ANIMAL COLLECTIVE

Animal Collective is a New York City/Washington, D.C/Lisbon based music collective of avant-garde musicians from Baltimore, Maryland. Animal Collective consists of Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Deakin (Josh Dibb), and Geologist (Brian Weitz). Records released under the name Animal Collective may include contributions from any or all of these members; the lineup is not uniform. The band members met in school and started recording together in various forms of collaboration from a young age. Although the band is often classified as psych folk or noise rock, it is hard to define the Animal Collective sound as they often experiment with diverse styles and ideas from album to album. The group also runs the record label Paw Tracks. - last.fm

if you like this definitely check out panda bear's solo records, which have a similar sound to "strawberry jam" and "merriweather post pavilion." avey tare also has a record out with wife, kria brekkan of múm. you might also want to look into grizzly bear, black dice, akron/family and deerhunter.

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ALBUMS:

Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished (2000)


Danse Manatee (2001)


Hollinndagain (2002)


Campfire Songs (2003)


Here Comes the Indian (2003)


Sung Tongs (2004)


Prospect Hummer (2005)


Grass (2005)


Feels (2005)


People (2006)


Strawberry Jam (2007)


Water Curses (2008)


Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009)


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