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Yall might know Kria Brekkan as the wife of popular 2k9 buzzband 'the Animal Collective', more specifically, the band member Avey 'David Portner' Tare. She has apparently already created tons of music on her own, as well as with the popular Icelandic runoff band "múm." [via the post-Bjork+SigurRos era]. (not sure if Iceland still has a thriving creative economy now that their 'financial/real' economy is 'in the shitter')
I recently saw Kria Tare-Brekkan's new LP cover, and wondered what it was all about. Appears to be a concept album based on the popular female topic of fluid in the uterus.
Felt confused, since I am a bro, and from what I understand, I don't even have a uterus. It seems like it might be an indie album directed towards 'the female demographic', perhaps ages 25-45. Sorta like the popular television series 'Sex and the City.' For those of yall who didn't take sex-ed [via conservative private education/middle-american public school], here is where the uterus is located.
Went ahead and did some research to attempt to find out 'why a woman would have water in her uterus.'
Feel worried. Thought uterus water might mean that 'life' was being cultivated, but it seems like it might be a legitimate health concern. Maybe this is going to be a 'dark' female album, as opposed to the light-hearted conceptual fluff that tons of female indie artists 'put out.' Seems like we are growing up, and the music 'we' listen to has tons of 'adult themes'? Maybe life isn't about 'partying'/'being free' in 2k10... Just want to be involved in a conceptual union with a human who I love.
Do u think people will take me seriously as an AnCo fan if I 'overcompensate' with interest in an AnCo auxilary band/wife?
Is Uterus Water the new 'Horchata'?
///what fluid will be 'big in 2k10'?
I think that the marketing team behind Animal Collective are 'pure geniuses.' Not only did they 'perfectly brand' MerriPostWeather Pavillions, and totally 'overhauled' the band's general brand--they also know how to 'inject the band into relevant discussions.' I think this was filmed 'before MJ died', but I feel like they somehow knew that 'MJ was going to die', and wanted to 'get as much buzz as possible.'
Sometimes it is important to 'jump on a megameme', such as the MJ death. If you are important/famous/relevant enough, people are 'interested in hearing what u have to say' about a newsworthy event. Feels like it is 'beneficial for content providers' for an 'alive famous person' to reflect upon a 'dead famous person.' U can then 'write a blog news story post' about it, and get 'mad hits.' I think it is important to seem 'sad' and 'appreciative' when some1 who was somewhat influential dies. Sometimes it also seems appropriate to be 'shocked.'
Not sure who is the 'kewlest' member of AnCo. Think that Panda 'seems chill.' Not sure if Avey is 'well-branded' in a Gilligan hat/bucket hat. I feel like Geologist's gimmick of 'wearing a headlamp' seems like a great one, but I think he needs to 'commit himself' to the gimmick 100%, and wear the headlamp during all hours of the day.
If I had seen him without his headlamp, I would have called him and told him 'get your goddamn headlamp on.'
Feel like they have probably lost out on hundreds of thousands of dollars worth or 'merch revenue' by not selling a Geologist headband.
Would definitely rather have a headlamp than a 'bucket hat.'
Still trying to 'brainstorm' sweet merchandising ideas for indie bands. Starting a consulting firm.
Yall. I <3 music festivals. As I always say, they are the only place where I feel like I am 'home.' I get to chill with people who like like me and have similar interests, and I get to see my fave alt celebs performing/spy on them through the security gate.
Feel like I missed out on a lot of meaningful experiences.
I could have beta tested new Am Appy designs with Karen O of the Ya Yea Yeas.
Could have seen some zany bro.
Could have made zany faces while singing meaningful Passion Pit songs
Could have made zany faces while singing meaningful AnCo songs [via Avey Tare]
Could have made scary faces while singing with King Of Leon alphabro
Are alt music festivals all going 2 have comedy now? Might watch ADULT SWIM LIVE starring Tim and Eric. I read in a blog that they direct music videos or something.
Could have sang Karaoke with my political science professor/T.A.
Could have made angry faces about TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek about having to play to a crowd of bros even though ur a production genius
Could have talked about music industry issues & channeling ur hurt/anger into transcendent rock anthems with Trent Reznor.
Could have chilled with Kevin 'Bisexual JokerAlt' Barnes during a zany OfMonty set
Could have had 'my junk' eaten out by a tiger
Just coulda chilled with bros, sat in the sun on a blanket, listening to some sweet, sweet alternative tunes.
Might have also met a tuggle of entry-level girls who were just under-18 who u get drunk & 'take advantage' of.
Whenever I miss a music festival within 3000 miles of my own home, am I missing out on one of the most potentially meaningful experiences of my life?
[Photos by Chris Graham via Brooklyn Vegan]
I listen to the Animal Collectives on a weekly basis. I think I 'like' them because they are differentiated from 'traditional music' and 'modern indie music.' When I listen to them, I exist on a higher plane of musical appreciation and consume products for 'all the right reasons.' For the past couple of months, the whole world has been awaiting the LEAK of the album Merriweather Post Pavillion. I was one of them. I was not awaiting the chance to purchase physical copy of the album, but instead I was a proud member of the LEAK HUNTING army for this album. Fortunately, a conceptual Santa slid down my chimney to deliver the best xmas gift of all--the leak was officially released by the Internet around Christmas of 2k8. When I first saw the album art for the new AnCo album, I knew it would be amazing. I knew the album was more than just a series of bloggable mp3s, and the album art was more than just a meme. 
I like 'looking forward to things' because it is a gimmick that makes my life worth living. With all of this anticipation for the album release of what I perceived to be a relatively-niche band, I wonder if I am living in a world that is completely out of touch with 'what real people listen to/consume/value in music. How BIG OF A DEAL is the new Animal Collective/what social constructs do I realisticially expect it to break down? Can they be 1 of the newest relevant crossover alt artists? Even if you put AnCo head2head with other 'alternative artists' who 'have a worldwide universal appeal on a commercial/spiritual level' and are regarded as 'being culturally relevant' and 'progressive' at the same time, do u think Animal Collective can compare to these bands? Is Anco as approachable as U2? Is Anco as approachable as the Coldplay? Is Anco as approachable as Radiohead? Is Anco as approachable as the Arcade Fire? Is Anco as approachable as Feist? Is Anco more/less approachable for Joe Suburbia to consume than _________? Where does Animal Collective realistically sit in this hierarchy of critical acclaim vs. pop appeal vs. actually selling albums? I feel like they are sort of like a 'really funny, progressive comedy that got cancelled from cable TV' in band format, except they are a band so they don't get 'cancelled'--they get the opportunity to move forward become more authentic, letting their fan base 'grow' with them. When I first started listening to Animal Collective, they had a smaller following, and playing them in my car for a group of friends was often met with a lot of 'what is this krazie noise, yall?'s. Back then, AnCo was way more acoustic/conceptual/NOISECORE/lofi/etc. These days, they are a bit more electro conceptual tribal. Animal Collective uses progressive samples and instruments to make 'modern pop music.' Not every one is ready to embrace this concept. Not every one is able to say 'OMG. they have the pop sensibilities of the Beach Boys' because they probably don't read+regurgitate music tidbits & opinions from the internet on a daily/weekly basis.
Photo caption: Remember this album from 1989? 
I remember when I saw AnCo live in the post-Strawberry Jam world, it was swarming with entrylevel alts who were looking for a more meaningful experience than just a 'marginally dancey Cut Copy show.' At Animal Collective concerts, people are willing 2 unite, kind of like meaningful core during its peak days (ie the DeathCab TRANSATLANTICISM era). Do u remember OLD Animal Collective LIVE was like this, instead of a couple of dudes pressing buttons and 'bobbing their heads to the music' on stage? Were u 'there' b4 they were 'big'?
(You probably got lost in this clip because it was s00 RAW and not 'poppy enough' 4 ur tastes.)
Animal Collective is an interesting case study when u analyze them with these 2 questions driving ur analysis. Kinda makes u wonder if they are the perfect storm for 'existence within a malstream environment'. Theoretically, I am living in a world where a progressive album is critically acclaimed/successful. Is this 'utopia' or am I just disconnected from reality / living in a world where my values are too internet-buzz-centric? 
Animal Collective is an important band because they are one of the first 'transcendent' independent bands to gather most of their acclaim on the internet. While they probably had a few recordings before every one turned utilized the internet to find the newsest, alt-est music, you can't really deny that they grew at a healthy rate in internet-acclaim-perception over the past couple of years. If you grow too fast, you will be discarded as inauthentic (The Black Kids). If you grow 2 slowly, no1 ever really identifies with ur brand and think that you are just a newsbit that has been around 2 long for no good reason. The internet is a difficult environment in which to grow because virality rates are difficult to control. Most 'revolutionary' bands that douchebaggy music blogs+news sources+magazines cover have a life before and after the internet. Kind of like college rock bands around the year 2000. Bands like INTERPOL that were 'good' but then had to find a new life in an inauthentic altradio context. Or other bands kind of shriveled up and died after the internet made bands 'release content+memes more frequently' and some bands were unable to respond. If you think about AnCo, much of their 'acclaim' has come in the post-p4k era. Probably gaining a lot of steam back when Pitchfork anointment meant a little bit more to the 'standard pre-altbro music fan' who still J.O.ed while reading p4k/there weren't as many other sources that were 'unearthing' bands at the time. Now there are probably too many sources 'unearthing' shitty bands, so we are returning back to our Pitchfork + GorillaVsBear roots to prepare for the unknown year of 2k9.
It is important to remember that today's 'most connected' music fans use the internet to judge what are the most relevant+progressive bands/brands. In the musicsphere, there are a few key tastemakers of different scales, and most of them have aligned to tell you that Animal Collective is relevant+progressive+transcendent. Keep in mind that the most relevant members of culture exist solely on the internet and can only value what is valued on the internet. Which band/meme/topic generates the most blog posts? Which 1 generates the most comments? Which 1 gets the most praise/transcends snark+hype resentment? So I'm not sure if this internet-centric praise economy for Animal Collective means that they are 'bigger' than I think they are, or if we are just so caught up in what's happening on the internet that we fail to realize 'these conceptual bands don't matter to most people and probably never will.' So while you are 'acclaimed' by the top 0.5% of culturally relevant society, you have to understand that these people are the ones who are too smart to pay for music. Fortunately, AnCo has a meaningful live show, which is always important to value in the 'rise' + 'sustainability' of artists.
Animal Collective-Brother Sport "live at Midi festival " 2007 French - Riviera (wish it didn't take 2 years for this song 2 get recorded/leaked) If u can't tour + get a room of bros to buy t-shirts and vinyl albums for bros who don't have record players, then u can't 'make it big' in altville. Another factor to keep in mind is 'how willing is ANCO to use the internet as a gimmick' to maintain interest. It seems like in the past the internet has kind of 'fucked them over' when it comes to LEAKAGE, but it's tough to say whether that worked for/against them. Will they 'pull a GirlTalk/Radiohead' and be the next band that the NY Times writes about because they 'gave away their album for free' and 'have a culturally relevant following'?
Always remember that you can do better. 
You need 2 be the best. 
If u make urself proud, u will make the critics happie. 
Never give up. 
Make ur parents proud. 
There is always room for improvement. 
I want 2 get an 11 from the pitchfork medias (The HRO EP: Coming Soon)
There is nothing more annoying that Conceptual Artists/Bands who have allegedly garnered mainstream praise. For example, the Radioheads. Or maybe the zany broad BJORK. Maybe Sigur Ros or Arcade Fire (those 2 are a lil different/smaller). I think the main gimmick behind these bands is convincing yourself that their 'product' stands for something more than most music. They are pretty much a lifestyle brand for every sort of alternative ideal possible: social change, innovative instruments + recording techniques, reflections on humanity, usage of performance + visual art during the live show, environmental awareness, anti-War, embracing technology, innovative/meme-able music videos, having opinions on politics, and stuff like that which makes the band interesting/easy to write about. 
I'd say bands on this level exist as sort of a 'non-profit lifestyle brand' and have a progressive simpleton fan base that can't really 'see' what's going on. The bands are probably all way more 'deliberate' than we give them credit for, but also kind of excessively 'grassroots/organic' in an annoying way. U kinda just want them 2 embrace their mainstreamness and focus on being mediocre. The people who 'genuinely' like these bands are not worth taking seriously because they didn't really know how to use the internet to find their 'favourite band.' Instead, they picked the artist on what they perceive to be 'the extreme left' in the lineup of mainstream artists. In essense, they want to identify with generic alternative ideals that they think a band is supposed to represent. So while the artists themselves may be 'truly expressing themselves', it is hard for an internet-centric bro who 'has the whole internet at his fingertips' to take these artists seriously when we have found a whole new world that makes Bjork/Radiohead seem like a concept/band for simpletons (kinda like The Matrix).
After understanding the internet-era and the pressure for bands/labels to create these non-profit lifestyle brands, you can now begin to explore the 'types of fans who love Animal Collective.' They are probably a sampling from the absolute worst type of people to 'talk about music.' In their world, music is the most important art form, and Animal Collective is the master of the arts. Animal Collective shits on everything else, whether or not is art. Most of the most ardent Animal Collective fans are 'failed creative-types' who have convinced themselves that they 'could have made the music that Animal Collective made' if they 'just saved up some money to buy ________(type of instrument).'
These are Anco fan stereotypes: a) the bros who are waaay too connected to 'new bands' and 'music news' and 'whatz goin on' in the world of independent music b) bros who 'don't care about what's going on in the altmusicsphere' because they 'only care about how music makes them FEEL' c) bros who pretend to only care about judging music based on 'how it sounds' but secretly check P4k rankings on a weekly basis to construct what they 'like' based on how they perceive the masses are digesting new content. I feel like the most annoying thing about Animal Collective fans is their 'evangelistic' tendencies. It's kind of like a 'cult' that is asking you to 'trash your pre-existing tastes and experiences when it comes to music, and join the AnCo army.' To them, Animal Collective is a band that satisfies 'what they are looking for in a band' from a musical and social perspective. They have told themselves that in their perfect version of society, every one will participate in communal sound sessions. Every sound ever made in this perfect society will be recorded, and later used in a meaningful song. We will all have animal/weird names and be inducted into THE ANIMAL COLLECTIVE at sundown on Sunday nights. We will sacrifice humans who do not appreciate our society. 
Animal Collective fans may or may not be as 'differentiated' as they think they are. Animal Collective fans may or may not exist on a more organic/authentic plane of existence than 'generic music fans.'
I feel like if you talked to most ardent AnCo cultmembers, they would tell you that Anco is 'eventually going to take over the radio and everything on FM radio will sound like AnCo.' After thinking about AnCo's place in the internet-perception economy, and how that has nothing to do with 'the empty mainstream BritSpears world', it is easy 2 see that AnCo will never 'cross over.' They will stay in a good place for them--Kings of Smart People Who Accumulate Ideas, Opinions, and Art From the Internet. I think one of the most important tests for an artist's crossoverability is 'Could I put this on a mix CD for 1 of my parents, or is it too far out?' I'd say 1/10 Animal Collective songs are mix-cd-able for your parents, and that rate is just too low to expect tweens who listen to Fall Out Boy/Pink/Brokencyde to 'get' AnCo. 
I feel like Panda Bear's "Person Pitch" is one of the most important catalysts for AnCo 2.0. It was Noah "Panda Bear" Lennox who really 'created the cultural marketplace' for Animal Collective as a band. His songs are more approachable for people without a conceptual appreciation of music. In addition, 'Panda Bear' helped us buy into the idea of The Animal Collective, as opposed to them just being 'weird dudes who make weird music that I am apparently supposed to like.' Panda Bear is the bro who made the Brand more authentic. Otherwise, there is a chance that most of their albums would just be sort of college radio concept rock fodder. 
Never underestimate the significance of branding. I think most people who are 'really into Animal Collective' don't really understand branding/would tell you that 'they are not a brand--they are just passionate musicians making art.' They have done something relatively impossible--making a brand that is 'authentic' and 'transparent' and 'immune to hype' and 'invincible against negative criticism' and 'opening up new artistic spaces which leave critics unable to evaluate it with an existing set of standards.' One of AnCo's best gimmicks is operating for 'art's sake' as well as they can. Instead of 'creating excessive blurbably content', they usually let the Music New Meme economy generate their own memes about what AnCo is up to. They will definitely have an infinite life as an 'acclaimed alt band', but their core competencies don't really mean that they will 'blow up' because only really 'guitar rock n roll with male singer' alt bands or 'artsy girls who play multiple instruments and sing kinda kute songs' can CROSS OVER. If anything, AnCo is lucky to 'crossover' to people who don't use the internet. This is kind of like the genre of FestivalBros/ drug users who listen to old music / weirdo old people who like new stuff that they think matches their weird personal brand. Just can't imagine "Brother Sport" playing at a high school homecoming dance. As meaningful as you think it would be, it probz just won't happen ever, yall.
I think the music reviews of Merriweather Post Pavvy will probably be 'the last great music reviews' of all time. In our current information economy, it takes less time to sample an album than it does to read a review with big words describing sound + references to bands that we don't know + references to tidbits of information about the band that we don't know. Are Music Reviews meant to be read before or after a reader hears the album? I feel like people use them to a) find out what is good, usually based only on a number (9.6/10) and b) to reaffirm that an album is good after they have already decided that they liked an album. If I were running a review site, I would try to keep everything positive so that I wouldn't alienate one, kind of like Amazon reviews. In order to build a meaningful online brand, you must pick a type of music that you consider to be irrelevant + inauthentic, and continue to give these bands poor scores.
Now that we have finally found 'the perfect album', I think we really need to re-evaluate what a 'music review' means in today's consumer economy. Should 'music reviews' be renamed 'product reviews' in order 2 stay relevant/appeal to self-aware markets? We are hearing too much about these artists that were 'cultivated on the internet' in sources like magazines + weekly MTV shows. h8 living at a time when magazines are 'going to the internet' to report about 'what's happening', so it feels like we are getting bombarded with too much praise for these Blogville AllStars. (just want magazines 2 be burned, yall). I think consumers find solace in the internet because they can block out this formulaic praise/writing/'journalism' and just sample the music directly. It's also just annoying 2 hear about artists that you have already aligned ur personal brand with 1.5 years ago--it's kinda like ur mom 'reminding u 2 file ur 1040EZ/clean your room for the 5th time.' It just makes u want 2 have a whole new life without being reminded of the traditional constructs of society. When I listen to Animal Collective, I may or may not still live in our mnstrm society.
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Opportunities:
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N e ways... haven't listened to Merriweather Post Pavillion in a meaningful context, so I don't know how good it is. Might need 2 buy some Peyote/heroin and drive to a desert. Hope yall take some time to think about the internet-world that u exist in, and how Animal Collective is a band that has grown to be relevant alongside web-publishers rise to relevancy. It is a symbiotic relationship. We need them to be 'considered good/relevant' so that we can be 'considered good/relevant.' Now that they have 'made it', webzines/blogs/pitchforks can pat themselves on the back because this is our child. We raised them. We pulled them from the womb of the obscurity, raised them, fed them, nourished them, created them, loved them, used them, experienced them, grown with them, and now they have grown to have an alledged impact on modern society. <3 u AnCo <3 thnx 4 'making us think' abt 'reality'/'music'/'art'/'media'/'journalism'/'blogs'/'technology'/etc. I guess yall win no matter what yall do. Kinda jeal. We are living in a Post Merriweather Post Pavillion World, And I am a Conceptual Bro.
Animal Collective is the definitive band of the Era of Internet Indie Music Discovery.
Panda Bear is a member of Animal Collective. He wrote the hit album "Person Pitch" but failed to deliver in 2k10 with TOMBOY.
Read more>>>>Avey Tare released this new video for his old ass song "Oliver Twist." I have no idea why he is still pushing his album, but my only guess is that the bad blood between Panda Bear and Avey Tare is still boiling. They are fighting for top dog position in their band, and you can't blame them when so many buzz bucks are up 4 grabs.
That's the thing about AnCo... Even though they try to be chill bros, you can definitely tell that there is some mad conflict within the band, which is probably why Deakin was banned for so many years. They are sorta like the Metallica of Indie or something. Or Aerosmith. Or Oasis. I'm not sure, I just know that the Avey vs Noah fight will never end.
Do u like cartoons?
Were u transported 2 a special place in this cartoon [via a swamp]?
Is AnCo's aesthetic getting 'tired' / 'dated'?
Will Avey and Panda ever just let their problems go?
Are u on #TeamAvey or #TeamPanda?
Avey Tare is the lead singer of Animal Collective who wants to prove he is more important than Panda Bear by writing better songs than him.
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Avey Bro! What r u up to bro? Oh chill? Vibing at Primabrora Music Festibro? That's effing rowdy, bro!
Oh damn, bro. That's a sweet ass chair. Most bros vibe in a lil piano stool. Ur VIBING hard in an effing foldable lawn chair. U could srsly bring that bad boy out anywhere. In a public park, at a music festival, or even in your own backyard. It is so functional because it comes with a SUPER CHILL lil bag that it all folds into. It's really chill what modern engineers are able 2 do these days. Really enabling bros 2 chill on the go.
Avey Bro! I didn't know any1 could chill harder than Panda Bear's Person Pitch, but I guess I was wrong. Bringing an effing foldable lawn chair on stage means that you are basically the KING OF CHILL. Just a bro who wants to vibe outside, maybe smoke a J, and pull a koozie out of your back pocket and let your beer chill in a koozie while u chill in a chill foldable lawn chair.
U NAILED it at Primavera... and at the end of the day, #TeamPandaBear doesn't seem so chill any more. I sorta just want to vibe. In a super comfy, portable chair.
I'll see u guys at my local sports and outdoors store. I'll be picking up an Avey Tare Chair.
r u gonna get an Avey Tare foldable chair?
Where have yall chilled in a foldable lawn bro chill chair?
Which member of AnCo has the best on-stage gimmick?
Did Avey Tare 'nail it' with his chair? Did he finally get his SWAG back after Panda Bear's solo album beat his solo album?
Avey Tare is the lead singer of Animal Collective who wants to prove he is more important than Panda Bear by writing better songs than him.
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Animal Collective is the definitive band of the Era of Internet Indie Music Discovery.
Oh AnCo
I don't know if ur still relevant or not...
but ur doing ur best to stay 'on top' of the indiesphere
Looking good, staying fit, experimenting
So many faces
when u perform
Telling so many stories
Abt ur life as a buzzband....
'Whenever I yell, I think abt how much I hate Panda Bear.'
'I feel sad that Avey hid me on drums. I need to re-go-solo'
::::dolphin noises with zany effects::::::::::
'Somebody better tell the Ginger Bro in the Arcade Fire that I unretired, and I am still the #1 indie dude who bangs on shit in the entire world.' -Deakin
Gnarly Deak Guitar solo.
Who is the hottest member of AnCo?
Is AnCo still relevant?
Is the rumor that they only sold 55% of their curated ATP show's tickets true?
Do u have a bad feeling that their next album will be 'a step backwards'?
Is Deakin ever going 2 go solo?
Will Avey Tare and Panda Bear ever get along? [link]
Has the AnCo aesthetic 'come and gone'?
Animal Collective is the definitive band of the Era of Internet Indie Music Discovery.
Deakin is a member of Animal Collective who 'mysteriously left' the band and no1 really knows why but sometimes he comes back.
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Abby Portner is the QT sister of Animal Collective frontman Avey Tare... also known by his birth name as "David Dave Portner." Anyways, I don't think that they were 'canoodling', because they are brother and sister. Technically they are 'bronoodling', or 'siblinoodling', or something. Just going out to a local shoe boutique to purchase some kicks... For those of yall who don't now, Abby Portner is a 'relevant artist' who often 'collabs' with her bro.
I'm not sure who looks keuter... Davey.. or Abbey...
Dave and I got some Keep Company love yesterday in LA
we had a fight over what color of the same show we should get so we wouldn't have the same shoes at ATP
He got green I got black. Thanks Keep!!
Do u ever go shoe shopping with ur sibling?
What shoe store did u go 2?
Foot Locker?
Payless ShoeSource?
Sometimes I wish I had a relevant sibling who really understood what I was going thru...
Some1 who I could talk about 'p4k review stress' with...
Some1 who could hear me vent abt having to eat Taco Bell on the road, then not being able to find a restroom...
Some1 who was a part of 'the scene', who was an 'influencer'/'insider'/'premium content creator' just like me...
Do Dave and Abby look happie?
Do u think they had a good childhood?
Would Avey be 'pissed' if Abby 'collab-ed' with Noah Lennox? [via the internal power struggle within Animal Collective]
Abby Portner is the brother of AnCo frontman Avey Tare.
Avey Tare is the lead singer of Animal Collective who wants to prove he is more important than Panda Bear by writing better songs than him.
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Here is some song by Angel Deradoorian called "Marichka." U might know her better as 'one of the hot altbaguettes' who helped the Dirty Projectors 2 achieve critical success because u can go to their shows and watch the keut girls on stage, and visualize a life where u move 2 Brooklyn and get in2 a relationship and start farming on ur rooftop together or something like that.
Anyways, this song was 'produced' by Avey Tare, who recently divorced his ex-wife Kria Brekken... We all know that Avey likes 2 create special things with his partner...so if we can assume that they are a 'couple' maybe they might be 'the next big indie couple' now that WAVVES and Best Coast are overexposed and boring.
Doesn't really matter if I find this song to be boring/bleak/pointless...u can't deny the undeniable attraction to the altbaguette personal brand of Angel...
Most bloggers are males, so most cute indie female artists could just 'fart' on an mp3, and it would get mad blog coverage.
Should Angel Deradoorian and Avey Tare 'get in2 a public indie relaish' just 4 hits, or have they already established relevancy?
Should they have some babies like Bjork and that artist bro?
Will Animal Collective 'kick out' Geologist and replace him with Angel Deradoorian?
Are yall on #TeamAngel or #Team_Amber_Coffman?
Would the Dirty Projectors be 'nothing' without the 3 QTs?
Should any other all-male indie bands import some keut girls 2 be more interesting?
Is stillness still the move?
Should Avey Tare become 'the Charlie Sheen' of indie music?
Angel Deradoorian is an altbaguette QT member of the Dirty Projectors.
Avey Tare is the lead singer of Animal Collective who wants to prove he is more important than Panda Bear by writing better songs than him.
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Avey Tare's new album Down There got a decent amount of buzz, but I think it was mainly because he released an album before Panda Bear. The album cycle sorta 'came out of nowhere', so I think ppl never really vibed to it. Usually every1 gets 'jacked' for a new AnCo member release, like it is supposed to 'replace' AnCo MP3s, but I think Panda Bear has all of the expectations on his shoulders.
Anyways, it seems like Pitchfork 'panned' the fuck out of Avey Tare, giving him a 7.9, which is like a 1.0 in Animal Collective standards. Just compared it to AnCo and said it was kinda 'meh...in a positive way'
Down There is less accessible than latter-day Animal Collective and harder to wrap your head around, but it isn't a callback to the more difficult sound that marked the band early on. If anything, it sounds like Portner is taking a lateral step away from Animal Collective in order to work out some pressing personal issues on his own.
7.9 seems like a massive failure if every1 in 2k10 is getting a 8.4 at least. Guess this means that P4k is sorta 'going cold' on Animal Collective as a relevant band. Wonder if MPP was the 'peak' of the AnCo era.
Here is a sentence where they compare Avey to Panda, but don't rlly tell us who is 'better.'
Down There opener "Laughing Hieroglyphic" finds Portner touching on notions of protection and kinship, ideas common to the work of his bandmate Panda Bear's solo work
Also learned that Avey Tare isn't going on a world tour. Kinda pissed. He needs 2 'support' his album instead of just making mp3s for 'art's sake.'
Portner has said that he has no plans to perform this material live, hinting that the feeling of the music isn't something that he wants to revisit every night on tour. And it's true that Down There embodies a mindset that most people are trying to get away from.
The review just kept talking abt how 'sad' this album was, and how it was created 2 reflect on dark/sad emotions. Sorta bummed out, but I guess u can't really have a 'great album' in the modern world that is 'all sad.' Sure it can be good/tasteful, but in today's fast moving indie memesphere, ppl want to 'be happy, lol, and feel cool' instead of listening to sad ass mp3s.
Did P4k 'pan' Avey Tare?
Was this a fair score?
Do u wish Avey just wrote 10 'Brother Sport' type songs?
Should Avey write a sad EP about how he got below an 8.0 in the 'easiest' p4k scoring era of all time?
Do u wish u could 'pull an Avey Tare' [via divorcing ur wife] and write a dark album?
r u still pissed at Panda Bear 4 not releasing an album in 2k10?
It turns out that Avey Tare's recent album "Down Here" [link] is about how he divorced his wife Kria Brekken. Feel kinda bummed that it happened, but u know the old saying 'buzzbros before unchill wives', so ur sad 4 him on a personal level, but then ur like 'aw shit it's kewl. He's an artist and this will help him to make art. Not gonna pretend like I actually know the dude/care abt him, so just gonna encourage him to keep playing the field and banging AnCo super fan hotties.'
It turns out that there is a new 'movement' within the indie scene to start calling the act of getting divorced = "pulling an Avey Tare." Feel like this is the first Alternative Celebrity Divorce that got 'blog headlines' so he deserves the honor of being known as the indie embodiment of divorce.
The act of a male human separating from his wife; setting events in motion that are intended to lead to an eventual ending of the marriage
Good examples 4 using the new 'Avey Tared' term:
Do u think 'pulling an Avey Tare' will catch on?
Did ur parents get Avey Tared?
Which alt celeb couple will be the next to Avey Tare?
Is Avey Tare's latest album the 'album of the year'?
Did it 'save 2k10' or just bum every1 out?
Do u think Avey is sad? Who should he date next?
Should he try to date Zooey Deschanel / Alice Glass?
Is 'divorce' chill because u get a 'new beginning'?
Meet yall via [down there in the_suburbs].
Avey Tare is doing the thing where he is letting ppl stream his new album "Down There" 4 free on NPR even though it already leaked and most of his early adopter fans already 'found the leak' [via rapidshare / mediafire]. Guess he is just hoping that cool dads buy his albums off iTunes/at Best Buy/on lala.com. That's chill. Really not sure if the members of Animal Collective really care about making money, it seems like there is a huge competitive spirit within the band, and Avey Tare is basically trying to 'assert his alpha dog status' in the band, making Panda Bear feel like a 'huge failure' for not having an album ready.
Avey Bro also made this 'intensely personal' artsy interview video abt the process of making the video. He talks about a lot of weirdo things like Big Foot, crocodiles, and ghost stories, but then he talks about being 'mad bummed out' about splitting from his wife Kria Brekken. Seems really personal/artsy.
Wonder if a bunch of artists are going to 'rip off' this sort of blazed, introspective confessional artsy interview gimmick. Is Dave Portner the most important member of Animal Collective? Is this the only context in which you would listen to an artist ramble for 20 minutes abt their album?
Seems like "Down There" is kinda heavy. It seems like the record is abt divorce, Avey's Grandmother dying, and his sister getting cancer.
Does Dave Portner seem like a chill bro?
How many times did he say 'vibes'?
Do u just wanna 'be there' for Dave bro?
Do u think he h8s Panda Bear/enjoys 'crushing his soul'?
Is Avey Tare elevating his brand way above Panda Bear?
Would Noah Lennox ever get this vulnerable with his fans?
Is "Down There" the album of the year?
R u gonna 'stream this album' on NPR, or do u already have 'the leak'?
Did Kria Brekken ruin her life/career by divorcing Avey Tare?
Now that Avey is single, will his music be better?
Is Avey Tare indie music's most eligible bachelor?
Avey Tare is releasing a new album in order to prove to Panda Bear that he doesn't have shit on him as an artist, musician, and human being. Just to prove that he has his shit together, Avey made a new music video. Even though it is kinda boring (via involving no sex or violence or shooting red headed tweens), this is more of a statement directly to Panda Bear, like "Listen brah--my album's coming out. I got mp3s ready, I got videos ready, I got the vinyl pressing order ready to go. Be afraid. Be intimidated. Ur my bitch, Panda."
Can u believe Avey is being 'such a dick' 2 Panda? Should he have waited til Panda at least had a few more MP3s out? Does this video for "Lucky 1" do anything 4 u? Sorta makes me dislike the song because I am s000 bored by it, but then I just remember that the video is more of a psychological message to Panda, letting him know he is a 'failure.'
Anyways, Avey Tare hired his sister who seems to have the human name "Abby Portner" to doodle out this vid/direct it. Just found a picture of her on the internet. Ya, she looks kinda like Avey.
Really nothing else to 'blurb'/add analysis abt.
Boring-ish artsy fartsy vid that I am 'way too busy' to soak in [via full screen on my laptop]. Avey h8s Panda and wants to crush his spirit. His sister drew the video.
Is Abby Portner a gifted artist?
What's the difference between a crocodile and an alligator?
Is Avey Tare's stock rising or falling?
Is Avey a 'huge dick' 2 Panda Bear for going thru with this album?
R u still disappointed in Panda Bear?
Is Avey Tare a buzzband bully?
Avey Tare is the lead singer of Animal Collective who wants to prove he is more important than Panda Bear by writing better songs than him.
Read more>>>>Animal Collective consists of two main members--Avey Tare and Panda Bear. Both of them 'went solo', and they are currently involved in some sort of 'pissing contest' for relevancy, critical reception, and album sales cash. Avey Tare just released this new MP3, and many are wondering if Avey 'jumped over' Panda Bear for alpha dog status in Animal Collective.
Top Dog status means that he gets the most cash out of AnCo records, and gets 'the first line of road broads' who are throwing themselves at AnCo. The rest of the broads are 'thrown to the dogs' after the Top Dog decides who he wants.
Can't tell if this mp3 is 'amazing'/album of the year foreshadow-worthy, or if it is a 'tank job.'
All I can rlly confirm is that it sounds better than the Panda Bear album that we have nvr heard. Feeling like 'markets might be shifting', Panda Bear can no longer 'cruise control' off the brand of Person Pitch, and Avey Tare has walked in2 the room with his cock swinging, saying "Listen Bitches. I am mother effing AnCo."
Do yall <3 this MP3?
Has Avey Tare 'hit a home run'?
Are u still into AnCo or growing out of them?
Is it time to get on #Team_Avey?
Is #TeamPanda dead?
Is AnCo irrelevant?
R u worried abt Panda Bear?
Who is the Top Dog of AnCo?
Avey?
Pand?
Geo?
Deaky?
Animal Collective is one of the most relevant/authentic/critically acclaimed indie concept wave buzzbands of all time, and they are constantly coming up with ways to brand themselves as 'authentic', 'green', and 'way chiller than u.' It seems like their latest gimmick is an 'environmental commerce' gimmick that is built around releasing a lil shoe or something. Feel like it is important to sell shoes because it makes u more famous, like basketball players. I'll never forget the time I got Air Jordans and I was able 2 jump higher. Also the time I got Barry Bonds sneakers, started doing steroids, abusing my family, chilling with back-ne, tons of mood swings, but I hit a lot of home runs and our team won state.
If ur wearing relevant shoes endorsed/created by some1 in ur field, ur gonna excel and become a 'bad ass baller.'
It seems like they ripped of the TOMS business model, and are giving most of the money to charity. Feel like AnCo shoulda just signed a deal with Converse and bought some new hybrid Lexus SUVs with pre-installed car seats or something.
We are so pleased to announce our collaborative project with our long time friends Animal Collective. Each member of the band has designed their own shoe, using Keep silhouettes with all profits from the sales going to the Socorro Island Conservation Fund, a non-profit working to preserve the unique biosphere of the Revillagigedo Archipelago off Baja California, where illegal fishing, in particular of its shark population, is a continual threat.
They are also apparently sending u a cassette tape of unreleased mp3s when u buy one of these shoes. Hopefully some1 who buys them has some technology that converts cassette tape to mp3 and auto-assigns the track data.
R u gonna buy these instead of Air Jordans? Is Kevin Durant better than LeBron James?
If u buy these Avey Tare shoes, are u officially on #TeamAvey?
Will Panda Bear sign with Nike and start some sort of 'shoe war'?
what is the most authentic alternative shoe?
Are these designs 'relevant'?
Are you tired of AnCo doodles?
Does Animal Collective still resonate with blog critics, or has the indiesphere 'evolved'?
Can Panda Bear hurry up and 'release his album?
Does this mean Avey Tare is 'more relevant' than Panda Bear?
R u on #Team Avey or #TeamNoahPand?
Do u think these shoes offer enough support, or should I just wrap my feet in cardboard boxes and doodle on them with Sharpies?
Is this shoe a 'bigger disaster' than the AnCo Guggenheim show? [link]
Animal Collective is the definitive band of the Era of Internet Indie Music Discovery.
In a recent interview with Pitchfork, Avey Tare, the "John Lennon of Animal Collective" had numerous insightful insights about the status of his solo record, and the state of his popular band The Animal Collective. It seems like this interview was 'hella controversial', since he opened up on topics like
a) the Panda Bear vs. Avey Tare war
b) The Future of AnCo
c) The controversy / mystery behind Deakin's departure from the band
d) his thoughts on chillwave
First, he went ahead and said, 'no, we don't want anything to do with that chillwave shit.' Cant believe the interviewer 'had the balls' to ask him about chillwave. Not sure if this is a 'brilliant' question, or an entry lev question:
Pitchfork: There seem to be a lot of "bedroom" artists that have taken Merriweather as a sort of jumping-off point for their own ideas. Have you investigated that scene at all? I guess the rough term for it would be "chillwave," but the music obviously is a little more broader and less easy to corral than that. Do you have any thoughts about that scene? Anybody in particular you listen to?
AT: I don't really know a lot of it. I don't know what goes under the "chillwave" moniker. Sometimes I hear that it's stuff Ariel Pink influenced. When I hear stuff that's supposed to be "chillwave," it sounds really like 80s or new balearic, Italian prog, Goblin soundtrack kind of stuff. I try and listen to a lot of stuff that's out there right now. I feel like I heard a lot of sweet tracks this year. In terms of what feels to me like "bedroom," homegrown stuff, Teengirl Fantasy to me right now stands out as something I'm really super psyched on. I'd gotten their EP last year online and just jammed it a lot. Totally feeling that.
Did u write an EP in ur bedroom after hearing Merriweather Post Pavillion? Do u think Avey Tare 'respects' chillwave artists, or does he think they are 'full of shit'? Do u wanna vibe out to the Goblin soundtrack, riding the Golbin wave?
Anyways, then the interviewer asks him about the new Panda Bear record, TOMBOY, and Avey is all like, "I don't talk to that mother fucker--how the fuck should I know what he does? U think I wipe his ass for him?"
Pitchfork: Do you think Panda Bear's Person Pitch follow-up, Tomboy, is going to come out this year?
AT: I can't say. I have no idea. I think the reason I held back so long on saying anything about my record coming out is just, I know sometimes when you're like, "Okay." You just jump the gun. You're like, "All right, I'm gonna have this record ready and this is when it should come out." I always want to be really, really sure. I've always wanted to be that way with Animal Collective stuff. It's been like, "Let's not say this record's gonna come out until I'm out of the studio." You know what I mean? In the case of Noah's record, as far as I know, he's not even done recording.
Also he said Geologist had a baby, so An Co will probably tour less since they are 'homebodies.'
Pitchfork: Animal Collective's rise has been pretty meteoric in the past three years. Is that part of the reason why you guys are taking a little time off from touring right now? Was it all too much at one point?
AT: It wasn't really a strain. We all talk a lot about how we miss touring right now. We love playing live, but primarily we enjoy hanging out with each other, we enjoy hanging out with our crew, the people who go on tour with us. We're old friends, like a tight knit community. For our personality types, and the fact that we're essentially homebodies, we just felt like we were getting pulled away too much from being grounded and being able to move forward and think about new stuff. Brian just had a kid, actually, last week. Noah just had a baby recently. We knew that was coming. The most touring we've ever done for a record was for Merriweather. I don't think we'll ever be a band that will just tour and tour and tour. We'll probably tour less now, honestly.
Congrats Geo Bro! U gotta press release that shit, releasing pix of ur baby so the blogosphere can be happy 4 u. Sad u hid that shit from us. Will pay 'top dollar' for pix of Geologist Jr & Panda Bear Jr & Panda Bear III.
Really hope AnCo live show tickets are like $60 each now so that the low-end fans will be 'priced out.' Glad I am growing older and have more discretionary buzzband income.
Anyways, then the interviewer 'has the balls' to ask him to tell what happened to Deakin, and why he quit/was thrown out of the group for a while.
Pitchfork: Deakin [Josh Dibb] helped you produce Down There, and I saw you guys DJ at [Queens art museum] PS1 earlier this summer. It seems like he's coming back into the fold with Animal Collective.
AT: He's been doing a lot with us the past few years, especially working on Oddsac, honing his recording skills a lot. It's always a "time and place" thing for us. We don't really have a lot of concrete plans right now for what we're doing next. We know we wanna start working on new material early next year. Josh has definitely been out of touring for a while, but we're taking a break from touring right now and really don't have any plans as to when we're gonna tour next, so it's hard to say if he will or won't be on it. It's up to him too. [laughs]
Pitchfork: It's been a little vague, but can you explain why Josh took off time from the band, or is that a personal thing?
AT: It's not that it's hard to talk about. I don't think it's really my place. I think it would be more his decision. It was his decision and it was a group decision. It was just, recording post-Feels into Strawberry Jam-- it was a very transitional time for all of us, with Noah [Lennox, Panda Bear] having a kid and us working on having to travel around to start writing a lot in Lisbon and the U.S. I think it was just harder for Josh to really keep his feet on the ground. He just wanted to step away for a while. That's the best way I could put it.
Seems like Avey was, 'Listen bro. Stay out of our fucking business. We're humans 2. Stop treating me like I'm some sort of Win BUtler indie idol. I'm just an Avey Tare.'
Ultimately, it seems like Avey Tare gave this 'tell all' interview in order 2 get 'more buzz' for his album. It seems clear that it is his goal to outsell Panda Bear + win over the critics by giving them more info. By giving more bloggable bits in interviews, critics will see him as a valuable long term resource who they don't wanna 'isolate/piss off.'
Does Avey Tare h8 Panda Bear?
Does Avey Tare h8 bullshit chillwave artists?
Will we ever know the truth about Deakin? Maybe when he has to promote his own album?
Will Geologist Jr. pix ever 'surface'?
Is Animal Collective 'more authentic' than any chillwave artist?
Does AnCo have to 'trash' chillwave to make sure their brand is preserved?
Will chillwave evolve into 'the new AnCo', or will both brands 'go down the shitter'?
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Just saw some pix on Pitchfork Media of Avey Tare and Deakin doing a super exclusive DJ set as 'Animal Collective DJs.' I am not sure what this means, since AnCo is a 4 person band and 2 bros are missing. Wonder if there is 'revenue sharing' or if Avey and Deak are gonna 'hog' those profits. Anyways, just feeling super paranoid, since Panda Bear and Avey Tare are going to have a 'head to head battle' since they both have solo project albums coming out pretty soon.
Really sensing some 'clashing vibes' coming out of #Team_Anco. Is their prime behind them? Do they still have 'team chemistry'?
Seems like Avey Tare and Deakin are just riding concept waves, probably playing 'mad tribal' tunes. Not sure if they dig the DRONEWAVE that Panda Bear is trying 2 promote.
Can't believe AnCo has played gigs at both the Googleheim and the Museum of Modern Bro Art.
At this weekend's Warm Up show at MoMA's P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in Queens, an Animal Collective DJ set headlined an afternoon and evening of experimental music curated by Tri Angle Records.
Sorta wonder what is going on? Is Panda bro just chillin in Portugal, getting pumped for the TOMBOY release, or is the band sorta 'melting down'? Is AnCo about to 'die'? If Panda Bear is phased out of AnCo, will the music be 'as good'/'better'? Is there a Deakin Vs. Panda Bear rift, or an Avey vs Panda rift?
Just sorta want to wear a bucket hat / cool lil hat with Avey Tare.
Does n e 1 know what is going on with AnCo?
Is there a 'huge rift' or are blogspots reading into this too much?
Is Deakin being integrated back into AnCo at the expense of Panda Bear?
Did Deakin have to get another job when he quit Animal Collective?
Will Panda Bear be phased out for the next 1-2 years?
Should Panda Bear officially 'quit' Animal Collective to take his brand to the next level?
Whose team are yall on?
#TeamAvey
#TeamPanda
#TeamDeak
#TeamGeo
#TeamAnco [via 'why can't we all just get along?']
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Dave Portner AKA Avey Tare was born in Baltimore County, Maryland on April 24th in the year of 1979. He moved to New York City in 1997 where he resides to this day (in south Brooklyn). Though he spends most of his time writing songs and producing sounds (usually in the group Animal Collective) he also is an intense record collector, film fanatic, book head, friend, and traveler. It's from these things primarily that Mr. Portner gets his inspiration, still striving to blend sounds and discover musical territory that seems unfamiliar. His favorite animals are the otter and crocodile. The later has played a big role in his newest record.
Down There is a world of nine new songs from Animal Collective's Avey Tare. His first official solo full length carries you through a murky world of sound, an alien death world of soul grooves that is both honest and otherworldly. Wait for sundown and turn it up loud. Take a ride on this haunted boat and let yourself be guided through deep sloshy rhythms, waterlogged bass, and moonlit breaks in the canopy that reveal a crisp crystalline pop buzz. Down There was recorded in the month of June by old friend Josh Dibb (Deakin) at the Good House, an old church in upstate New York, surrounded by The Great Swamp and visited regularly by monks, white widows, and groan toads.
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It seems like this might prove that there is a 'rift' between Deakin and Panda Bear, proving that their vibes don't really mesh well, but Avey is chill with Deakin. Worried that Avey is releasing an album to 'prove' that he is the most important member/most prolific solo member of Animal Collective. Wonder if there is 'a huge psychological rift' in the AnCo band.
DEVELOPING...
Are yall on #TeamAvey or #TeamPanda?
Feel like he is trying to 'brand' the crocodile as being more authentic than a Panda Bear
Jesus. Tracklist sounds 'intense', possibly better song titles than Panda Bear's TOMBOY album
01 Laughing Hieroglyphic
02 3 Umbrellas
03 Oliver Twist
04 Glass Bottom Boat
05 Ghost of Books
06 Cemeteries
07 Heads Hammock
08 Heather in the Hospital
09 Lucky
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Will Avey Tare solo project 'save' 2k10?
Is Avey Tare the most important member of Animal Collective?
Is Panda Bear 'pissed' that Avey stole his spotlight, or is this some sort of 'synergistic PR ploy' to get them the most buzz possible?
Do u hope they are critical of one another in interviews, or at least provide a misleading quote that we can take out of context?
Will TOMBOY still save 2k10?
Will the Avey vs Panda conflict of 2k10 save 2k10?
Will AnCo reunite, or will these concurrent album cycles divide the band forever?
Will Avey and Noahbro finish 'back 2 back' in slots 1 and 2 of the Album of the Year race?
Is Animal Collective 'the Miami Heat' of the indiesphere?
DEVELOPING...
#TeamAvey
#TeamPanda
#TeamGeo
#TeamDeak
Which team r u on?
DEVELOPING...
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Just wanna ride chillwaves on a crocodile who is chomping on buzz mp3s floating in the wavves
NME is a British 'rock magazine' that may or may not be relevant. Feel like it might just be 'The Rolling Stone' of The UK or something, so not sure if that is 'a compliment' or 'a diss.' I think this is probably just some 'minimal blurb' in their magazine, but Avey Tare got 'coverage' so I guess that is bloggable since he is in a post-buzzband. Might pretend that I still 'honor magazines' as being legitimate, and this is a 'big deal' because one of my fave indie bands got blurbed about.
this seems to be some sort of segment called 'The Rebirth of US Indie Rock.' I guess those ass holes across the ocean are trying to 'take over' the indie brand. Guess they can have it since it is irrelevant/dead n e ways. USA is rlly conceptcore/chillwave/bleep bloopy these days, so I am not sure if we are into 'ghey bands' like The Muse of The Kings of Leon [via the Lion Kings]. h8 u NME for trying to act like the USA doesn't produce the best music in the world. AnCo is gonna take yall down in the World Cup of post-indie bands.
Did Avey disclose 'anything new and exciting' about the band, or is it the same AnCo interview/info that we've been consuming for the past 5 years?
Sorta wish he would talk about 'band beef' or something.
Hope that one day we learn something about 'the dark side' of AnCo, or maybe they will make a traditional rock documentary where they talk about the major rifts in the group, and what ultimately 'kept them together.'
Just want to connect with AnCo, but wish they'd give us a lil bit more.
Guess I'm just gonna have to wait for TOMBOY and hope it is as good as a complete AnCo album.
Wonder if Avey Tare is gonna go on some sort of trivial 'press tour' just 2 try to steal some of Panda Bear's buzz.
Are yall on #TEAMAVEY or #TEAMPANDA?
This photo of AnCo, also known as the popular band Animal Collective has emerged on the internet. The photograph features Avey Tare (Dave Portner), some random bro, Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), and Deakin / Deacon (Josh Dibb). We can see that they used to be 'just like you' when you were going through your formative alternative stage, wearing what seem to be low cost and/or thrift store tshirts.
It is interesting to note that Avey Tare has stayed loyal to his bucket hat, even though he is more rich and famous, and probably could wear more expensive hats.
What do you think about their brand now & then? Have they transformed into relevant alternative celebrities, or do they look like the same ppl they used to be?
10 years ago, would u guess that 3 of these humans would become some of the most important trendsetters in the history of post-indie rock?
Do the 'weirdest' ppl in high school end up becoming the most successful?
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