Blog: Direct Current

Released this past January 5, indie psych-pop progresso-masters Animal Collective 's Merriweather Post Pavillion may have been pretty much first out of the gate but as the year closes it's hard to argue that any other album has surpassed it in near-euphoric critical acclaim. We said: "The band's future-primitive music draws much of its mystical energy from opposing forces: beautiful melodies paired with abrasive noise and found sounds, acoustic folk instruments layered over electronic drums and samples, tribal dance beats tempered by long patches of beatless ambiance." Rolling Stone raised the chin-stroking ante gushing "A [...]

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