Collected Animals

WHAT ARE THEY HIDING FROM US :hannity:

i'd fly across the country for oddsac live without a second thought

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I had a dream I was in a garage with some dude that wished the 90s never ended with a few synths and then Deakin showed up because he needed to do an interview with this guy for some reason, but he seemed sad that it was just me, him and some other random guy in the corner. So Deakin just left after a few minutes but I said something like, "seriously, your music is so amazing, thanks for everything you do" and then he said "thanks dude" and left. Then the 90s dude showed me a tv with a boombox hooked up to it for the soundsystem in front of a grungy old couch and asked if I wanted to play Switch with him. Then I woke up.

Reader, I was that grungy old couch.

Awesome article on Bandcamp with AC writing about their discography.
Great read!!

https://daily.bandcamp.com/lists/animal ... tification

In some ways SJ was this turning point, a rapid new growth with harder contrasts and less blending. The songs in that era feel more jagged and chaotic. I think my favorite song was the song that embraced that state the most, “Cuckoo Cuckoo.” Dave’s lyrics are stunning on that song, and I have often wondered why journalists rarely—if ever—focus on the lyrical content of the band. The flow on that song between loss and longing and beauty is a surrender to life that is both defeatist and anything but defeatist, dancing in the madness of impermanence. It still does the same thing to me that it did when he first introduced it, giving me deep body chills.

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Awesome article on Bandcamp with AC writing about their discography.
Great read!!

https://daily.bandcamp.com/lists/animal ... tification

... third album, Ark.

Andy needs to get into the core LP's thread!

Reader, I was that grungy old couch.

You are a welcome comfort but with crunchy fries

Awesome article on Bandcamp with AC writing about their discography.
Great read!!

https://daily.bandcamp.com/lists/animal ... tification

Fun read, glad they're on Bandcamp now. Interesting to see prospect Hummer considered out of all the EPs as essential. I'd have a hard time not choosing fall be kind (which is totally missing here, as is hcti/ark)

and it does refer to Ark as "LP3" ;_; no justice for hollinndagain

Cool article, esp. the bit with Geo reflecting on Sung Tongs. Interesting perspective on that album for sure

^that was really cool. I always just imagine that all the guys are like fully aware and just like accepting of the material the others do, even when they're sitting out an album, and then u realize that they're all legitimate fans of one another..

To me, the highlight of that interview is Panda talking about Sleep Cycle:

Josh and I met in 2nd grade and began writing music together when we were around 13 or 14 years old. What sticks out to me about Sleep Cycle is feeling so glad for Josh that he’d finished the album and that it came out so well and people really dug it. I know it was a battle for him, so it felt really good to see him nail it.

It's very sweet!

Wonder if we'll be seeing some incarnation of the Music Box performances during the quarantine.

They've been sitting on the video/audio material since well before the pandemic and now that quarantine has halted any new recording, I'm sure both the band and the venue's in-house editors have more time for post production. A release of some kind could also benefit the venue, which I'm sure is struggling along with the rest of the live entertainment industry.

Maybe they're taking a "remixing/collaging" approach to the performances, similar to what they did with the new EP, omitting and or saving stuff that overlaps with the to-be-recorded LP.

I'm also guessing a live archive is in the works. Would be a perfect quarantine project for the band, that could also help offset income lost from the cornpilled tour.

what is this... https://genius.com/Avey-tare-glass-bott ... mary-album

TFW you realize "gem and i" is a play-on-words for "gemini"

such a gemini thing to realize

this is a "screenshot" from my favorite rv commercial that sells gemini & cherokee rvs at low prices for all your rving (family travel, cereal killing, whatever!) needs

^cool

What if goalkeeper was the lead single for PW instead of Florida. And Florida had just been the lead single for the painters ep instead of kinda bonkers.

Where might one be able to find the best recording of the bbc taste version? Slide in me DMs or slap a reply here if you can help me out, thanks!

the actual bbc recording is by far the best quality of that instrumentation, although it has the newer lyrics. Best original from 07 is prob grrrnd zero france in oct 07

you can find both in the live recordings section

Thanks for the direction!

Thanks for the direction!

for sure!
midi festival has a great recording too!

yo midi festival archetypal

Someone on reddit said he's "looking into it" after they DMd him about it on twitter. i saw someone said this is a "cashgrab trying to mooch off of someone else's success" or something but i'm pretty sure this is just a case of two people with the same name being accidentally merged

Just realised Zen was the sinister grift all along

"zen is bullshit" -me, apparently, idyllically

fuck, the AC boys are all middle aged at this point


ten years to go for me!

Is 40 middle aged?

Bummed there isn't a single Record Store Release from anyone. No excuse. I'd love Panda ATP 2013 or an Avey 2011 show pressed.

All this middle age chat. I'm telling you, I'll still be here in ten years and I'll be waiting for you all to start creaking so I can announce your impending doom. I literally can't wait.

The ooohs at the end of disc one still get me. Reminds me of this past winter working at a bakery and closing up shop during Christmas time. Thats what that sound reminds me of.

Stan <3

Stan in many ways you are younger than all of us

Is 40 middle aged?

I count 0-19 as children, 40-59 as middle aged, 60+ old

Stan in many ways you are younger than all of us

roopn wrote:

Is 40 middle aged?

I count 0-19 as children, 40-59 as middle aged, 60+ old

If average lifespan is mid 70s to 80s then it seems around 40 literally makes a good age to begin being "middle-aged".

Life is short y'all.

Actually I dunno if I count 60-69 as "old" it's a bit of an unlabeled decade like your 30s

forgot about this track somehow
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUq6J06RZ_U&ab_channel=AnimalCollective[/youtube]

Check out "With Sage" by Navy Blue... samples the same tune—whatever it is—that Avey does on "Tape Player Chants for Winter."

Hey I always associated wastered with Feels, but just discovered it actually came out same year as Sung Tongs. Does anyone know which one came first? I'm guessing wastered because it was sold at shows (right?)

animal collective is my favorite band

Theyre up there for me... sucks that they broke up. Everyone but panda bear left the band

sweet whens tryouts

ill stay dry if u stay dry row alvin

new lucius sounds like ac: