slowcoustic 24 January, 2009 Ramblings

THE SOUND OF PERFECTION?

I mean the “My Girls” track is kinda catchy, but we need to be real here. I will listen to it again, but I just gotta say….let’s all just settle down a bit.

~Smansmith

Animal Collective - "My Girls (video rip)" - from 2009's "Merriweather Post Pavilion" [ 5:42 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Matt says:

25 January, 2009 at 2:21 pm

I think people are happy they made a more accessible, conventional pop album. As if they are living up to their potential in that regard. I didn’t see what the big deal was either, but I’ve been listening to “My Girls”, “In the Flowers” and “Bluish” every other day now. I need to get the album because I like the other songs too. I won’t say the album is a 9 or 10…maybe 8.5 or something. By the way, damn good blog! I just discovered it today.
Smansmith says:

25 January, 2009 at 10:26 pm

@Matt – thanks for stopping by, glad you found the blog!

I hear you that the new AC album definitely tries to be more accessible but I am just not sure I will have the patience to let this album really sink in (which I think it needs).
nick says:

26 January, 2009 at 1:44 pm

no it’s cool
Kikko says:

26 January, 2009 at 6:31 pm

If you listened to Strawberry Jam, you’d know.
slowcoustic says:

26 January, 2009 at 8:21 pm

“Cool”…hmmm. Kinda like emo was cool. Strawberry Jam finds itself wading in the same pool as MPP, imho.

I am not saying the band doesn’t have talent and is worth a listen. It is just the media (myself included by posting this) just leaves the artist to have to live up to it. With something that is this hyped, there is going to be strong believers and then the rest of us. To each…

“My Girls” is growing on me though…
GPSI says:

27 January, 2009 at 12:43 am

i dont like AC at all, its just some hippie shit to be honest.
crazysugarscheme says:

27 January, 2009 at 3:13 am

I think Animal Collective is so overrated. And Pitchfork is full of folk loving [insertowninsulthere]s.
Gearoid says:

31 January, 2009 at 12:27 am

I wasn’t a fan of Animal Collective either to be honest, but MPP has been growing on me. Probably down to the stronger influence of Panda Bear on this record I think. It’s nowhere near as great as peope are going on about it though. But “My Girls” is excellent.