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ANIMAL COLLECTIVE // Merriweather Post Pavillion

Monday, January 26th, 2009


“If I Could Just Leave My Body for the Night”
A Review of Animal Collective’s Merriweather Post Pavillion

- Written by Stuck Between Stations co-host Nick Ubels

After months of pre-release buzz and internet hype, expectations are suitably running high for Animal Collective’s latest full-length. And while it is fair to approach Merriweather Post Pavilion with a touch of scepticism considering the disappointment or indifference that almost invariably occurs after such hotly anticipated releases finally hit store shelves, this is an album that’s more than deserving of the attention it has drawn. With their eighth studio release, the Baltimore trio has distilled their best elements into a striking collection of avant garde pop gems, opening 2009’s record season with an album sure to stack up to be among the year’s best.

“In the Flowers” kicks things off with a wall of whirling synthesizers and it is evident from the outset that the Collective are interested in exploring somewhat more electronic territory than on any of their previous efforts. While the band has always flirted with these sorts of textures in their music, Pavilion finds them fleshing out their unconventionally pervasive melodies, tribal percussion, and rich harmony with layers of synth loops and pulsing drum machines.

Other album highlights include the incredibly addictive ode to domestic life, “My Girls” and the startlingly mellow, “No More Runnin”, a track drenched in sublime harmony reminiscent of the Beach Boys.

Ultimately, Merriweather Post Pavilion is a much more focused effort from Panda Bear & Co. The band seems less inclined to indulge in jammy freakouts and more interested in how to best serve their songs. Animal Collective aren’t playing it safe here, but taking a mature step forward in the way they make music and their fans are sure to reap the benefits.

Animal Collective will be bringing their experimental pop stylings to The Commodore Ballroom May 24, 2009. Tickets are available here: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/110042348958702F?artistid=1002814&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1

Animal Collective Online:
http://www.myspace.com/animalcollectivetheband

http://www.myanimalhome.net

Old Town. My Town. Our Town.

Monday, January 19th, 2009

You’re busy. Classes are busting, homework is hounding you and you simply cannot find the time to find out who you should waste your time watching this coming week. Fortunately, I have curated a full 4 day weekend for you. AND, I managed to leave Friday open so that you can spend some extra time at the library finishing your geography lab. Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays are the new Fridays.

WEDNESDAY (January 21st) - Bison B.C. // Fear of Tomorrow // A.N.S. @ The Sweatshop

THURSDAY (January 22nd) - Hey Ocean! // Drumheller // Michael Bernard Fitzgerald @ Richard’s On Richards

SATURDAY (January 24th)- The Rub // Falcao and Monashee // The Worker // GR8-2000, Raw Beast @ Little Mountain Studios

SUNDAY (January 25th)- Beach House // Johnny and the Moon @ Richard’s On Richards

NEW YEAR. YEAR NEW.

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

It’s the 8th of January, you’ve been welcomed into this year many times over. Would one more time hurt? Probably. While music(as a whole, a general concept), did not stop; musicians still played shows and others recorded, and CIVL kept on sending out online music waves, January brings a welcome boon of musical offerings for those starved at the slimmer pickings of December musical culture.

This weekend, January 10th, Ethical Addictions in Abbotsford hosts Chris Blair Extraordinaire, North Or Die, Mr. Plow, The Barones, and GUESTS!

The Biltmore: Rae Spoon, Weathered Pines and The Listening Party.  Conrad Dykman, you know him? Green toque, eats his lunch outside on the Abbotsford Campus of UFV? He plays drums for Weathered Pines. There is nothing more legit.

The Bull & Raven: Blake Candy, Mr. Krinkle, The Immaculate Mules, and Franklyn Currie.

If that is not enough for your insatiable appetite. Just wander over to Live Music Vancouver for more shows.