The arrangements here have a touch of jazz about them—Mr. Lennox plays drums and leans heavily on tapping cymbals and subtle percussive accents. Several songs feature xylophone and assorted tinkly ...

For Animal Collective band member Brian Weitz, CC ’01, SIPA ’03, touring his debut solo record, “Can I Get A Pack Of Camel Lights?” doesn’t make him any less of an animal. He’s bringing his trusty ...

When was the last time you heard somebody complain about hipsters? Remember when that was a thing? When people complain about hipsters in 2022, they use a different word: millennial. Beyond the ...

Experimental pop band Animal Collective have shared a fresh batch of dates for their upcoming tour in support of their latest album, Time Skiffs. The new dates will run through May and into early June ...

Animal Collective have announced a reissue of their very first record Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished, due out May 12 on Domino. Originally released in a very small CD-only pressing on ...

Has there ever been a review of an Animal Collective record that didn’t include some variation of the phrase, “imbued with strange synth sounds”? The band has resisted easy categorization by following ...

Every time I've witnessed Animal Collective in concert the band has been bathed in colored light, with shapes and patterns floating above the members' heads, often mirroring the unpredictable and ...

Even from his early days, David Portner, the de facto frontman for the acclaimed Baltimore-born experimental pop group Animal Collective, felt music was “like a different world.” It was something that ...

If the only Animal Collective track you’re familiar with is the band’s 2009 experimental pop hit “My Girls,” it’s time to do yourself a favor and dig deeper into the quartet’s impressive 22-year body ...

During a 2017 Reddit AMA promoting his solo album Eucalyptus, Animal Collective’s primary vocalist David Portner (aka Avey Tare) was asked what his most memorable moment practicing with the group was, ...

Since the group’s inception, Animal Collective have developed an interesting reputation. To some, they’re seen as avant-garde electronica’s answer to jam music. Their live shows consist of tunes which ...

Animal Collective - Panda Bear, Geologist, Avey Tare, and Deakin - have been pushing new musical frontiers for a couple decades now, both as a collective and in their own projects. Their tireless ...