Video: "Slippi" (Encore) - Animal Collective live at First Ave.

It's been a long wait since the release of Merriweather Post Pavillion , since this show was announced, since the tickets went on sale. May the 20th seemed like it would never arrive, and as I spun everything from Spirit They Came to their newest live tracks, the prospect of seeing Animal Collective live seemed more myth than reality. But enough of the deification. The show has obviously come and gone, but the hype surrounding these guys both as a live act and on record is sure to stay. I got the [...]