Animal Collective
Animal Collective is an American experimental pop band formed in Baltimore County, Maryland. Its members consist of Avey Tare, Panda Bear, Geologist, and Deakin. The band's work is characterized by an eclectic exploration of styles, including psychedelia, freak folk, noise, and electronica, with the use of elements such as loops, drones, sampling, vocal harmonies, and sound collage. AllMusic's Fred Thomas suggests that the group "defined the face of independent experimental rock during the 2000s and 2010s."
How Critics See Animal Collective
Chorus pulls the clearest critic-consensus signals out of this discography: the highest-rated record, the tightest agreement, the sharpest split, and the best place to start.
Merriweather Post Pavilion
2009
Highest ChoruScore in this discography at 99/100 across 10 reviews.
Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion arrives as a vivid, sun-soaked turning point that marries experimental impulse with unguarded pop craft, and critics agree it mostly...
Feels
2005
Critics landed between 40 and 100 across 20 reviews.
Animal Collective's Feels unfolds as a sun-warmed, slightly strange collection that many critics call a high point in the band's evolution from experimental folk-pop toward psyched...
Merriweather Post Pavilion
2009
Best balance of score, review depth, and critic agreement for a first listen.
Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion arrives as a vivid, sun-soaked turning point that marries experimental impulse with unguarded pop craft, and critics agree it mostly...
