Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009)

Oy!

2009 is here, so let's start it in a good way. Animal Collective sound pretty screwed and carry a lot of tags on them - Freak-folk, experimental noise and indie are some of them. Harmonic Beach Boys pop, African tribal chants, minimalism, minimal techno, psychedelia and dub are some of the genres that the Animals flirt with on this album of twisted beauty. Do NOT classify under "easy listening" - Animal Collective demands a lot of your attention as a listener. Luckily, they make it all worth it. I personally think that this album will appear on some of the music magazines Best Of 2009 lists - we have 12 months to find out.


Cheers,
Joachim