Animal Collective

Formed: 1999 in Baltimore, MD

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Genre: Pop/Rock

Group Members: Panda Bear, Avey Tare, Geologist, Deakin

Biography: Animal Collective were formed in Baltimore County, Maryland, by longtime friends and musical collaborators Avey Tare (David Porter), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Deakin (Josh Dibb), and Geologist (Brian Weitz). With a penchant for genre-hopping and studio experimentation, the group began drawing comparisons ...Read full biography

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Merriweather Post Pavilion

Released: 2009

Label: Domino

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Animal Collective have brought the celestial down to earth with each record, but they've never sounded simultaneously otherworldly and approachable quite like they do on Merriweather Post Pavilion. Their ...Read full review

Strawberry Jam

Released: 2007

Label: EMI Music Distribution

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The Baltimore-bred, Brooklyn-based Animal Collective have made a name for themselves by being something wholly other. Their music is convoluted, ecstatic, cluttered, noisy, scratchy, itchy and downright ...Read full review

More Animal Collective albums: Main Albums (11), Compilations (3), Singles & EPs (28), DVD/Video (1)