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It’s odd how, with a live reputation for being masters of the quasi-unlistenable avant-garde, Animal Collective can equally endear and soothe with occasionally recorded tracks of child-like simplicity.
Take new single ‘Peacebone’ – the first offering from the soon to be appearing Strawberry Jam album. It sounds like Norman Greenbaum’s ‘Spirit In the Sky’ processed through the warped mind of, well, a Warp artist and their back catalogue. And whilst there are multitudes of skittering electrodes chasing through it and occasional helium call-and-response vocals, with echoed screams, it sounds so damn _lovely. It’s got a glam-ish stomp to it, making ‘Peacebone’ almost comparable to the likes of Battles. But more than anything, you suspect, this is the sound of what Pavement would have been if they’d started their band in 2005 rather than fifteen years earlier.
Which is a little odd, really. But odd is, essentially, the beautiful remit of Animal Collective, and this is am engrossingly befuddling sampler for what’s to come.
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Share on FacebookPeacebone is such a wonderful song
and so is the entire album.
And Safer is possibly the best b-side of all of time ever.
Really, really bad
this band has lost their magic.
agreeeeeeed
yep
No mention of safer
way better than peacebone..... SRSLY.
Epic B side... epic.
I disagree
alot
This
is rather lovely
Amazing how
they are just so good at pop music. This is such a great song, there should be no disagreements.
it has nothing on
anything off Feels or Sung Tongs. The album is unlistenable at times, and this is retains little of their former charm.
i think it is as good, if not better
there is as much magic, if not more than previous work.
I don't see how they have lost any magic, in fact this album has far more magic than previous efforts.
PAVEMENT?!
http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/2303740
the only similiarity i see is that Peacebone and Pavement have very silly lyrics. I doubt Malkmus & Co. would ever get involved with steel drums and psychedelic electronica
Its an ok song i guess. I like the chorusy bit and it has a nice flow n all. But its just a bit disappointing really. Like i say, the discernable lyrics are clumsy at best, irritatingly stupid at worst. Ok, the lyrics on Feels were a bit dodgy at times, but this is a constant stream of not very good stuff mixed at a high volume.
And as for the rest of the production.. its bright and poppy but in all the worst ways, leaving it muddy and undefined, and like, overpowering without being powerful. Not a patch on the last album on that front, where the enveloping sound was one of its greatest triumphs.
A lot of my criticisms can be transferred to the rest of the album as well, and although i might sound a bit negative about its just disappointment. Peacebone is still nowhere near bad
ok
its ok.....i find them very irritating at times. the a side is catchy at first but once you've played it a few times it loses its magic - its all surface & no depth. it brings to mind they might be giants more than pavement. the b side is horrible and completely unlistenable
^
but safer is absolutely incredible.
I don't see how it is "horrible and completely unlistenable"
peacebone intro
is more 'mr blue sky' than 'spirit in the sky'.
Fantastic song
Have only listened to half the album so far but to me it seems better than Sung Tongs and could be overtaking Feels.
there I said it.
unlistenable?!
Its practically a pop album. Have you heard hollindagain? Or HCTI? They are fucking great but if you want to go and insult animal collective for being 'unlistenable' they are the things you should go for. This is my least favourite song off the new album, and i love it loads. The new album equals both feels and sung tongs. Doesn't they way their sound changes fascinate you?!
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that pavement comment is ridiculous. you should be ashamed as a reviewer.
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