[Strangelet]

i want to confess my undying love for animal collective and panda bear. Saw them live last night and it was mental. I can't wait for them to get more money together for a proper tour with more musicians. but they did ok with what they had.

kid cue, do you have the same response to panda bear's new one? person pitch? Its not very far removed from the collective sound but it is a lot more lush. I fucking love it. definitely one of the best for 2007.

for me the band represents a youth and a rebellion of musical spirit. there's a strong chord of brutality mixed with a quasi religious anamistic chanting, mixed with a strange beach boys melodic beauty. I don't know. I do know I probably see them differently than a lof of the other fans. A lot of them at the show sported chunky glasses, ironic tee shirts, full grandfather beards and all looked like they've collected every mcsweeney's anthology ever printed. And I don't associate usually with that kind of crowd.

(lol at the 20 yr old kid with the grunge shorts smoking a pipe)