Two new Animal Collective tracks

These new tracks are awesome! I loved Meriweather. Most of your die hard fans don't like their new direction, but I like it a lot. Meriweather was such a solid album all the way through, as was Strawberry Jam.

I saw them live a couple of years ago. Was a cool experience. The visuals were great.

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I was very disappointed with them live, but I feel that was because it was a hot outdoors set in the middle of the day. Their light show was non existent and I think that really contributed to the show being underwhelming.

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Honestly, I would have been a little bored without the visuals that they had. I mean, there isn't much to see other than a few dudes messing around on laptops and sound boards and singing. The visuals synced up with the music great. I was in a trance the whole time.

Oh and June 26 is the tentative release date for the new album. So soon!

I thought the new tracks had a Strawberry Jam/Feels era sound, which is fine with me. As much as I loved MPP, Strawberry Jam is still my favorite AC album.

On my phone so it wont load, but I lover meriwether and can't wait for their new stuff. I've also heard mixed reviews on their live show. Thoughts?

I need to check these out. The last track I really enjoyed was What Would I Want Sky from their last EP.

Honeycomb is quickly becoming my favorite track of the year. But I am a sucker for those knotty, fast-paced, Avey Tare led songs.

Tour time:

09-18 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
09-19 Vancouver, British Columbia - Malkin Bowl
09-20 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
09-21 Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre
09-22 Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre
09-23 Hollywood, CA - Hollywood Bowl
09-25 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
09-27 Dallas, TX - House Of Blues
09-28 Austin, TX - The Backyard at Bee Cave
09-29 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
09-30 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
10-02 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
10-03 Philadelphia, PA - Mann Centre for Performing Arts
10-05 Brooklyn, NY - Williamsburg Park
11-01 Utrecht, Netherlands - Vredenburg Leidsche Rijn
11-02 Paris, France - Pitchfork Music Festival Paris
11-03 Strasbourg, France - La Laiterie
11-04 London, England - Roundhouse
11-06 Dublin, Ireland - Vicar Street
11-07 Glasgow, Scotland - Glasgow ABC1
11-08 Manchester, England - The Warehouse Project
11-09 Tourcoing, France - Le Grand Mix
11-10 Antwerp, Belgium - Trix Club
11-12 Copenhagen, Denmark - CPH: DOX at the National Art Gallery
11-13 Göteborg, Sweden - Pustervik
11-14 Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser Medis
11-15 Oslo, Norway - Sentrum Scene
11-16 Lund, Sweden - Mejeriet
11-17 Weissenhauser, Germany - Rolling Stone Weekender
11-18 Berlin, Germany - Astra Kulturhaus
11-19 Lausanne, Switzerland - Les Docks
11-20 Zürich, Switzerland - X-tra