Animal Collective - Centipede Hz [2012]

RVCA · 08-21-2012, 09:58 AM

So this has happened to every AnCo album I've listened to, without fail:

The first spin elicits very much a "meh" response. The boops and beeps and weird noises are interesting but kind of just wash over me. Avey Tare sounds too whiney and Panda Bear sounds bored. It ends and I can't remember much of it.

And then the second and third spin happen, and then you understand why this group always gets a "best new music" tag from Pitchfork. The melodies are clearer and the songs catchier. The choruses are memorable and the beeps/boops become genuinely musical, instead of hipster-garbage-noise.

So... I'm liking it. It doesn't suck. Is it as good as MPP or Strawberry Jam or Sung Tongs? Mmmmm... probably not. Maybe.

View Poll Results: Rate me
5/5	0	0%
4/5	3	37.50%
3/5	4	50.00%
2/5	1	12.50%
1/5	0	0%
Voters: 8. You may not vote on this poll

08-21-2012, 09:58 AM	#10 (permalink)
RVCA （￣ー￣） Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3,270	So this has happened to every AnCo album I've listened to, without fail: The first spin elicits very much a "meh" response. The boops and beeps and weird noises are interesting but kind of just wash over me. Avey Tare sounds too whiney and Panda Bear sounds bored. It ends and I can't remember much of it. And then the second and third spin happen, and then you understand why this group always gets a "best new music" tag from Pitchfork. The melodies are clearer and the songs catchier. The choruses are memorable and the beeps/boops become genuinely musical, instead of hipster-garbage-noise. So... I'm liking it. It doesn't suck. Is it as good as MPP or Strawberry Jam or Sung Tongs? Mmmmm... probably not. Maybe.