Merriweather, named for the Frank Gehry-designed outdoor concert venue in AC's native Maryland, is actually not unlike the renowned architect's famously contoured forms: swoopy, organic, and disarmingly out-there. Read more about Merriweather Post Pavilion on Entertainment Weekly
"Merriweather" asserts the vitality and value of rugged experimentalism. Animal Collective is approaching a Velvet Underground or Sonic Youth level of influence on the underground. ...read the complete review at mlive
A waterlogged sample of a voice croaking, "You can dance" opens Animal Collective's ninth album, and it's a sign of what's to come, even if the trio take their time before dropping a beat. ...read the complete review at Spin