After an eternity of 6 days, the indie music world has finally found its best album of the 2009 music year. Why did it ever take this long ? I have already previewed all of the year's releases in my omnipotent clairvoyance, and can find no better candidate. Here it is !!
Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion
(from Domino)
Here are what the reviews are proclaiming.
Pitchforkmedia.com's Mark Richardson rated the album a 9.6/10. He calls it " a new kind of electronic pop-- one which is machine-generated and revels in technology but is also deeply human, never drawing too much attention to its digital
Stereogum's Amrit Singh proclaims it a "masterstoke." He adds that it "demands and rewards repeat, complete listening." (His article provides a nice overview of the Pitchfork and SPIN reviews.) (http://stereogum.com/archives/is-merriweather-post-pavilion-the-best-album-of-2_043641.html)
SPIN's Andy Beta gives the album four stars. He writes that "these stalwart innovators -- David "Avey Tare" Portner (guitar, samples), Noah "Panda Bear" Lennox (drums, vocals, samples), and Brian "Geologist" Weitz (electronics, samples), now scattered among New York, Portugal, and Washington, D.C., respectively -- elude all experimental-noise, freak-folk, and indie-rock tags, and create a startling, pounding, effulgent sonic template." (http://www.spin.com/reviews/animal-collective-merriweather-post-pavilion-domino)
Only 6 days into 2009, and I am already behind. Seriously ... I haven't even heard a track yet off this album and I already feel guilty for not owning 4 copies (and the vinyl). Really ... I haven't even finished my anticipated releases post ... ARGGHH!
If you want to get ahead of this blogger on the year, you can listen to the track "My Girls" on the band's MySpace.com page: http://www.myspace.com/animalcollectivetheband)
And you can hear "Brother Sport" on Stereogum. com here (mp3 provided by NPR Live): http://stereogum.com/archives/mp3/new-animal-collective-brother-sport_036271.html
The album is set for release on January 20th, 2009.
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