Alright people.
This blog will cover music news, mp3s, tours, new bands, and all that fantastic stuff. But for now..it's all about Coachella! If I have to hear one more person piss and moan about there being no good acts at Coachella this year, I may spit. So this is an attempt to illuminate some of the exceptional artists that will be performing next weekend. And although they may not be the Radiohead headliner everyone was contemplating selling their unborn children for, these indie powerhouses are just as deserving of your attention and devotion. And who better to start off with then my ultimate favorite: Animal Collective.
Animal Collective
Genre: Psych Folk or Noise Rock
Synopsis: Four boys, with pseudonyms that include Panda Bear, Avey Tare, Deakin, and Geologist, formed in Baltimore creating an experimental outlet in which the members are concentrated on the art of exploring. It's not about creating the perfect album, more so developing a playground with limitless boundaries and seeing how far their music can reach. Putting out records since 2000, they began creating buzz with albums Feels and Sung Tongs and then broke through the indie mainstream last year with their widely successful Strawberry Jam. The members and their performance lineup is constantly changing and they actively pursue solo projects. The most recent example being Panda Bear's 2007 release Person Pitch which received the same thunderous applause as Strawberry Jam.
The music is exciting and fearless. In closing, here's a quote from the PopMatters writer Matthew Fiander on their 2007 release:
"Strawberry Jam could legitimately be labeled Animal Collective’s punk rock album, and not only because of its raucous noise. This is punk rock in the same way Suicide (a band that A.C. channels on the haunting “#1"), Television, and the Talking Heads were. The best punk rock, from its heyday, made you believe that, in music, anything was possible."
This blog will cover music news, mp3s, tours, new bands, and all that fantastic stuff. But for now..it's all about Coachella! If I have to hear one more person piss and moan about there being no good acts at Coachella this year, I may spit. So this is an attempt to illuminate some of the exceptional artists that will be performing next weekend. And although they may not be the Radiohead headliner everyone was contemplating selling their unborn children for, these indie powerhouses are just as deserving of your attention and devotion. And who better to start off with then my ultimate favorite: Animal Collective.
Animal Collective
Genre: Psych Folk or Noise Rock
Synopsis: Four boys, with pseudonyms that include Panda Bear, Avey Tare, Deakin, and Geologist, formed in Baltimore creating an experimental outlet in which the members are concentrated on the art of exploring. It's not about creating the perfect album, more so developing a playground with limitless boundaries and seeing how far their music can reach. Putting out records since 2000, they began creating buzz with albums Feels and Sung Tongs and then broke through the indie mainstream last year with their widely successful Strawberry Jam. The members and their performance lineup is constantly changing and they actively pursue solo projects. The most recent example being Panda Bear's 2007 release Person Pitch which received the same thunderous applause as Strawberry Jam.
The music is exciting and fearless. In closing, here's a quote from the PopMatters writer Matthew Fiander on their 2007 release:
"Strawberry Jam could legitimately be labeled Animal Collective’s punk rock album, and not only because of its raucous noise. This is punk rock in the same way Suicide (a band that A.C. channels on the haunting “#1"), Television, and the Talking Heads were. The best punk rock, from its heyday, made you believe that, in music, anything was possible."
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