I'm liking Merriweather Post Pavilion the more I listen to it, but its both a natural and unnatural progression for the band. I think its good they are mixing it up, creating new sounds, but I don't think its their best stuff. Yeah, there are some fabulous songs, but people are saying it's AC's best album and I think that's far from the truth. Yeah, it's all pretty subjective, but to pick one record I'd choose the raw meanderings of Feels any day over Merriweather because it suits them better. I don't think of AC as this great electronic band, and that won't change, at least until their next album. After only a few listens, it does sound like they forced the whole electronic thing a little much. Lyrically, "Daily Routine" and "My Girls" seem like they'd fit better on any album but Merriweather. But to give credit where it's due, they made it work, and I can't blame them for experimenting and opening themselves up. I just think there are lots of people who are Merriweather obsessed because of it's accessibility that haven't bathed in the more organic AC. Anyway, sorry to run on with my opinion.

Onto the new content.

"My Girls" music video:

AC's performance at the Bowery Ballroom last week is a free download, so hop on it! They whipped out a new song called "Blue Sky" which you can also download here if you want two versions of it. It's a slower one, and it's also very, very good.

Animal Collective Tour Dates:
03/04 - Oslo, Norway @ Rockerfeller
03/05 - Lund, Sweden @ Mejeriet
03/06 - Copenhagen @ Amager Bio
03/08 - Cologne, Germany @ Gloria
03/09 - Heidelberg, Germany @ Karlstorbahnhof
03/10 - Fribourg, Germany @ Fri-Son
03/11 - Lucerne, Switzerland @ Konzerthaus Schurr
03/12 - Florence, Italy @ Viper Room
03/13 - Rome, Italy @ Teatro Studio
03/14 - Milan, Italy @ Rolling Stone
03/16 - Strasbourg, France @ La Laiterie
03/17 - Amsterdam @ Paradiso
03/18 - Brussels @ Ancienne Belgique
03/19 - Lille, France @ Aeronef
03/20 - Nantes, France @ L'Olympic
03/22 - Bristol, UK @ Trinity Centre
03/23 - Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms
03/24 - London, UK @ The Forum
03/25 - Leeds, UK @ TJ's Woodhouse Club
03/26 - Liverpool, UK @ Static Gallery
03/27 - Dublin @ Tripod
03/28 - Belfast @ Stiff Kitten
05/11 - Washington DC @ 9:30 Club
05/12 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
05/13 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5
05/14 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues
05/15 - Montreal, Quebec @ Metropolis
05/16 - Toronto, Ontario @ Sound Academy
05/18 - Royal Oak, Michigan @ Royal Oak Music Hall
05/19 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin @ Turner Hall Ballroom
05/20 - Minneapolis, Minnesota @ First Avenue
05/24 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
05/25 - Portland, Oregon @ Roseland Theatre
05/26 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre
05/27 - Big Sur, CA @ Henry Miller Memorial Library
05/29 - Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern
05/30 - Las Vegas, Nevada @ House of Blues
05/31 - Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
06/01 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre
06/02 - Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theatre
06/04 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
06/05 - Austin, TX @ Stubbs
06/06 - Oxford, Mississippi @ The Library
06/08 - St. Petersburg, Florida @ State Theatre
06/09 - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida @ Culture Room
06/10 - Orlando, Florida @ Firestone