So, I picked up the new Animal Collective album yesterday, (yes, I'm one of those people that still go to the store, and buys cd's). I really like it, but those of you who don't care for Today's Supernatural, (the recent AC song I posted) may not. It is an extremely busy, and noisy album. And not in the way that Merriweather Post Pavilion was noisy. There is just a lot going on in each song, and not all of what's happening necessarily compliments the other sounds. This gives the album a hectic feel that kind of speaks to T-Nex's comment about the song stressing her out. I like it better than Merriweather, but I don't like it as much as Strawberry Jam or Feels. Anyway, I recommend it with a caution that it isn't an extremely accessible or melodic album, and that it's nothing like previous AC records, but if you've been listening to AC for any amount of time then you already know that not being anything like their previous albums makes it exactly like their previous albums, and that they have always been more interested in experimenting with sound than being really melodic.
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