Tag Archives: animal collective

Clubbing baby seals seems like an unchill practice.

By Carles | October 20, 2009

It’s always weird when a band/famous person becomes an advocate for change, especially when they are ‘raising awareness’ for a problem that I wasn’t really aware of. One could make the argument ‘out of sight, out of mind’ is a good thing. Like if you knew too much about the world’s problems, then [...]

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Relevant Band + Relevant Band = Relevant Remix?

By Carles | October 1, 2009

[MP3]
Phoenix – Love Like a Sunset (Animal Collective Remix/Deakin’s Jam)
2 of the most relevant bands of the year, Phoenix and Animal Collective ‘collab’ to output a remix of some song. I feel like this takes me back to the bloghouse era, when the most relevant bloghouse bands would create alt-synergy by remixing one another. [...]

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Is it ‘too gimmicky’ to cover AnCo’s “My Girls” from the perspective of a female?

By Carles | August 30, 2009

I just listened to the Taken By Trees cover of Animal Collective’s “My Girls” except she changed the words to “My Boys.” Seems like a ‘gender switching’ gimmick that happens a lot in modern music [via 'No Scrubs' --> 'No Pigeons']

I feel like this song ‘isn’t as powerful’ from a woman’s perspective. The [...]

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Is Wavves ‘ripping off’ AnCo / the ‘Panda Bear aesthetic’?

By Carles | July 21, 2009

[MP3]
Wavves Mickey Mouse
I have never actively listened to a Wavves song, because they seem to be ‘too fuzzy’ or something. Kinda like the ‘garage band aesthetic’ that I don’t ‘get.’ However, I listened to his new song ‘MICKEY MOUSE’ and it made me very confused. It sounded a lot like the band Animal [...]

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