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Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 4:18 am**

This topic has probably been discussed before, but I figured I'd revive it.

My favorite is probably Sung Tongs. Something about the cartoonish, half-skeletal figures is really enchanting to me, and it perfectly matches the music of the album. Coming in at a close second is Merriweather Post Pavilion; the optical illusion is obviously cool, and, like Sung Tongs, the image somehow fits really well with the sounds.

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 4:42 am**

MPP and Strawberry Jam are the pretty legendary ones I feel. Can I add Honeycomb / Gotham? And then Campfire Song and Feels and Sung Tongs and and and

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 4:47 am**

I like Feels the best, I just think that one matches the music best. Here Comes the Indian is in a close 2nd place, LOVE that album cover.

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 4:54 am**

Here Comes The Indian is my #1 favorite I think.

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 5:01 am**

water curses
and this

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 5:06 am**

Here Comes the Indian, quite easily

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 5:07 am**

Although counting solo releases, Person Pitch would be up there

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 5:18 am**

Feels or TTG.

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 5:35 am**

Strawberry Jam, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Spirit, ODDSAC

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 5:39 am**

ODDSAC probably. Love the colors. That being said I'm not really that stoked on a lot of their album art. Person Pitch might be second for me even though comparatively it's not an album I listen to often.

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 5:52 am**

oddsac, feels, and person pitch. not so keen on much else, really.

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 7:14 am**

SJ has my favorite artwork. Always dug the Sung Tongs cover. And the art on the sleeves of Danse Manatee is amazing.

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 10:08 am**

my man

and i think that honeycomb single is just right, too

Spoiler: show

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 10:09 am**

vesuvius wrote:

oddsac, feels, and person pitch. not so keen on much else, really.

heh feels and person pitch are almost similar when you think about it. a bunch of people recreating, etc..

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 10:53 am**

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 12:38 pm**

person pitch obv.

I didn't think SJ was great at first but then I got it on vinyl and the colours are super vibrant, it's probably my favourite actual AC cover.

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 1:08 pm**

In terms of like which ones are most representative of the music therein, everything from Strawberry Jam through Centipede Hz is pretty on point. I've never been crazy over their artwork though.

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 2:52 pm**

SJ is my absolute favourite AC artwork.

Wikipedia wrote:

The name Strawberry Jam came from singer and drummer Panda Bear as he and the band were on a plane headed to Greece for a show. Upon receiving his complimentary tray of food, he opened up the packet of strawberry jam that had been provided for the bread. As he removed the cover of the packet, he was drawn to the look of the glistening jam, and he expressed his desire for the production of their new album to sound like the jam looked, "that is to say, something that's really synthetic and sharp and futuristic looking," but also "tangy and sweet, almost in a kind of aggressive way in terms of the way it tastes".

Perfect.

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 3:33 pm**

If we're counting solo releases, then Person Pitch would easily be in my top 3. I love Feels, too.

I might also be biased toward Sung Tongs and MPP since they're my two favorite Anco releases. I wonder how much influence the music itself has on one's appreciation of the cover art.

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 4:14 pm**

Spirit

Spoiler: show

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 5:06 pm**

Water Curses for sure. I just want to lay on it.

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 5:17 pm**

Feels and People EP

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 7:11 pm**

This topic now includes a poll (thanks for the suggestion, Akaio). You can choose your two favorite covers. Vote away!

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 7:12 pm**

I see a lot of people mentioning Person Pitch, but no one mentioning Down There. The Down There cover is easily one of the best AC related covers. Abby nailed it.

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 7:27 pm**

FBK is my fav

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 7:37 pm**

Tic wrote:

FBK is my fav

was just gonna say how much i love that one! i also feel like that one is the most fitting to the music!

could anyone tell me what story there is behind the cover art for fbk? like who did it/what's it supposed to be?

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 8:18 pm**

I believe Avey just took a picture and that was it. They talked about it somewhere

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 8:31 pm**

HCTI. Feels comes very close behind tho.

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 8:55 pm**

FBK looks like someone hitting a massive pipe to me

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 9:36 pm**

Ethmin wrote:

I see a lot of people mentioning Person Pitch, but no one mentioning Down There. The Down There cover is easily one of the best AC related covers. Abby nailed it.

its perf, but the packaging is what makes that record look so fucking cool

that danse/spirit cd comp cover that popeye posted is probably the winner though. i miss that cd so fucking hard

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 10:20 pm**

"You may select up to 2 options"

argh

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 10:37 pm**

popeye wrote:

This.

And Person Pitch if solo efforts are counted.

I voted for HCTI though as I assume the STGSTV we're referring to is the original. I didn't expect to be in the majority thus far voting for Indian!

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 10:54 pm**

Spirit/Danse reissue and HCTI are probably my least favourite

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 11:02 pm**

I like the backwards "Here Comes" on HCTI's cover, took me so long to spot that.

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 11:09 pm**

Spoiler: show

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 11:45 pm**

Posted: **Sun Aug 18, 2013 11:57 pm**

Feels has a great cover. Probably in my top 5.

Posted: **Mon Aug 19, 2013 12:43 am**

crack box is fantastic. also hollin...why aren't those on the poll? water curses is cool- esp the green side of the insert

Posted: **Mon Aug 19, 2013 1:07 am**

I like the HCTI cover but it never seemed to say Animal Collective to me.

Crack Box is great. Vermilyea's one of my favorite cartoonists.

Posted: **Mon Aug 19, 2013 1:13 am**

Hiff Cluxtable wrote:

I like the HCTI cover but it never seemed to say Animal Collective to me.

Weird, it really says Animal Collective to me.

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