Animal Collective

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About Animal Collective


Animal Collective were formed in Baltimore County, Maryland, by longtime friends and musical collaborators Avey Tare (David Porter), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Deakin (Josh Dibb), and Geologist (Brian Weitz). With a penchant for genre-hopping and studio experimentation, the group began drawing comparisons to everyone from the Residents and the Flaming Lips to the Incredible String Band and the Holy Modal Rounders. Solo and side projects proved to be a continual occupation for most of the group's members, particularly Panda Bear (Young Prayer, Person Pitch) and Avey Tare (Pullhair Rubeye), but Animal Collective proved to be the most successful of all the musicians' ventures.

The Collective released their debut album, Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished (originally titled Avey Tare and Panda Bear) in 2000 on the band's own Animal imprint. It was the first in a pair of captivating releases; the other was 2001's Danse Manatee (originally titled Avey Tare, Panda Bear and Geologist), which explored the fringes and intersecting boundaries of freak folk, noise rock, ambient drone, and twisting, melodic psychedelia. The live album Hollinndagain, which documented the band's debut tour alongside Black Dice, arrived in 2002, followed by 2003's Campfire Songs and Here Comes the Indian, the first albums to commit to the name Animal Collective and the first to feature all four members. The latter record was released on the group's newly minted Paw Tracks label.

As the Collective's popularity grew, so did their reach, resulting in a distribution deal with English independent label Fat Cat, which issued their first two albums as a package deal and paved the way for subsequent releases. The band returned in May 2004 with the triumphant Sung Tongs, a mysterious, fragilely melodic album that garnered positive press both at home and overseas, resulting in a series of successful international tours. The Prospect Hummer EP, which featured a collaboration with underground British folk legend Vashti Bunyan, arrived in early 2005, followed by the commercially and critically acclaimed full-length Feels later in the year. The band released the People EP in 2006, followed by the much heralded full-length Strawberry Jam in 2007, the band's first for Domino Records.

Merriweather Post Pavilion, the group's eighth and most accessible record to date, was released in 2009. It cracked the Top 20 in America and peaked at number 26 in the U.K., making Animal Collective the toast of the international blogosphere while also establishing their strength as a commercial force. Touring kept them busy for much of the year, but they did find some time to return to the studio and finish a short EP, Fall Be Kind, which appeared in November. In 2010 the group expanded its experimental sound into the visual realm with ODDSAC, a "visual album" that featured new material as the psychedelic soundtrack to a film starring the members of Animal Collective and directed by Danny Perez. Their next proper full-length, Centipede Hz, followed in 2012. ~ James Christopher Monger, Rovi

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    The 10 Best Lyrics On Animal Collective's 'Centipede Hz': Stereo I | Prefix
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    Can Animal Collective's 'Centipede Hz' Make Them Mainstream Stars? | Billboard.com
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    A decade removed from the looped yelps and muddy chants that composed the brunt of its early work, Animal Collective's latest album, "Centipede Hz," h...
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    Listen: Animal Collective Play New Track, 'Crimson,' On KCRW | Prefix
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    Tweet Animal Collective's new LP Centipede Hz may have dropped yesterday, but the band has already taken to playing unreleased material. "Crimson," wh...
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    Animal Collective Postpones Current Leg of U.S. Tour
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    Another band falls ill in a week that just hasn't been great for artists' health. Animal Collective has cancelled the remaining dates of their current...
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    Animal Collective Reschedules North American Live Shows
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    Illness postponed some concerts on Animal Collective's March North American tour, but the experimental indie group has announced that it has reschedul...
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Tour Dates

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  • May 22 Wednesday
    Barcelona, Spain Parc del Fòrum
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  • May 22 Wednesday
    Nîmes, France Paloma
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    Nîmes, France Paloma
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  • May 23 Thursday
    Nîmes, France La Paloma
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    Nîmes, France La Paloma
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  • May 25 Saturday
    London, UK Victoria Park
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    Nîmes, France La Paloma
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  • May 27 Monday
    Amsterdam, Netherlands Melkweg The Max
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    Brussels, Belgium AB Box
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  • May 29 Wednesday
    Paris, France Le Trianon
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  • Jun 7 Friday
    New York, NY, US Randall's Island
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  • Jun 10 Monday
    Washington, DC, US 9:30 Club
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    Washington, DC, US 9:30 Club
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    Washington, DC, US 9:30 Club
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  • Jun 13 Thursday
    Manchester, TN, US Great Stage Park
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    Manchester, TN, US Great Stage Park
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  • Jun 29 Saturday
    Roskilde, Denmark Festivalpladsen
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    Roskilde, Denmark Roskilde Festival
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  • Jul 3 Wednesday
    Gdynia, Poland Gdynia-kosakowa Airfield
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  • Jul 4 Thursday
    Ottawa, ON, Canada LeBreton Flats
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    Toronto, ON, Canada Danforth Music Hall
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    Ottawa, ON, Canada LeBreton Flats
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    Ottawa, ON, Canada LeBreton Flats
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  • Jul 11 Thursday
    Mariaville, NY, US Indian Lookout Country Club
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  • Jul 11 Thursday
    Portland, ME, US State Theatre
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    Louisville, KY, US Waterfront Park
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    Louisville, KY, US Waterfront Park
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    Royal Oak, MI, US Royal Oak Music Theatre
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    Cleveland, OH, US House of Blues
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    Covington, KY, US Madison Theater
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    Nashville, TN, US Marathon Music Works
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  • Sep 8 Sunday
    Salt Lake City, UT, US The Depot
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    Denver, CO, US Ogden Theatre
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    Minneapolis, MN, US First Avenue
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    Mexico City, Mexico Unknown venue
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    Mexico City, Mexico Parque Ecológico De Xochimilco
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  • Oct 16 Wednesday
    Madison, WI, US Orpheum Theatre
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    Chicago, IL, US Riviera Theatre
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    Kansas City, MO, US Midland Theatre
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    St Louis, MO, US The Pageant
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  • Oct 25 Friday
    Asheville, NC, US Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit
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  • Mar 16 Sunday
    Chicago, IL, US Riviera Theatre
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    Madison, WI, US Orpheum Theatre
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  • Mar 21 Friday
    Kansas City, MO, US Midland Theatre
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  • Mar 22 Saturday
    Denver, CO, US Ogden Theatre
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  • Mar 23 Sunday
    Salt Lake City, UT, US The Depot
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Discography

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  • Centipede Hz (2012)
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    Domino
  • Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009)
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  • Strawberry Jam (2007)
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    Strawberry Jam (2007)
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  • Hollinndagain (2006)
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    Hollinndagain (2006)
    Paw Tracks
  • Feels (2005)
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    Feels (2005)
    RT Bought
  • Sung Tongs (2004)
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    Sung Tongs (2004)
    Fat Cat Records
  • Here Comes the Indian (2003)
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    Here Comes the Indian (2003)
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  • Campfire Songs (2003)
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    Campfire Songs (2003)
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  • Danse Manatee (2001)
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    Danse Manatee (2001)
    Fat Cat Records
  • Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished (2000)
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    Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished (2000)
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