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New Animal Collective Album, "Painting With" - Out Feb 19, 2016
Posted on 12/2/15 at 5:18 pm
Posted on 12/2/15 at 5:18 pm
First single has been released - FloriDada
Thoughts? I listened to the single and it seems a continuation of Centipede Hz. I don't know what to think yet. The song is pretty catchy but it just seems like a continuation of the sound they used in Centipede. Hopefully they try some new things with this new album, as I wasn't a huge fan of Centipede. I love Strawberry Jam, Merriweather, and Fall Be Kind. Feels isn't bad either. I'm not saying that I want to see them go back to that type of sound, but I'd just like to see something new.
Thoughts? I listened to the single and it seems a continuation of Centipede Hz. I don't know what to think yet. The song is pretty catchy but it just seems like a continuation of the sound they used in Centipede. Hopefully they try some new things with this new album, as I wasn't a huge fan of Centipede. I love Strawberry Jam, Merriweather, and Fall Be Kind. Feels isn't bad either. I'm not saying that I want to see them go back to that type of sound, but I'd just like to see something new.
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Posted on 12/2/15 at 5:46 pm to SUB
I'm digging the new single. Not an all-time AnCo track, but it is definitely fun and catchy. Love the way Avey and Panda play off of each other. Took me a few listens to embrace it though.
I don't think it sounds as muddled, chaotic and messy as Centipede Hz. I actually loved Hz, but it was undoubtedly a mess.
I don't think it sounds as muddled, chaotic and messy as Centipede Hz. I actually loved Hz, but it was undoubtedly a mess.
Posted on 12/2/15 at 11:22 pm to The Seaward
Awesome, love these guys. This track isn't my fave but I will pick up the album regardless
Posted on 12/3/15 at 1:13 am to The Seaward
I enjoyed that
Much better than almost anything on Hz. God that album was a huge disappointment.
Much better than almost anything on Hz. God that album was a huge disappointment.
Posted on 12/3/15 at 8:54 am to danman6336
I pre-ordered Hz when it was announced. I may hold off this time. I'm still optimistic, but regret getting the vinyl last time.
Posted on 12/4/15 at 12:01 pm to danman6336
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God that album was a huge disappointment.
it totally was. Really dissappointed with that movie they made too.
strawberry jam is my favorite.
I am hopeful as I love the last panda bear album.
Posted on 12/4/15 at 1:00 pm to Hawkeye95
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strawberry jam is my favorite.
me too
Peacebone, For Reverend Green, Fireworks, etc..... hell of an album
Posted on 2/1/16 at 10:44 am to SUB
Another new single, Lying in the Grass
Posted on 2/1/16 at 10:46 am to SUB
I like a few songs of theirs, but these guys definitely fart into wine glasses and sniff it.
Posted on 2/1/16 at 10:51 am to The Seaward
What do you think? I like Floridada better. Lying in the grass may work better with the whole album. Seems like an odd choice to release as a single before the full album is released.
This post was edited on 2/1/16 at 10:56 am
Posted on 2/1/16 at 11:23 am to SUB
It's a little too early for me to say for sure, but it seems solid although not amazing. I'm really loving FloriDada now though.
Posted on 2/8/16 at 2:37 pm to The Seaward
This review has me excited:
LINK
Merriweather is my favorite AC album, so now my expectations are HUGE.
LINK
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Painting With is the sort of album that you can imagine Brian Wilson would really love. And considering that the presence of the bandleader of the Beach Boys can be felt all throughout the tenth full-length record from Animal Collective, which was even recorded at EastWest Studios where the famed California group recorded Pet Sounds, you get the sense this exactly what these Maryland boys hoped to achieve. As a result, Painting With is not only the best Animal Collective album since 2009 (and arguably their best ever), but it could also go down as the closest thing this generation will have to getting a new Pet Sounds.
Famous for the revolving door participation of its members, Painting With reunites the trio that helped create 2009's widely celebrated Merriweather Post Pavilion--Avey Tare (aka David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox) and Geologist (Brian Weitz). Their associate Deakin (Josh Dibb) is absent again after having returned for 2012's mixed and muddled Centipede Hz. Unfortunately for Deakin, it would seem that his absence has occurred once again around the release of what will be a massively successful and influential Animal Collective record.
With the beautiful vocal play of Avey Tare and Panda Bear filling out the sonic expeditions constructed by Geologist, nearly every song on Painting With is worthy of a dozen plays, beginning with the first track and lead single, 'FloriDada.' With a squelching synth that sounds like a digitized didgeridoo, tropical drums and airy vocal performances, this single may be the most poppy Animal Collective song to date and that is not a bad thing. The strength of the harmonies coupled with the bounce of the instrumentation make the Beach Boys comparison an inevitability from the album's outset, but the off-kilter allure of Animal Collective still makes this wholly their own.
Tracks such as 'Lying In The Grass' and 'Vertical' feature eccentric blurs of psychedelia, jazz and modern electronic music, resulting in a bricolage of sounds unlike just about anything in music right now. While Painting With lacks the complete thematic cohesion of Pet Sounds' lyrics (though almost all of them are dark, they meander from war in the Ukraine to gender politics to recycling), its innovation in what can and cannot be included in a pop track could prove to be revolutionary.
So many tracks on the record have an incredibly high "wow" factor, with instrumentation and unidentifiable sounds that are unlike just about anything I have ever heard. Yet, everything comes together in a remarkably cohesive product. The vocal arrangements are simply staggering, with the interplay between the singers moving with stunning speed, erudition and wit. Each song is a fine tuned piece of pop alchemy. From 'Spilling Guts' to 'Golden Gal' to 'Recycling' and everything in between, Painting With brings one triumph after another.
It is clear that Avey Tare, Panda Bear and Geologist have honed in something game changing in pop music. In many ways, the fact that Painting With will likely be the most accessible Animal Collective album to date amplifies its potential impact, as the uniqueness of the record will reach even more listeners. This is a lush, intellectual and brilliant collection, constantly teeming with sounds, innovations and ideas. Topping Merriweather Post Pavilion once seemed like a nigh impossible task, but if any album could do it and enter the pop canon as Animal Collective's masterpiece, it would be Painting With.
Merriweather is my favorite AC album, so now my expectations are HUGE.
This post was edited on 2/8/16 at 2:40 pm
Posted on 2/8/16 at 2:56 pm to SUB
Wow, that review is gushing. Makes me pretty damn pumped as well.
Posted on 2/8/16 at 3:54 pm to The Seaward
I'm pretty sure it has leaked but I don't know if I'll put the effort to getting it before it's made available to all next friday.
Posted on 2/8/16 at 5:04 pm to SUB
Can't wait.
Posted on 2/8/16 at 5:46 pm to WaltTeevens
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I like a few songs of theirs, but these guys definitely fart into wine glasses and sniff it.
Not sure I understand what you are saying.
Anyway, I am excited about this album. Wasn't a big fan of CHZ. I have only listened to Floridada once, I thought it was okay. Probably will grow on me once I get the record.
This post was edited on 2/8/16 at 5:48 pm
Posted on 2/8/16 at 5:59 pm to Funky Tide 8
he;s saying they like the smell of their own farts. an oft criticism of pompous, self-indulgent people, or in this case, band.
i think he's wrong personally, but C'est la vie
i think he's wrong personally, but C'est la vie
Posted on 2/8/16 at 6:03 pm to Gnar Cat21
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i think he's wrong personally, but C'est la vie
Yeah, Animal Collective is definitely weird and different, but I don't think they are doing it just for the sake of being weird and different. I don't see why they should be labeled as pompous or pretentious just because they are creative and outside the box.
Posted on 2/9/16 at 9:36 am to The Seaward
Yeah, I don't know where that comment is coming from. It doesn't even seem like these guys do many interviews, so I'm not sure how you can think they are full of themselves.
That being said, Floridada has grown on me a ton. I love it. It's just a really fun song.
That being said, Floridada has grown on me a ton. I love it. It's just a really fun song.
This post was edited on 2/9/16 at 9:37 am
Posted on 2/9/16 at 9:53 am to SUB
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That being said, Floridada has grown on me a ton. I love it. It's just a really fun song
Exactly how I feel! Can't wait to hear the rest of the album.
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