Though not receiving CD release until the 20th, the newest release by the neo-pyschedelica group Animal Collective is already in stores on double-album vinyl format, and is already contending to be one the year's best releases. 'Merriweather Post Pavilion', the group's ninth studio album overall, is also the Animal Collective's most accessible effort so far. Psychedelic sound collages and dada-esque chanted lyrics are still as prominent as ever, yet the song's are structured in a much more traditional pop fashion, while the production by Ben Allen makes the vocals of Panda Bear and Avey Tare sound better together than on any previous effort. For evidence of this new-found pop-prowess check out the shimmery 'My Girls' or 'Summertime Clothes' which combines the sweet pop of Beach Boys and the effervescent jams of the Grateful Dead. Though people who listen to the Animal Collective for nothing more but sound-experiments and 'weird' psychdelics might find 'Merriweather Post Pavilion' too conventional for their taste, most who listen to this album should experience one of the greatest releases of the decade (plus, it has one of the TRIPPIEST album covers I have ever seen).
Listen To: My Girls, Bluish, Summer Time Clothes
RIYL: Panda Bear, The Microphones, Atlas Sound
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