cha-Cha Slide girl to the start of Walker

Listen when I make a both-albums megamix for this era I WILL use sophisticated vocal isolation technologies to add the Cha-Cha Slide girl to the start of Walker

That was one of the worst things because it's like the only recording of Walker live

I've only been to three AC related shows and everyone in every crowd was lucky to get out alive.

When I saw them in Boise I’m not even kidding this huge drunk guy in a cowboy hat and his wife started like ballroom dancing to Applesauce, slamming into a bunch of people around them and just generally causing a scene. I have no idea how they ended up at the show they just looked like typical Idahoans that somehow found their way into a sea of awkward greasy haired internet boys and 90 pound non-binary teenagers and decided to turn the front row into their own personal dance floor. It was truly bizarre and I think they left before the encore

Yeah hopefully it starts with a neck beard shouting to Deakin to give him his dad’s email address. Meow wolf 2019 crowd is really something else

It was a pretty great crowd from where I was, except for a few ppl who couldn't handle their shrooms lol. I think people were extra excited/silly/annoying bc Avey said his parents were in the audience. I wonder how many times they've been to his shows

breaking news: the uk version will be called Innit Now?

breaking news: the uk version will be called Innit Now?

is it?

I fucking love the cha cha slide girl bro. Take it back now y'all. I love that boot. People are dumb invested in that boot

i think it's so funny that the cha cha slide girl is a big enough AC fan to have gone to both the cain's ballroom and meow wolf gigs but has never revealed herself on any AC fan platform, wonder if she knows she's a legend

Just wish it happened at a more opportune time...
I don't like it when crowd chatter is discernable on boots it's a pet peeve of mine, I'd rather ambient talking

I fucking love the cha cha slide girl bro. Take it back now y'all. I love that boot. People are dumb invested in that boot

Oh there’s no irony here. That is my favorite boot of all time and she adds a ton. Her harmonies at the end of Stride put it above any other version imo.

yeah those girls made that boot so fun. it like adds a little plot

I fucking love the cha cha slide girl bro. Take it back now y'all. I love that boot. People are dumb invested in that boot

What are you talking about, where can I hear that boot?

oh shit i didn't realize that's one of the boots i've recorded over the years

(Nil_0001, it's the 2019 meow wolf bootleg that can be found in the live recordings thread in the live section of the forum)

edit - actually i think the boot is rohcti's. strange though because i definitely recorded both meow wolf shows (2019 and 2022). no idea where my 2019 recording is at.

oh shit i didn't realize that's one of the boots i've recorded over the years

(Nil_0001, it's the 2019 meow wolf bootleg that can be found in the live recordings thread in the live section of the forum)

edit - actually i think the boot is rohcti's. strange though because i definitely recorded both meow wolf shows (2019 and 2022). no idea where my 2019 recording is at.

Tysm <3

Anybody else see that instagram story the band just posted?

Very exciting, but also feeling a pit in my stomach that that "isn't it now" image will be the cover art lol

Very exciting, but also feeling a pit in my stomach that that "isn't it now" image will be the cover art lol

Dang I really hope not

maybe it's the title card for the surprise visual album

I’m really happy with the title and so pumped that things are really kicking off!

That Insta story got me psyched!

Played it 3 times to confirm their were no sounds attached!

avey doing a dj set near me pretty soon and it has an interesting blurb about it:

"Sat Aug 5th Avey Tare of Animal Collective!!!!
Avey Tare is the main singer/songwriter of Animal Collective. He'll be djing personal faves and inspo for the new Animal Collective album due out this Fall 2023. 8p- Midnight
@aaaveytttare @anmlcollective"

might go, wonder if maybe he'll throw a tune from the new album into the mix...

Fall means we can safely wipe December onwards off the release date predictions. Think most of us guessed this already based on what’s been happening but nice to know it’s definitely coming in the next few months. I guess we just cross our fingers it’s September now. Not like, late November.



‘Isn’t It Now?’ is the perfect title the more I think about it. Works on many levels.

I don't think it'd be the worst cover tbh. Unexpected, sure, but that's kinda their MO

I don’t mind it as a cover. Much rather something simple and minimal like that than something like CHz.

It’d be a nice clean kind thing that just gives a one or two subtle cues about the music. The fall theme is still very clear.

I’d see it like Beach House - Depression Cherry or Autechre - LP5 or something similar. Block colour and just enough there to connect with the music.

NightlifeMingus wrote:

coral lord wrote:

Stride was best in its original form imo, featuring Harmonizing Woman who called cherokee the sneaky spy song.

willie needs to confirm for us whether there’s a breakdown in the middle where the whole band shouts in unison “it’s a waltz!”

Yeah hopefully it starts with a neck beard shouting to Deakin to give him his dad’s email address. Meow wolf 2019 crowd is really something else

FEEL ON1NE!!! wrote:

I fucking love the cha cha slide girl bro. Take it back now y'all. I love that boot. People are dumb invested in that boot

Oh there’s no irony here. That is my favorite boot of all time and she adds a ton. Her harmonies at the end of Stride put it above any other version imo.

yeah those girls made that boot so fun. it like adds a little plot

32rding all of this lol. all the crowd chat in that boot is classic, instantly added lore to the unfolding of the new era. maybe some of it gets annoying but the vibes are so positive, everyone at the show seems excited and like, giddy

2019 man like whatttt

still would really really love for this to be the cover, would rival spirit for all time best ac cover, but it seems like that's not happening

foxtrot, album release date is Sep 29

as for cover art -- would be a shockingly simple cover for AC -- i'm surprised folks think it might be the cover.

for starters, if it were the cover, i'd figure the layout of the words would always be the same, but depending on being on mobile, desktop, IG, etc. the layout of the words changes -- all on one line vs all on separate lines...

still would really really love for this to be the cover, would rival spirit for all time best ac cover, but it seems like that's not happening

What is this picture from? Is it Anco related somehow? Cause it looks stylistically similar to the Defeat artwork.

Oh sweet!! How do we know for sure?

Sept 29 is totally doable. Only 10 weeks.

Good point about the cover. I agree the isn’t it now on peach/orange probably isn’t it but if it was I’d still be cool with it.

What is this picture from? Is it Anco related somehow? Cause it looks stylistically similar to the Defeat artwork.

it's another art piece from the same artist who they used for the Defeat cover

Oh sweet!!

That’s totally doable. Only 10 weeks.

ya!!!!!!!! very doable

still would really really love for this to be the cover, would rival spirit for all time best ac cover, but it seems like that's not happening

Woah what is this from?

Anybody else see that instagram story the band just posted?

Looks like they changed up myanimalhome.net so that you can reveal the title by touching the defeat artwork

This is almost certainly going to be a classic AC record. So excited for it.
Haven’t listened to Defeat or any boots for a while now and I’m really feeling to anticipation already.

Even psyched for SC despite it being my least favourite track. If I end up loving studio SC it pretty much guarantees that I’ll go absolutely mental for everything else.

Nearly 3.5k posts in this thread and the thing hasn’t even been announced yet, jeebus

It will be incredibly funny if the orange is the album cover