How To Get Into ANIMAL COLLECTIVE

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This is how to get into Animal Collective.

If you’ve ever attempted to get into the experimental group, you might have heard some otherworldly sounds that either had you listening closer or turning it off completely. Listening to Animal Collective chronologically may not be best way to dive into the madness. So where to start with Animal Collective?

Animal Collective’s creative output from 2004 to 2009 was nothing short of astounding.

2004 - Sung Tongs
2005 - Feels
2007 - Person Pitch (Panda Bear)
2007 - Strawberry Jam
2009 - Merriweather Post Pavilion
2009 - Fall Be Kind EP

Four amazing albums within a five year span -- each with their own definitive sound. Plus a noteworthy EP and not to mention one of the group’s members releasing a solo album credited with influencing vapor wave, released within that same period of time. I can’t recall another band or artist who have come close to matching the critical attention Animal Collective held at that period. They were arguably the indie band of that decade. There was nothing else out there like them and I doubt we’ll see a band as unconventional as them breakthrough again.

Let’s review Animal Collective’s Golden Era, the best place to start if you want to get into the experimental group.

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Animal Collective FAQ

Who is Animal Collective?
Animal Collective are the experimental pop group from Baltimore, Maryland. The band consists of Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Geologist (Brian Weitz) and Deakin (Josh Dibb).

What genre is Animal Collective?
Animal Collective are an experimental group. They’ve been considered neo-psychedelia, experimental pop, art pop, psychedelic pop, psychedelic folk, freak folk, avant folk, folktronica, noise pop, electronic and even ambient.

What happened to Animal Collective?
Nothing, the group have continued to make music as a group and individually. After Merriweather Post Pavilion, the group chose to stick to their oddities rather than pursuing the sound that saw them reach their largest audience.

Is Animal Collective good? Is Animal Collective overrated?
That’s for you to decide but plenty of their albums have received universal acclaim for their inventiveness and originality.

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I do not own any of the videos or music used in this video. They are used for education and discussion purposes.