The arrangements here have a touch of jazz about them—Mr. Lennox plays drums and leans heavily on tapping cymbals and subtle percussive accents. Several songs feature xylophone and assorted tinkly ...

Experimental pop band Animal Collective have shared a fresh batch of dates for their upcoming tour in support of their latest album, Time Skiffs. The new dates will run through May and into early June ...

Every time I've witnessed Animal Collective in concert the band has been bathed in colored light, with shapes and patterns floating above the members' heads, often mirroring the unpredictable and ...

Last week saw the release of experimental pop group Animal Collective’s newest album Time Skiffs, the latest in the band’s extensive career spanning more than two decades. The jam-band approach and ...

When was the last time you heard somebody complain about hipsters? Remember when that was a thing? When people complain about hipsters in 2022, they use a different word: millennial. Beyond the ...

If the only Animal Collective track you’re familiar with is the band’s 2009 experimental pop hit “My Girls,” it’s time to do yourself a favor and dig deeper into the quartet’s impressive 22-year body ...

Animal Collective have announced a reissue of their very first record Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished, due out May 12 on Domino. Originally released in a very small CD-only pressing on ...

Since the group’s inception, Animal Collective have developed an interesting reputation. To some, they’re seen as avant-garde electronica’s answer to jam music. Their live shows consist of tunes which ...

Has there ever been a review of an Animal Collective record that didn’t include some variation of the phrase, “imbued with strange synth sounds”? The band has resisted easy categorization by following ...

Even from his early days, David Portner, the de facto frontman for the acclaimed Baltimore-born experimental pop group Animal Collective, felt music was “like a different world.” It was something that ...

During a 2017 Reddit AMA promoting his solo album Eucalyptus, Animal Collective’s primary vocalist David Portner (aka Avey Tare) was asked what his most memorable moment practicing with the group was, ...

Animal Collective were forced to postpone their just-launched North American tour after two members of the band came down with Covid-19. The band kicked off their early summer trek in support of their ...