Artist Animal Collective
Features & Interviews
Animal Collective: “We’ve been around longer than most of my favourite bands”
Dinosaurs, Dada and prehistoric punk - it’s just another normal day in the office for Animal Collective.
8th February 2016
Animal Collective: “It’s not like we wrote songs about sniffing glue”
In the new issue of DIY, the warped experimentalists discuss new album ‘Painting With’.
28th January 2016
Animal Collective in the studio: “We used the word punchy, we wanted a physical space”
A melting pot of dinosaurs, paddling pools, and cubist art, this Baltimore band’s next steps are as experimental as ever.
29th December 2015
Animal Collective, on ‘Prospect Hummer’’s legacy and returning to the studio
Avey Tare and co. are reissuing a 2005 EP, which they recorded with Vashti Bunyan.
16th April 2015
Album Reviews
3 Stars
Animal Collective - Tangerine Reef
A focus on improvisational playing and unique sounds provides a blissful atmosphere.
4 Stars
Animal Collective - Painting With
An album about doing away with boundaries, escaping definition, and running riot.
Records & Merch
Ballet Slippers Triple LP
£32
News
Animal Collective’s Avey Tare shares new track ‘Taken Boy’
It’s taken (boy) from new album ‘Cows On Hourglass Pond’.
February 27, 2019 4:15pm
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Animal Collective tease new ‘Merriweather Post Pavilion’ bonus material on album’s 10th birthday
It looks like we’ll be getting some additional material from the 2009 LP.
January 7, 2019 10:28am
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Animal Collective share new song in partnership with the Ocean Foundation
‘Suspend the Time’ was made with Baltimore ambient artist Ami Dang.
November 27, 2018 11:13am
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Animal Collective detail new album ‘Tangerine Reef’, share ‘Hair Cutter’
The audio-visual record comes out next month via Domino.
July 16, 2018 3:55pm
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Animal Collective to release new double album ‘Tangerine Reef’
The album is expected sometime in August.
July 9, 2018 11:37am
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Animal Collective are taking ‘Sung Tongs’ on tour
They’ll be playing the 2004 album in full on a string of European and North American dates.
March 20, 2018 8:42am
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Watch Animal Collective debut new music
The band hosted a two-night installation in New Orleans and debuted fresh material.
March 19, 2018 10:53am
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Avey Tare has lined up some UK and Ireland tour dates
His album ‘Eucalpytus’ is out later this month.
July 12, 2017 11:10am
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Animal Collective’s Avey Tare announces solo album ‘Eucalyptus’
It was recorded with Deakin and is out next month via Domino!
June 7, 2017 11:12am
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Animal Collective announce ‘The Painters’ EP
A new track, ‘Kinda Bonkers’, was debuted in a DJ set last week.
February 13, 2017 4:16pm
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Animal Collective have aired new track ‘Kinda Bonkers’
They debuted it during a DJ set in San Francisco, and it is indeed a bit bonkers.
February 11, 2017 6:42pm
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Animal Collective share previously unreleased track ‘Mountain Game’
The song was originally recorded to be part of the ‘Red Dead Redemption’ soundtrack.
November 17, 2016 5:10pm
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Animal Collective add London Scala gig to UK tour
The tour is sandwiched between slots at End of the Road and Bestival.
August 30, 2016 12:18pm
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Animal Collective channel the 90s with Beck, Pavement-featuring mix
Listen to the ‘Painting With’ group’s new mix in full.
July 21, 2016 11:39am
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Animal Collective bring ‘FloriDada’ to Colbert
Standout from ‘Painting With’ gets a trippy performance.
May 13, 2016 1:17pm
Reviews / Live Reviews
Animal Collective push their luck with obscure London return
A dedicated crowd is theirs for the taking. The thing is, Animal Collective don’t give a great deal back.
April 13, 2016 3:26pm
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Animal Collective and The Libertines join John Cale to perform Velvet Underground songs
They joined the Welshman for a ‘The Velvet Underground & Nico’ sing-along at the Philharmonie de Paris.
April 4, 2016 11:44am
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Animal Collective share ‘Gnip Gnop’ and ‘Hounds of Bairro’
Hear two additional songs from the ‘Painting With’ sessions.
April 4, 2016 8:35am
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Animal Collective announce their own festival, expand tour
Dates follow new album ‘Painting With’.
March 23, 2016 4:21pm
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Animal Collective rejected offer to score 2011 film Limitless
Experimental outfit told all in recent Reddit session.
February 26, 2016 3:46pm