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18 Dec 2009 10:07

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Music: Pitchfork’s album of the year an obvious, expected choice

Jan. 5 Pitchfork puts up a review of Animal Collective’s “Merriweather Post Pavilion.” We put up an article titled “‘Merriweather Post Pavilion’ album of the year? Well, that was fast.”
Dec. 18 Pitchfork names Animal Collective’s “Merriweather Post Pavilion” album of the year, punishing every other band on the list that didn’t get a 9.6 from the site back in January.

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28 Mar 2009 02:45

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Music: Why is Animal Collective so strange? They don’t know how to play.

At this point we’re so beyond being able to communicate with each other that way, that we just kind of developed our own language in terms of music-making. And that’s why it’s not important to us.
Dave Portner (a.k.a. Avey Tare) • In an interview with Pitchfork talking about their unique approach to making music, which, as most of you know, critics and a capella groups really like. They’re even making inroads into the mainstream. Good for them! • source

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09 Mar 2009 00:49

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Music, Politics: Our rating of the redesigned Pitchfork Web site

9.6 it’s as good as Animal Collective’s latest album source

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05 Jan 2009 05:15

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Music: Why Pitchfork gave Animal Collective a glowing review

Everything that’s defined the band to this point – all those strands winding through their hugely diverse catalog – is refined and amplified here.
Mark Richardson • Who could be conservatively referred to as “gushing” about Merriweather Post Pavilion. He refers to it as their “pop” album. • source

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05 Jan 2009 05:13

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Music: “Merriweather Post Pavilion” album of the year? Well, that was fast.

9.6 Pitchfork’s rating of the new Animal Collective record source

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