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Animal Collective on Letterman

Animal Collective - "Summertime Clothes" on Letterman 5/7/09 (TheAudioPerv.com)
I don't really believe there's a border-line to how obstensive and obscure a musical performance can be on a late night talk show, but watching Animal Collective 's performance of "Summertime Clothes" off of their Merriweather Post Pavillion LP on Letterman you can't help but get a sense that the majority of the audience is most likely lost. Three of the band's four members graced the Late Show stage, complete with an aqua light-show and their own set of interperetive dancers, used only to confuse the studio audience members who really [...]