Now float straight ahead, and you’ll approach Animal Collective’s newest adventure. Then, listen to the ambient rainbow of Tangerine Reef. Look up: See neon oranges and yellows, projections of a tropical reef in a 2017 Miami art exhibition called “Coral Orgy,” and watch the Animal Collective members playing a one-time performance of amorphous, somersaulting sounds to match nature’s underwater psychedelia in bloom. Then, listen to the ultra-lo-fi, stargazing Campfire Songs. Pick a wormhole and turn left: See the young friends huddled together on a cold November night in 2001, recording rambling, ethereal folk songs live on a screened-in porch in Maryland against the backdrop of the crackling, ambient night noise. There have been numerous combinations of band members and unorthodox sources of inspiration-ideas that go against every sensible, time-tested and practical notion of “what works in the music business.” Yet, it all, somehow, pushed Animal Collective to become one of the biggest, most beloved names in independent music. They are full of stories that have gradually transformed into myths and, for Animal Collective’s playfully obsessed fanbase, from myths into legends. They’ve been making music and art together since they were freakishly creative teens, meaning there are now decades of full records, EPs, solo projects, film scores, visual albums, one-off concert pieces and other uncategorizable experiments-each with some unique creation story. The four friends from Baltimore with funny names-Deakin (Josh Dibb), Geologist (Brian Weitz), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox) and Avey Tare (Dave Portner)- are all in their 40s now. Keep your eyes open and, of course, your ears alert. And, if you’re willing to crawl inside the wormholes, then there are curiosities at every turn. The Animal Collective universe is deep and winding.
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