Today’s lesson: if you have a music blog, don’t say anything less than glorifying about whatever Animal Collective just dropped, lest you want to feel the fury of indie rock dorks. It’s understandable. As far as I know, The Decibel Tolls is the only blog, or media in general anywhere, that didn’t find Merriweather Post Pavilion boner-inducing while traditionally praising the group in the past. It’s also the second most viewed post on this blog of all time. Far out. Some selected comments from the review and my responses behind the jump… Continue reading ‘Merriweather Post Pavilion Strikes Back’
Before we begin, do you know who this is in the photo above? No? Why, it’s Marjorie Merriweather Post, the founder of General Foods, Inc. Though she enjoyed a lavish lifestyle and socialite existence, the cereal magnate also subscribed to the Rockefeller school of philanthropic thought and donated tons of money to various causes, eventually getting an outdoor concert pavilion in Maryland named after her and, ergo, an album I’m getting ready to pop on the ghetto blaster.
So anyway, you know the drill. When I grip a new and anticipated jam hive, I like to review it in “real time”… that is to say, I fuckin’ listen to that shizz and liveblog my thoughts on it, only revising for grammatical errors and editorial clarity. Today, Animal Collective’s forthcoming Merriweather Post Pavilion gets said treatment. It comes out on Domino on January 20th in digital format, January 6th on analog (vinyl). Unfortunately, you get no preview for yourself, as I got Web Sheriffed on Christmas. Christmas!
I’ll try to keep this objective. However, I’ve been a huge Animal Collective fan since I first heard “Slippi” from Here Comes the Indian roughly… I dunno, five years ago or so. Hence, I have rather strong feelings toward this music, lots of nostalgia, and high expectations. This does, however, usually make for a better write-up. My prediction – Strawberry Jam seemed to act as a bridge between Animal Collective’s weirdo rippin’ and the newer pop movements showcased in their recent live performances and, of course, Panda Bear’s solo outing. I expect Merriweather to be AC’s most accessible release yet, for better or worse. Continue reading ‘Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion Review (In Real Time)’
I was able to grip a little bit of Merriweather Post Pavilion, the new slam jam from Animal Collective, earlier this evening. Enjoy the tracks until I will (probably) receive a visit from the Web Sheriff in the next couple of days, in which case and coinciding with my better judgment, I shall remove said content…
It would take a pretty awesome album cover to get its own post. And the album cover for the forthcoming Animal Collective album Merriweather Post Pavilion gets that honor.
The Magic Eye company spent years releasing optical illusion picture books that didn’t fuckin’ work! And it only took AC one try to get the wavy surrealism tip right. Man, this rules. I can’t stop staring at it. I’m trying to get my reviews of Religious Knives and Hush Arbors written today, but all I can do is stare at this thing. You guys enjoying this? I’m enjoying this.
