So yeah, everyone knows Animal Collective’s newest Merriweather Post Pavilion was released in January and it’s already reached #13 on Billboard. We also know how much the professional music critics out there love this album. Well, in an effort to lampoon the critics (which I love doing), I finally got my hands on a copy. Unfortunately my friends, there is very little to lampoon here. The entire album’s very strange and very charming, yet so basic that it really makes you wonder if assigning musical genres is worth the effort when a group like Animal Collective can so easily reach across every single genre possible yet sound coherent at the same time.
Before I actually give a review for the album, take a gander at their trippy music video for their first single, “My Girls.” It may sound like nothing amazing at first, but once you read the lyrics, it will seem almost profound. Yes, I’m sober. Just watch the thing, will you?
Tags: animal collective, my girls
