Blog: Stark Online

It's been a wild run for Animal Collective's new record Merriweather Post Pavilion . From leaks, to web sheriffs, to Grizzly Bear, to Bradford Cox, it must be a relief for Animal Collective just to finally get this thing out there (legitimately). Almost as a reward for the record's harrowing journey, Pitchfork graced the album with a 9.6 and Best New Music status. Stark contributing writer Tara McCarthy took the trek up to Harlem months ago to take a listen to Merriweather and loved it. Yet, Andrew is not really [...]