Animal Collective
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Touches of the sublime that could be expected from the makers of Merriweather Post Pavilion are lost in this troubled performance
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Although they’ve gone ‘accessible’, the veteran psychedelic experimentalists are still pretty weird
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Baltimore’s most admired and reviled band deliver a new album that is undoubtedly inventive, and at times weirdly satisfying – but almost supernaturally annoying as well
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The Observer’s pop critic picks the musical highlights for the rest of winter, from Elton John’s new record to Tame Impala on tour, plus the return of Animal Collective
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Dixie Chicks are back on the road for the first time since the controversy that derailed their career, while Adele had 10 million people trying to buy tickets for her shows – but there’s more to the American touring circuit than that
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Want to get elected? Make someone love you? Light up the sky like a flame? RR regular magicman does all this and more with a high-achieving selection from last week’s topic
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The experimental musician on the possibilities of virtual reality and computer intelligence, and where to get great ice-cream
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As much a visual art show as a music one, this solo set by the Animal Collective frontman was both trippy and profound, writes Katherine Krueger
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Hear new albums, from Liam Hayes’ rock to Joyce Moreno’s jazz – what will you be listening to?
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The Animal Collective star is in playful mood on his most accessible album yet, writes Kitty Empire
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Noah Lennox’s latest album may not sound quite as weird or radical as some of his previous ones, but it’s still full of irresistibly lovely sounds, writes Alexis Petridis
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Shocking Pink? This uneven, cutesy, solo-centred album is bordering on the creepy, says Kitty Empire
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A middling foray down the supergroup route for Avey Tare, with the odd flash of brilliance, says Phil Mongredien
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Avey Tare's new solo album is not so far from Animal Collective's weird, hazy art-pop, but it's a mixed bag, writes Lanre Bakare
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Recalling the Beatles and Led Zep, as well as Ariel Pink and Animal Collective, Unknown Mortal Orchestra's second album is neo-psychedelia at its most blissed-out, writes Kitty Empire
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Animal Collective | Melanie C Feat Emma Bunton | Soundgarden | Theme Park | The Weeknd | The Killers
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Animal Collective's first album as a quartet in some time is wild yet radio-friendly, writes Kitty Empire
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Animal Collective's Centipede Hz finds the experimental indie darlings searching for yet another breakthrough, writes Tom Ewing
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Maus pogos, headbangs and gives vent to a succession of feral howls over polished, carefully yearning synth-pop, writes Ian Gittins
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Animal Collective are back with a new song, and it crams in as many sonic niggles as humanly possible
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Experimental indie crew describe new material as 'more immediate' than 2009's Merriweather Post Pavilion
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August 2000: Number 42 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie music
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The label behind Arctic Monkeys, Animal Collective and Wild Beasts will begin broadcasting in June
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The Animal Collective man's fourth solo album is as rich as its predecessor, writes Hermione Hoby
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Panda Bear's new album is finally scheduled for release. Here's a taster for it, a lush marriage of vocals, percussion and waves
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Avey Tare follows Panda Bear with a solo album that recreated the Animal Collective aesthetic. By Michael Cragg
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For $75, fans will receive a pair of shoes designed by the band and a tape of new tracks – with profits going to charity
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Micachu and the Shapes and Wilco's Glenn Kotche will also contribute to double album of Congotronics covers and remixes ... but there's no sign of Björk
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