
I got kind of skeptical when other music blogs and music websites claimed that Animal Collective ' s new album, Merriweather Post Pavilion , could possibly be the album of the year. I mean, c'mon, a 9.6 from Pitchfork and barely a single negative review? It's a knee-jerk reaction for me to go against the grain when something is universally praised. There must be something wrong with this record right? Well after holding out for a few weeks, I gave in and had myself a proper listen. After listening to it over 5 times [...]