June 22, 2012
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Here are four things I think about the new Animal Collective single : 1) They have a lot of songs about edible sweet things; 2) This is quite ‘jazz hands’, isn’t it?; 3) Oh look, a Latin breakdown Ricky Martin would be proud of; 4) I’m confused, but I think I like it. And all it really does is go BOBBLE! CLANK! POP!
Sian Rowe
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Animal Collective announce November UK tour plans – ticket details
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Animal Collective: ‘We wrote our new album as a rock band’
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Animal Collective name their new album
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Animal Collective: ‘We’re five songs into the follow-up to ‘Merriweather Post Pavilion”
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Animal Collective – ‘Transverse Temporal Gyrus’
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Live Review: ATP
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Album review: Animal Collective – ‘ODDSAC’ (Plexifilm)
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Album review: Animal Collective – ‘Fall Be Kind’ (Domino)
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Animal Collective, ‘Oddsac’ trailer
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Animal Collective – ‘Brothersport’
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Animal Collective ‘My Girls’ Music Video
Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Lazer Sword: Memory
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