Animal Collective

I've been living with Merriweather Post Pavilion for a month now and i must say its impact has not waned one bit. So much has been said about this album already that there is no point trying to add anything to the conversation. However, if i can say one thing at all, it is that i am sure that when i listen to this album in a few years time i will always remember that initial encounter with the album when it blew me away for the first time. I will remember it as fondly as those first listens of 'Funeral' by Arcade Fire, 'Unknown Pleasures' by Joy Division or 'Illmatic' by Nas. It will go down as a timeless classic and will always poignantly reflect my 2009. even though it's just begun.

I thought it would be timely to trace animal collectives development from their early experimental, more chance based recording to their recent explorations in the possibilities of pop music.


Chocolate Girl
from Spirit They've Gone, Spirit The've Vanished (2000)
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In The Singing Box
from A Danse Manatee (2001)
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Doggy
from Campfire Songs (2003)
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Hey Light
from Here Comes The Indian (2003)
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Leaf House
from Sung Tongs (2004)
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The Purple Bottle
from Feels (2005)
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Chores
from Strawberry Jam (2007)
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Street Flash
from Water Curses (2008)
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Lion In A Coma
from Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009)
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