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Feels
by Animal Collective
ALBUM RANKINGS:
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.
Overall Rating:
3.3872
Avg. Critic Score:
3.2309
Feels Rank 3 Reviews
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FilterAfter twilight sing-alongs with folkie sprite Vashti Bunyan on the Prospect Hummer EP earlier this year, the Animal Collective have ditched the campfire and made for the deep woods again. Packing up the acoustic guitars that jangled and droned ...more
cokemachineglowFeels takes the Collective in an exciting new direction, creating the kind of record that expands on the group's less esoteric strengths while also pushing their sound forward. ...more
Delusions of AdequacyFeels further confirms that not only does Animal Collective make music different from anything else that’s out there – these folks are also quite good at it. ...more
JunkmediaIt's on the sonic departures, though, that Feels strikes its most resonant chord. ...more
PopMattersFeels is a highly rewarding journey into pop music's most primal, earthy, esoteric and ultimately beautiful places. And it's unlike anything else you will hear this year. ...more
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The GuardianSwapping campfire cosiness for expansive joy, they sound so accomplished the Flaming Lips comparisons fall by the wayside. ...more
PrefixMagHalf of the album is rambunctious and full, driving and manic; the other half charms us with melancholic lullabies fueled by a single sip from the purple bottle. The result: With Feels, Animal Collective has created its first pop masterpiece. ...more
No RipcordThe great achievement of Feels is that it throws everything at every track yet never loses sight of the tunes themselves. ...more
Times OnlineIt all sounds rather like a strange musical therapy session. ...more
All Music GuideThe group sounds freer than ever before, almost as though they've never bothered with rock in their lives, and have only happened upon a bare few LPs before beginning their recording career. ...more
Neumu.netAlthough surprisingly self-conscious at moments, Feels remains rife with a triumphant beauty, a bucolic sound that stirs and entrances the listener like a happy secret. ...more
musicOMH.comWorking best with eyes closed and a fertile imagination, Feels plays like a dreamscape of interconnected happenings, some coincidental, some intended, that's as dense as it is languid. ...more
ShakingThrough.netFeels doesn’t trump earlier, more intimate Animal Collective releases. It’s just louder and messier. ...more
Billboard"Feels" is by far the most agreeable Animal Collective yet, but whether or not that's a good thing is for you to decide. ...more
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