On Sung Tongs, their first record distributed by FatCat, the two-man Animal Collective come on like sun-scorched acid eaters gathered around the campfire, strumming and grinning while they weave their material out of cyclical singalongs and tight harmonies. Surprisingly, both for fans as well as new additions, that marks a much more accessible sound for a group that had previously probed the outer limits of prog and psychedelia. (Still, back to basics is the right place for a collective that released three albums in 2003.) Immediately called to mind here are the Holy Modal Rounders and, to a lesser extent, the Incredible String Band. While Animal Collective certainly don't share the intimate knowledge of folk music or the expert musicianship of the Holy Modals or the ISB, they do understand the importance of repetition in reaching altered states, and they indulge in many naturalistic post-production enhancements to get there. "Leaf House" and "Who Could Win a Rabbit" open the record with a cozy atmosphere created from soaring harmonies and Beach Boys-type bungalow percussion. From there, with only a few exceptions, Sung Tongs devolves into the loosest of jam sessions, a midsummer night's dream of pixilated picking in similar company with the lengthy mid-album interlude ("Green Typewriters") during the Olivia Tremor Control's Dusk at Cubist Castle. Although the duo didn't record nearly enough material to justify checking out quite so soon, Sung Tongs is a striking record, a breath of fresh air within experimentalist indie rock.
This band is crazy. If you like complete random craziness put togther in a singsongy way, you've got it. They're from NY, NY and there are only four people in the band, even though it seems like more. This song (Who Could Win a Rabbit) is a single released July 19, 2004.
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yesterday on some television station i was watching, a commercial came on for a new crayola product. the music was so familiar. and then all of a sudden "eeep!" it was animal collective's "sweet road" and to tell you the truth i didnt mind at all. its such a playful song and ive always associated animal collective with children and childhood memories...running through the woods and whatnot. it ...
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Here is some great news, not only are the Animal Collective about to go back into the studio but they will be on one of my favorite labels, Domino. If you have not heard these guys then check out the new one first, Feels, and work you way backward, unless you are a very openminded person, then start anywhere. "Experimental indie outfit the Animal Collective has signed with the U.K.-based Dom...
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Here is some great news, not only are the Animal Collective about to go back into the studio but they will be on one of my favorite labels, Domino. If you have not heard these guys then check out the new one first, Feels, and work you way backward, unless you are a very openminded person, then start anywhere. "Experimental indie outfit the Animal Collective has signed with the U.K.-based Dom...
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yesterday on some television station i was watching, a commercial came on for a new crayola product. the music was so familiar. and then all of a sudden "eeep!" it was animal collective's "sweet road" and to tell you the truth i didnt mind at all. its such a playful song and ive always associated animal collective with children and childhood memories...running through the woods and whatnot. it ...
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I just can't stop listening to Animal Collective and just love this song. Next up, El Guincho.
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Today I got Winters Love stuck in my head at work. I super love this song times about a billion, and its sweet, intimate sound kept chiming about in my head. It was really nice. Here's a video of the lads performing it acoustically in a very small room.
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The families are in town, there is more food than a soup kitchen on steroids, and New York is filled with floating cartoon characters. The Holiday Season is officially under way with the start of one of the best holidays ever created - Thanksgiving! From our site to your house - Connor and I wish everyone an extremely Happy Thanksgiving![MP3] Wolf Parade - Dinner Bells [MP3] John Lennon -...
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This band is crazy. If you like complete random craziness put togther in a singsongy way, you've got it. They're from NY, NY and there are only four people in the band, even though it seems like more. This song (Who Could Win a Rabbit) is a single released July 19, 2004.
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| 1 Leaf House |
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| 2 Who Could Win a Rabbit |
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| 3 The Softest Voice |
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| 4 Winters Love |
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| 5 Kids on Holiday |
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| 6 Sweet Road |
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| 7 Visiting Friends |
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| 8 College |
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| 9 We Tigers |
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| 10 Mouth Wooed Her |
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| 11 Good Lovin Outside |
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| 12 Whaddit I Done |
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