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Panda Bear Music Collection : Strawberry Jam

Strawberry Jam


Price: $10.31

Artist: Animal Collective

  1. Peacebone
  2. Unsolved Mysteries
  3. Chores
  4. For Reverend Green
  5. Fireworks
  6. #1
  7. Winter Wonder Land
  8. Cuckoo
  9. Derek

Animal Collective takes up where they left off with 2005 s Feels, continuing with more traditional rock instrumentation (underlying a wealth of bizarre noises, rhythmic loops, and effects, naturally). The songs were written in a live setting (and polished on tours), and certainly convey that energy. They also convey the madcap experimentation that is the band s hallmark. As with Feels, or the preceding Sung Tongs, this is tempered by stellar songwriting ability, the ultimate factor in its success. The album opens with Peacebone, an immediate indicator of the oddball, inspiring pop that follows. Its lyrics seem to be an inspirational missive on seizing the day, but then who can tell? On Chores, Panda Bear puts in a manic sing-song with his Brian Wilson tenor, over a driving bed of sound effects and synth noises. For Reverend Green starts with a distorted wash of tremolo guitar and soon gives way to one of the finest pop songs the band has offered. Granted, it may not be radio pop, what with the mouth noises and surreal lyrics, but that s no small part of its charm. Winter Wonder Land is manic fist-pumping pop of the first order, and the crackly mellow piano sample opening Cuckoo Cuckoo does not prepare one for its pounding bombast. 2007 has been a typically prolific year for the band, and despite (or because of?) all their divergent pet projects, they ve managed to improve with each outing. One can never quite tell what s next, and that s half the glory. Animal Collective s irreverence, absurdity, openness, and sheer melodic prowess conspire to produce yet another exceptional album. --Jason Pace

First Animal Collective album I ve Loved - This is the first album I ve really loved from Animal Collective. That says something about this album. So, if you ve not been into them so much lately, you might want to give them another try. They ve certainly tapped into something special with this album.

Some appetite - Well . It s my favourite right now. Nice, crispy, energetic. A little noise, a little pop. Cockoo cockoo fantastickoo!

Blow your mind out - You ve never heard anything like Strawberry Jam . Every track is worth hooking up to an I.V. to let flow through your blood.

Too Much Going On - Although there are a couple of songs I enjoy, Animal Collective just has too much going on in their music. I feel like I m overdosing on speed every time I turn on one of their songs. I hate listening to some nerd-like voice try to sing and then out of the blue scream some nonsense.

I dig it - this is just as good a place to start as Sung Tongs or Feels. If you re into the more experimental, get those two first. Still, despite all the talk of the accessibility of this record and its more traditional rock song structures, it s still an acquired taste. My favorite song is the spine-tingling Cuckoo, one of their greatest achievements so far.



Strawberry Jam