Yup, it's official:I've yet to decide if I am going to go. I'm checking out the bands that will be there and I'm really digging Animal Collective. Holy shit, they are making some fascinating tuneage! Check out the song above and this vid of them live at the Midi Festival on the French Riviera '07 playing "Leaf House":I really want to see Portishead, The Breeders, Love & Rockets, Spiritualized, ...
The Baltimore-based Animal Collective released their new album Strawberry Jam today. They may not beat Kanye or 50 cent album sales, but everyone is raving about what a sweet album it is. Tonight they play in Minneapolis, then hop over to Seattle for the west coast leg of their tour. But, if you are in the UK, you will be next to get a sweet visit from the quartet. Once they finish their US...
Animal Collective. What are they? They've been called everything from experimental, to noise-rock, to psych-folk, to indie-rock. And with names like Panda Bear, Geologist, Avey Tare, and Deakin, one has to wonder if they're genius or crazy.I've tried to like them...I really have. And believe me, I've tried to hum their melodies to myself in the car. As much as I like the song "Peacebone," I ju...
I bought only one CD today and to my surprise, it wasn't Kanye or 50...It was Animal Collective. Their new album, Strawberry Jam, also came out today.How the hell did that happen?Well, I started getting into Animal Collective last week and heard their new album. I'm really liking it and I decided to add that to the albums I was going to buy today (the others being Kanye and The Go! Team).The ...
Well, I finally moved away from Hawaii, settling these weary bones here in Maryland. Better yet, though, is that I got my desktop back after our month-long separation.
hiya,I'm doing my master's dissertation on music discovery via sites like these. Examining successes, failures, complaints and kudos.If you have the time, and would like to help a student with his research. send me a message and i'll email you a short survey.cheers,michael
Animal Collective - PeaceboneThis track from Animal Collective is from their newest album Strawberry Jam which was released yesterday (Sept 10, 2007).Layers on top of layers of noisy, scratchy, glitchy, music that builds and colescest into a bubbling fun choirs. The vocals on this track remind me alot of They Might Be Giants.