Collected Animals

Strawberry Jam cuz it's the jam of a lifetime.

my top 10:

1. strawberry
2. hcti
3. feels
4. down there
5. centipede
6. spirit
7. slasher flicks
8. oddsac
9. sung tongs
10. pullhair rubeye reversed (if this counts)

MPP and Person Pitch didn't even crack the top 10, but CHZ and Pullhair Rubeye did? And that's not mentioning the fact that the Slasher Flicks LP hasn't even been released yet. What a deliciously weird list.

Really difficult because while I really like almost everything they've done, i don't actively "love" any of them. The closest any of them have come to quote unquote "perfection" in my mind is definitely Person Pitch, but in general it's a bit to quote unquote "chill" for me. So I guess it's going to be spirit, Indian, or strawberry jam, with spirit probably getting an edge for being the most actively abrasive and unique.

I'll never understand the love for person pitch

It's the 21st century Pet Sounds !

^ same, I feel alienated cuz I can't in good faith ride the Feels or PP hype train, despite loving those albums. If I had a list of faves they'd be towards the bottom before ST and the early noisy stuff. I feel like a mom/old person for liking post SJ stuff so much more than early stuff, but its just how I ammmm. I'm a sucker for a tightly constructed pop jam (just not feels)

It's the 21st century Pet Sounds !

quite a boring album.

Maybe if Feels had a different cover. A pink one... I used to really love that cover but now I feel like it over-determines what colors I hear those songs in, if that makes any sense. And I can't unsee the album when I hear it, so everything sounds like idyllic green and tan colors. I don't have this weird disruptive problem with other covers though

Mütterlein wrote:

It's the 21st century Pet Sounds !

quite a boring album.

Strawburry JAM is my fav release because it combines pretty much everything they've ever done imo. Its got some PP vibes, feels vibes, maybe even hcti. It's just super solid, and plus water curses tracks came out of that same session which is probably my second fav(it would be my first but come on its an EP, ya gotta go with an LP right?)

ST is my fav release because it combines pretty much everything they've ever done imo. Its got some PP vibes, feels vibes, maybe even hcti. It's just super solid, and plus water curses tracks came out of that same session which is probably my second fav(it would be my first but come on its an EP, ya gotta go with an LP right?)

water curses came out of Strawberry Jam sessions not Sung Tongs. Or was that what you were trying to say?

its all just one big session if you think about it

its all just one big session if you think about it

woah

this is a tough choice. I voted Water Curses EP because, despite its short length, I think its the most potent mix of AnCo's psychedelia characteristics. It represents an interesting transitional period-- before we have the classic albums, arguably the best stuff. After Water Curses, we have the band exploring new sounds and jams, and also an increase in popularity. So for me, the EP is definitely my favourite. Probably not the best, but highly notable.

coollodges wrote:

ST is my fav release because it combines pretty much everything they've ever done imo. Its got some PP vibes, feels vibes, maybe even hcti. It's just super solid, and plus water curses tracks came out of that same session which is probably my second fav(it would be my first but come on its an EP, ya gotta go with an LP right?)

water curses came out of Strawberry Jam sessions not Sung Tongs. Or was that what you were trying to say?

lol woops yeah I definitely meant the Jam and not sung tongs.

I DIDN'T HAVE MY COFFEE YET WHEN I POSTED, OKAY?!

lol woops yeah I definitely meant the Jam and not sung tongs.

I DIDN'T HAVE MY COFFEE YET WHEN I POSTED, OKAY?!

i aint trippin

here comes the indian, sounds like nothing else
somebody else vote for it too please?

word

idk pan raccoo-oo-oon rode on the HCTI vibe for their entire existence

El Camino wrote:

Don't understand all the obsession over mpp actually, I think the four albums before it were better (hcti, sung tongs, feels, sj) plus I feel like its actually less consistent than their best albums.

if you're saying that sung tongs is more consistent than mpp then we're just gonna have to agree to disagree

Well what songs on Sung Tongs aren't really good? Whaddit I Done and Good Lovin Outside are probably the weakest links but still good songs, on MPP i'm not really a huge fan of Daily Routine or Bluish (really overrated imo) but there's nothing on MPP that I like as much as Winters Love or the first two songs. Plus Sung Tongs has a more impressive atmosphere and better replay value for me.

Spirit is probably my favorite release, but the Feels era was the greatest.

woah el camino you don't like the 2 best songs on MPP, that must be rough

I'm not that into those two songs either so dont feel bad buddy

no, feel bad, they are fantastic

that wink was like a "dont actually feel bad", not a "those songs aren't fantastic". because they are.

this is gonna get heated

2 best songs are In The Flowers and Guys Eyes tho sry

Well I agree with that

I agree with that too
In the Flowers is one of those songs that I wish I could hear for the first time again, what an amazing experience that was.

Strawburry JAM is my fav release because it combines pretty much everything they've ever done imo. Its got some PP vibes, feels vibes, maybe even hcti. It's just super solid, and plus water curses tracks came out of that same session which is probably my second fav(it would be my first but come on its an EP, ya gotta go with an LP right?)

I voted Water Curses but I feel you dog. the jam is my favorite lp of theirs. It's everything panda wanted it to be when he was eating strawberry jam on that airplane. Electric/Tangy/Sweet next level psych art

Jet Engine Whatevers wrote:

El Camino wrote:

Don't understand all the obsession over mpp actually, I think the four albums before it were better (hcti, sung tongs, feels, sj) plus I feel like its actually less consistent than their best albums.

if you're saying that sung tongs is more consistent than mpp then we're just gonna have to agree to disagree

Well what songs on Sung Tongs aren't really good? Whaddit I Done and Good Lovin Outside are probably the weakest links but still good songs, on MPP i'm not really a huge fan of Daily Routine or Bluish (really overrated imo) but there's nothing on MPP that I like as much as Winters Love or the first two songs. Plus Sung Tongs has a more impressive atmosphere and better replay value for me.

I get that people don't like Whaddit I Done, though I think they cray. BUTT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND CALLING GOOD LOVIN OUTSIDE WEAK. That song is fucking amazing, might be my favorite on the record.

There's a place I know where we can go
slide on down the wooden staircase

listed in order/no eps

Strawberry Jam
Sung Tongs
Spirit They're Gone Spirit They're Vanished
Feels
Oddsac
Here Comes The Indian
Merriweather Post Pavillion
Danse Manatee
Campfire Songs
Centipede Hz
Hollinndagain

Person Pitch changed my life. Made me realize that anyone could make music. It lifted my spirits at the right point in my life where everything was going to hell.

Idk I still think Good Lovin Outside is a good song, but the rest of Sung Tongs is just more impressive to me.

I made an in order list but I had to group some together

Strawberry Jam/Sung Tongs
Feels/Spirit
HCTI
Danse/MPP
CHZ
Hollinndagain
Oddsac
Campfire Songs

Agreed Ethmin. Good Lovin' is prbly my favorite on ST now that I think abt it. "We can roll in ....Moss All Ni-ight," and then panda's crazy back vox... omg

Someone needs to join me on Chz hype, how do u guyz not see its a modern rock masterpiece of epic proportions. And who voted DM? what sayeth you??

wish I could join you but chz is prolly grabbing last place for me out of this list

After Prospect Hummer and People? :/

No it's cool. I'm just weirded out that ppl don't agree with me that every release has always been perfect but they keep getting more perfect

Personal life stuff gets in the way of being objective about how animal collective just makes better music every time they make music.

I just don't like to ever throw around the word "perfect" in reference to music or any art form really