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ANIMAL COLLECTIVE: CENTIPEDE HZ
GENRE: WEIRD FOR WEIRDNESS SAKE LABEL: DOMINO RECORDS VERDICT: ANTI-CLIMACTIC RELEASE: 9.4.12 animalcollective.org All the key tastemakers are surely anticipating the customary mass auralgasm that...
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INTERVIEW: ANIMAL COLLECTIVE’S NOAH “PANDA BEAR” LENNOX
Noah Lennox (R) being a camera-shy Panda. Photo by Abita PhotoIn the recent, affecting rock-doc protest Sound City, Dave Grohl and Co. stress the importance of keeping a human element alive in today’s...
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FDM 5.3: STARRING LORD QUAS, DELROY EDWARDS, AND NOT DAFT PUNK
This is the third installment of my weekly (when I’m not on vacation) column here at the Dig. Like those prior, its aim is to bring attention my five favorite music-related things from the week that...
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PEER REVIEW: GOVERNORS BALL DAYS 1 + 2
For the first time in years, it seemed like New York City finally created a music festival that would stay. With the announcement of Governors Ball’s line-up— a list including big names from hip-hop,...
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EXIT POLL: COLIN @ GOVERNORS BALL AFTER ANIMAL COLLECTIVE
COLIN AT GOVERNORS BALL AFTER ANIMAL COLLECTIVE’S PERFORMANCE, SATURDAY 6.8.13 Who did you just see? Animal Collective; it was sweet. They killed the songs that they killed, and then would’ve killed...
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RUN FOR COVER: MELODY’S ECHO CHAMBER VS. UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA: “ENDLESS...
Run For Cover is a weekly music column comparing cover songs to the original version. Prepare for a major bending of rules as we hear musicians throw around genres, tempos, style, and intent. Whether...
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INTERVIEW: WILD CUB
Photo by Will Morgan Holland Are you feeling the love yet? You’ve made it this far into the love issue, so there should be some sort of tingling in your loins, er, heart. And if you haven’t felt the...
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FOTOBOM + INTERVIEW: AVEY TARE’S SLASHER FLICKS
Animal Collective is an experimental psychedelic band, so the sound they’re shooting for is intentionally “weird.” That also means their live shows are built around practicing improvisational jams that...
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TRINKLES: THE NEW KID MOUNTAIN ALBUM THAT’S (ALMOST) HERE
Four years ago, Kid Mountain introduced themselves to Boston with one of the best debut albums our city has ever seen. Happies, their ten-track effort from 2012, saw the art pop act churning their way...
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WHEEL OF TUNES: GANG GANG DANCE
Photo by Ari Marcopoulos Seven years is a long time to go without seeing your friends, but it’s an even longer time to go without being in the same room as your bandmates. While the members of Gang...
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WHEEL OF TUNES: PANDA BEAR
Photo by Fernanda Pereira Over the course of two decades, Noah Lennox has been influencing the music scene in small, but noticeable, ways. Better known by his moniker Panda Bear, he first rose to...
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Four years ago, Kid Mountain introduced themselves to Boston with one of the best debut albums our city has ever seen. Now they're gearing up for round two.
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The experimental favorites return after seven years to talk shaman vibes, Netflix therapy, and their funniest childhood stories.
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Animal Collective's quiet electronic guru talks snorkeling, Super Smash Bros., and his inner monologues for our recurring series.
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