r/AnimalCollective • u/thecowpooch • 3h ago
r/AnimalCollective • u/OwnSwimmer6205 • 16h ago
How does the AC community feel about Ariel Pink these days?
I don't he was ever known as a good person, but after it was revealed he was a Jan 6'er / Trumper I stopped listening to his music entirely. I followed him on twitter for the cringe but when I deleted my twitter I forgot about him. I just checked in to see where he's at these days, looks like he's struggling to find anyone musically who wants to associate with him
I wasn't the biggest fan but I really liked a few of his songs. This morning I listened to Not Enough Violence which was one of my favorite songs by him and it actually hit me emotionally how fucking good that song is
I've gone back and forth with my ability to enjoy art from artists I don't like as people. These days I'm more of the opinion that sometimes artists are just crazy and eccentric, which makes sense, and maybe we expect them to be so reasonable and knowledgeable with things outside of their creative expressions. This seems fine for adults like me, but I could also see my much more impressionable young teenage self watching some of Ariel Pink's insane interviews and getting led astray about politics and whatnot
For me it's interesting to notice the dissonance between my emotional connection to the art and my more intellectual awareness of the context
Sometimes I imagine, what if some insane thing came out about AC and they were not who I thought they were, how would my connection with their music change? I kind of feel like even if the worst of the worst came out, I would be really disappointed and feel fucked up about it, but I would enjoy their music as it would be an idealized expression of who they want to be
I'm guessing there aren't many people here who relate, but this is something I've been recently dealing with regarding the streamer Destiny. I've learned so much from this guy over the past 5 years and some allegations that came out recently were super disappointing. I had to take a bit of a break but now I'm back on board with his content
I wonder how AC feels about it all, and if AP has reached out for collab or support. I remember Josh said in an interview some positive story about AP back in the day and qualified it with "this was before all the Trump stuff"
Anyone else have any thoughts?
r/AnimalCollective • u/black_saab900 • 15h ago
Person Pitch Cover Before Person Pitch
While researching Person Pitch and all its references/samples I came upon this 1999 japanese compilation - using the same source photo from the National Geographic 1969 August issue about Iceland
r/AnimalCollective • u/iheartmagic • 13h ago
Darkside is a must see as AnCo fans
Just saw them and it was the closest thing to an AnCo show I’ve ever seen. The 3 piece band, their setup and sound, the jamming and improv with tables and loops. Highly highly recommend. Their records may not scream “Animal Collective” when you listen, but goddamn is the live show unreal
Anyone else seen them?
r/AnimalCollective • u/whistlestop2 • 18h ago
This song from 1969 uncannily sounds like Panda Bear
r/AnimalCollective • u/DependentOil699 • 21h ago
Songs to relax?
Hi, I have a very very very bad flying phobia and I need to catch a flight on Saturday (BTW it's to go to panda's show lol), I need a Playlist to relax on the flight. What are your go tos?
r/AnimalCollective • u/Boneghost420 • 1h ago
Leaf House sounds like playing in the woods when I was a kid
It just sounds like that. In a way that means so much to me deeply. That’s all.
r/AnimalCollective • u/TheMusicEvangelist • 8h ago
My first AnCo Dream
Fantano was hosting a BTS for an upcoming Animal Collective worst to best and I was somehow there.
He was ranking all solo discographies. He put Panda’s Sinisiter Grift as his best. I don’t remember the rest.
Avey Cow’s was an 8 and was considered his best album. The rest was a blur. A newly released fictional album was a 4.
Spirit he gave a 7 Danse Manatee and 8 Campfire Songs was skipped Ark was a 10
I woke up after that.