It's safe to say that a fair few websites went a little crazy earlier this week when an Amazon page was created citing that a new record by Animal Collective titled 'Fall Be Kind' was due at the end of this very year.
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Did summer really pass by that quickly? It seems like only yesterday we were walking outside in short sleeves for first time all year, and now it's already time to break out the sweaters. Before we do, though, we'd like to give one last musical salute to beach season. Check out some of the songs that helped define our summer below. Animal Collective, "Summertime Clothes"While Animal Collecti...
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I was in Duluth's Electric Fetus last week and the record store clerk dude had some tunes on the stereo. No, really he did. At first I was oblivious to what was going on musicwise in the place. After a while, the vocal harmonies crept out of the darkness of my consciousness bringing the hidden to life. Well, suffice to say. After a while I started wondering where I have heard such wonderful voi...
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It has been announced that on October 5, Animal Collective will be making their national television debut on the "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" television program.After their appearance on Conan, the Baltimore, Maryland natives will be touring through most of the North America and Europe in the next three months. The group is promoting their latest ??Strawberry Jam?? (Domino) which was release...
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//Animal Collective //- On A Highway//perfect. smooth sailing vibes.Fall Be Kind EPIn StoresDecember 15th!
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Animal Collective will release their eighth full-length album, ??Strawberry Jam?? (Domino) September of 2007. Recently, the group announced the details for their Fall touring schedule.Preceding the album, on August 21th in N.A., the band will release the first single "Peacebone" in 10", 12" AND CD formats with remixes from Black Dice and Pantha Du Prince. Additionally the single will include the "
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Domino Records just upped a brand new Animal Collective video - "Water Curses" is the title track off Animal Collective's upcoming EP, which will be available May 5th or 6th depending on what side of the pond you're on...http://www.youtube.com/user/DominoRecordshttp://myanimalhome.nethttp://www.myspace.com/animalcollectivethebandWhat do you think? Trippy innit? It looks even weirder on my MOG...
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Animal Collective will release their follow-up to 2005’s acclaimed Feels this September, dubbed Strawberry Jam. Band member Geologist recently emailed me about the new album, which was written around the world, literally. Geologist divulges about how the recording process went down, creating Animal Collective’s abstract sound and the inspirations behind tracks “Unsolved Mystery,” “Revere
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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...
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New York psychedelic rockers, Animal Collective already had a beefy North American tour slated for September, "as previously reported":PR, but it was just announced they'll be adding an Oklahoma, Ohio and another Texas stop to the itinerary. With their upcoming album ??Strawberry Jam?? set for release on September 11 (Domino), band members Avey Tare, Panda Bear, Deakin and Geologist are coming ...
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The following video is of Animal Collective performing their song "Cukoo." It was broadcasted originally for TVP Kultura, a Polish arts and culture network. In it, we see the guys belting out their usual complex and challenging chorus with the backdrop of serene and simple melodies. The New York City based four-piece's psychedelic sound inspires legions of freak-folk and experimental enthusias...
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At ECOUTEZ we spend everyday dreaming of new M.I.A material. We spend just as much time praying for more Animal Collective, but listening to rowdy M.I.A. and complex Animal Collective require two different states of mind, wouldn't you say? So what is your first reaction when you're told M.I.A.'s new work sounds "totally bizarre" and heads "towards Animal Collective"? "Animal Collective meets Gu...
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Animal Collective envisioned their recently released ??Strawberry Jam?? as an alien landscape, reports Yahoo."We wanted to sound futuristic," says the group's electronic programmer Brian Weitz (Geologist).Still, many cite the group as just plain ol' weird. The masks the group wore in early concerts — as well as their videos, pseudonyms and unconventional music - have contributed to a frequen.
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Animal Collective will release a new EP on CD and vinyl May 6th. Water Curses consists of 4 brand new tracks which are described as more stripped down than other recent works. According to a press release:Street Flash is nearly seven minutes of spaced out hollers, electronics and lullabies that luxuriate in a chord sequence running through a delay that sounds like it's made of honey. Threaten...
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Animal Collective played the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. last night and lucky enough, NPR recorded the full concert. Amongst the tracks played was a new tune called “Bleed”. Check it out below:MP3: Animal Collective - “Bleed”Last night’s setlist:Chocolate GirlSummertime ClothesGuys EyesWhat Would I Want SkyComfy In NauticaMy GirlsSlippiDaily RoutineBleed (New Song)FireworksEncore:Bansh
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