The Animal Collective were a band I was afraid to listen to for two reasons. First, words like "experimental" and "noise" were often used to describe their music. This scared me. Second, there is plenty of avant-garde music in my collection but my knee-jerk vision is of Yoko Ono screaming over a broken vase. For someone who loves a pop ditty, this is not an inviting image.
Also, I sometimes find music that is listed as "experimental" or "noise" is code for people who don't have much to say and hide the fact in difficult music.
Well it turns out the Animal Collective are none of the above and have churned out some great records. This track is from a record full of great tracks...it has a mesmerizing piano line that fights against a tide of dissonance as the song progresses. I was going to read the lyrics for the song, but I figured I should stick to what I think the lyrics because that is what I am reacting to
This song reminds me of trying to keep yourself balanced in a crazy world. There is a great ebb and flow to this song with lots of sounds and textures but it all returns to that piano line. It persists through the whole song. It feels like the song is about to tip over but that piano line perseveres.
Lyric of Note As I Heard It:
Sometimes all I want is one favorite song
And two to three minutes don't seem very long
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