Collected Animals

Stanshant wrote:

What's the DJ AARON ELLIS thing? I feel like I'm missing a joke I'd enjoy.

https://clyp.it/wxnu1xye

"Clyp - Not Found"

^good points

2nd half of golden gal makes me want to weep. so beautiful. even if i can tell there are slight variations in pitch due to said vinyl rip

dude i know. avey's gone for the gut a lot the last few years––laughing hieroglyphic, gotham, that it won't grow... i think the 2nd half of golden gal may hit even deeper than any of those

it seems like it should be a lot more difficult to set up a bandcamp like that jesus

i really hope someone who knows how to properly rip an album does it soon. the way this album slowly trickled out into our hands this time around was really underwhelming for the fans like me that can't control themselves... (bathroom recordings->amazon clips->already the 3rd single is coming out on monday->first 1eak is terrible). the album kills tho so i ain't even disgruntled

Can we get a lyrics thread up? Should I start it???

It'd be cool to pass the time by getting everyone to decipher all the lyrics on the album. From what I can understand, the lyrics are very good, they discuss interesting topics (Bagels, Golden Gal, etc.)

Bagels In Kiev , should be switched to Bombs in Kiev, breaking news. Turkey and maybe Saudi Arabia in plans to invade Syria. Russia will respond then NATO will.

is that sample about coke at the beginning of summing the wrench real?

is that sample about coke at the beginning of summing the wrench real?

that's golden gals im p sure

"Asbestos mess is part of the plan..."

listened to this twice last night cuz im a weak little bitch and couldnt wait any longer.

but i dont regret it. sounded amazing even on the terrible quality. i dont even know if i will be able to handle the full 320.

overall impressions:

some of their best work, for totally different reasons when compared to other albums. this is why AC is so great. actually exceeded my expectations. this was very strange yet still very accessible. I can see some high reviews for this. i saw someone post on reddit that their first impressions were MPP + rugrats = painting with. I actually think that is a great description ha. tracks were consistently good throughout, floridada and lying in the grass arent probably wouldnt even make my top 6 from this album which is saying a lot. I think I am the only one who has said this so far, but i think bagels is the weakest track if i am to make a criticism. wasnt on the same level as any of the others, IMO.

reserving further thoughts for when i get to hear a 320 version.

thyme wrote:

is that sample about coke at the beginning of summing the wrench real?

that's golden gals im p sure

Yeah, the version I have has golden gal listed as Summing The Wretch, explaining the confusion.

favorite transition on the album so far

favorite transition on the album so far

Spoiler: show

sssssoooooooooooooooooooootuuuuuuuuuuUUuuuurnnneeddoooonnnnnnnn...

byyyyyyyyyyyyyyyytheDeLaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeuuuuuuuuuuuuuooooooooooooooooohhhh....

(-> splash into spilling guts)

ugh yes the end of that song is absolutely amazing

Good God, I cannot contain my excitement for this. I LOVE so much about this record. Every time I've listened(going through my 3rd listen meow), I've found myself thinking "hmm this song is a little weaker" but next time around I feel just the opposite. I can't find any legitimately "weak" tracks...I love it!

That said, I do think that Bagels is my favorite tune...Burglars is up there, but the line, "I wasn't there when Moses parted the sea/I wasn't there with your grandpa back in Kiev" just gets me every time!

This isn't about where your head's at.


I am all for figuring out these lyrics...mindbogglingly cool.

really wanna get into Wretch cause i remember sonic boom posted that it was his fav but it's the only track i can't gel with much yet... maybe once i get used to all the weird bits and flurries.

What, our presidential candidate can say stuff like that and I can't

my current ranking

1. BURGAAAAALUUUURS
2. on delay
3. bagels in kiev
4. golden gal
5. recycling
6. vertical
7. natural selection
8. hocus pocus
9. floridada
10. summing the wretch
11. lying in the grass
12. spilling guts

this album is fucking amazing

What, our presidential candidate can say stuff like that and I can't

trump doesn't post on this forum
but you do

This album is INCREDIBLE! It's leaving a much stronger first impression than Centipede Hz did.

Early favorites are "Hocus Pocus", "Vertical", "The Burglars" and "Bagels in Kiev"!

"Recycling" sounds a lot like the "Acid Wash" demo (in a great way!)

Is there a copy of this out there that is broken up by the individual tracks yet? I'm still listening to the vinyl rip that's the whole album...

When do you guys think a 320 is out? I won't be able to listen to it until Wednesday, gonna hope its there by then.

Early favorites are "Hocus Pocus", "Vertical", "The Burglars" and "Bagels in Kiev"!

"Recycling" sounds a lot like the "Acid Wash" demo (in a great way!)

I feel exactly the same way about all of those tracks!

Hocus Pocus is definitely my fav

Listened to the best rip out there.

Listening to slightly low quality for my first real go may be damaging but then again so is assuming the album would be so GOAT that it would be wrong any other way. Also I'm weak willed. And it's honestly listenable.

And it's a great AC album. I'll stop myself there cause I barely listened more than once but I heard enough to know the shit is pretty fucking good.

I've listened through about 5 times now and it just keeps getting better with every listen. And STILL, I feel like it's gonna require so many more listens before I fully grasp what the hell is going on.

Also, let this sink in for a second. Every time they tour the songs first, we always love the energy and sound from the bootlegs/live, and then feel let down by how tame the studio recordings sound. The studio version for this one sound fucking great. HOW AMAZING IS THIS SHIT GONNA BE LIVE?

It's so amazing gawddddd. BUT I NEED TO STOP LISTENING TO THIS CRAPPY RIP!!!

Also I was unsure of Golden Gal in the samples. The song delivers pretty huge and makes itself an easy highlight.

Those fast banjo-esque synths in The Burglars are fucking amazing and I refuse to listen to that song anymore until I can hear it in full quality. So...good...

Favorites:
Lying in The Grass
The Burglars
Natural Selection
Golden Gal

Where are yall listening to this? Lil late. Please, Mister.

Wow, on my second listen through the record now, it's all so awesome. A lot of it is still kind of confusing to me, just like Lying in the Grass was in the beginning. A good sign I feel, the songs that are like that are usually the one's that stay with me the longest. So feels like an album full of growers, they've really succeded in creating something fresh.

The middle section of Bagels is maybe my favorite thing AC has done

Is this streaming anywhere so I can listen at work? P M me if so thanksss

Recycling! Fuck what a track.... AC goes country

The middle section of Bagels is maybe my favorite thing AC has done

doo. doo doo doo doo doo doo doo

So do we think golden gal will be released with a music vid tomorrow?

super wrote:

The middle section of Bagels is maybe my favorite thing AC has done

doo. doo doo doo doo doo doo doo

Reminds me of live I think I can

So do we think golden gal will be released with a music vid tomorrow?

It might be something different. Floridada had a video, LITG had an app, Golden Gal might get similar treatment.

I think Golden Gal is my favorite Animal Collective song ever, it is soooooooo fucking good!

I had a dream last night that I was playing a show in Champaign-Urbana, at the closed down Error Records, and for some reason the gang was there. It was a crowd of about 30 people but I could clearly make out Noah, Dave, Josh and Brian in the front, and about halfway through my set they started to morph into their characters from ODDSAC and they joined me on stage, the music we played together was unlike anything I've ever heard, and now I'm going to try to recreate it

aaah dream world. Are you a local in chambana? Do i know you ??

Goku wrote:

I had a dream last night that I was playing a show in Champaign-Urbana, at the closed down Error Records, and for some reason the gang was there. It was a crowd of about 30 people but I could clearly make out Noah, Dave, Josh and Brian in the front, and about halfway through my set they started to morph into their characters from ODDSAC and they joined me on stage, the music we played together was unlike anything I've ever heard, and now I'm going to try to recreate it

aaah dream world. Are you a local in chambana? Do i know you ??

I'm from Aurora actually, but I'm down there quite a bit. Real good place to hang. Reeaaaaaal good place to hang. I like to go down there every new school year and trick frats into thinking I'm a student whos going to rush for free beers. I eat at the courier every morning I'm down there, you may have seen me at one point.

Mayweed Mas wrote:

Goku wrote:

I had a dream last night that I was playing a show in Champaign-Urbana, at the closed down Error Records, and for some reason the gang was there. It was a crowd of about 30 people but I could clearly make out Noah, Dave, Josh and Brian in the front, and about halfway through my set they started to morph into their characters from ODDSAC and they joined me on stage, the music we played together was unlike anything I've ever heard, and now I'm going to try to recreate it

aaah dream world. Are you a local in chambana? Do i know you ??

I'm from Aurora actually, but I'm down there quite a bit. Real good place to hang. Reeaaaaaal good place to hang. I like to go down there every new school year and trick frats into thinking I'm a student whos going to rush for free beers. I eat at the courier every morning I'm down there, you may have seen me at one point.

hahah that's funny, I've been down here for about 5 years now. Cool to see someone close by on CA

I look forward to buying this album at my local record store