So close to an A+ that I’ll probably revise my opinion someday.
Grade: A
Animal Collective – Feels
Animal Collective at their most relaxing. Anotha one.
Grade: A
Animal Collective – Sung Tongs
Animal Collective’s first truly great album is as unique as it was back in ’04.
Grade: A
The best of early Animal Collective
10 observations of Animal Collective, circa 2000-2004.
Animal Collective – Here Comes The Indian
Certainly an interesting album, no doubt, not without its charms, but not without its flaws.
Grade: B+
Animal Collective – Campfire Songs
Animal Collective’s third album is a somewhat mesmerizing, somewhat boring trance-folk experiment.
Grade: B
Animal Collective – Danse Manatee
Danse Manatee is Animal Collective’s worst record by far.
C.
Animal Collective – Spirit They’re Gone, Spirit They’ve Vanished
Band of the Week: Animal Collective
Animal Collective is the most unique, consistent, and, quite possibly, greatest band of the 2000s.
