or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
More Buying Choices
Amazon Add to Cart
£7.08
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Available to Download Now
 
Buy the MP3 album for £7.49
 
 
 
 
Sorry, this item is not available in
Image not available for
Colour:
Image not available

 

Strawberry Jam

Animal Collective Audio CD
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
Price: £6.99 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
Only 12 left in stock.
Sold by jim-exselecky and Fulfilled by Amazon. Gift-wrap available.
Want delivery by Tuesday, 28 May? Choose Express delivery at checkout. See Details
Buy the MP3 album for £7.49 at the Amazon MP3 Downloads store.


Amazon's Animal Collective Store

Music

Image of album by Animal Collective

Photos

Image of Animal Collective

Biography

Merriweather Post Pavilion is the ninth studio album from Animal Collective, recorded with Ben Allen in Oxford, Mississippi. After listening to this record, however, it's clear that Animal Collective have transcended the everyday realities of numbers, locations and people and arrived at a spectacular, unique place. Animal Collective have made a universal record that makes the same ... Read more in Amazon's Animal Collective Store

Visit Amazon's Animal Collective Store
for 22 albums, 5 photos, discussions, and more.

Frequently Bought Together

Strawberry Jam + Merriweather Post Pavilion + Centipede Hz
Price For All Three: £24.81

Buy the selected items together

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought


Product details

  • Audio CD (10 Sep 2007)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Domino Records
  • ASIN: B000S9KSGY
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 14,689 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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

Product Description

Amazon.co.uk

Almost unnoticed, Animal Collective have made it to their eighth album, moving to major-indie Domino for the cutely titled Strawberry Jam. And that doesn’t even include the wealth of solo records and side projects that Polar Bear, Avey Tare, Geologist and Deacon (not their real names) have been involved with. Strawberry Jam has even made the American charts, the New York-based band promoting it on America’s late night chat show circuit. Yet though this might be their most commercially successful record yet, it still defies easy categorisation. Songs are largely built around electronic sequences, but it certainly isn’t dance music. Lyrics often present a narrative, but it’s hardly folk. But yelped vocals and wildly unpredictable arrangements can’t distract from the straightforward quality of songs like "Winter Wonderland", the desperately seedy "Reverend Green" and the unsettling "Unsolved Mysteries", virtually a journey from birth to death in a matter of minutes. The sinister "#1" is one unlikely tune to play on network TV. Loosely affiliated with a supposed ‘new weird America’ scene, which, if it exists at all, describes a younger generation inspired by the loose band model defined by veterans Flaming Lips, Animal Collective’s agitated and original approach is the new mainstream. --Steve Jelbert

Product Description

CD

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5 out of 5 stars
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars how do they do it? 19 Sep 2007
Format:Audio CD
Animal Collective have struck gold once again with their latest release, "Strawberry Jam". They are one of the few bands around who have a fresh approach with each album whilst retaining elements that made them so distinctive in the first place.

Some reviews for this album have mentioned that "Strawberry Jam" is their most accessible release so far but to be honest it's more abrasive and frantic than their previous album "Feels" which was dreamy and relaxed by comparison.

"Cuckoo Cuckoo" for example starts off slow and haunting before exploding into a chaotic burst of wild noise and intense vocals. "For Reverend Green" has short bursts of screaming too and the guitars sound pretty menacing and distorted.

What is more accessible, I suppose, is the tracks have a more traditional composition in that there are distinctive verse and chorus parts to the songs. Some of their previous work favoured longer more abstract structures that slowly unravelled and changed.

Animal Collective greatest strength is their ability to combine very strong melodies with experimental elements. "Peacebone" for example starts with a bizarre electronic noise that somehow merges itself into the guitar and drums (the video is fantastic by the way). "For Reverend Green" is intense but has some really melodic backing vocals (it's also my favourite track). "Fireworks" is playful and contains some catchy vocals, heavily treated guitar and melodic piano parts.

"Chores" and "Derek" appear to be sung by Panda Bear and the latter track certainly resembles something from "Person Pitch" which he released earlier this year. These tracks are light hearted and upbeat although still retaining the group's slightly odd approach to music.

However it is Avey Tares vocals that seem to dominate the album and appear higher in the mix than normal. Some people aren't keen on his vocal style but personally I love the way he uses his voice. His lyrics are occasionally surreal and sometimes there is a hint of sadness and nostalgia present.

The majority of "Strawberry Jam" is lively and psychedelic and the more relaxed and dreamy side to their music is almost completely absent. This is not to say that the album lacks atmosphere, far from it, but the focus seems to be on the noisier side of their collective personality. "# 1" is quite mellow except for the disturbing heavily treated vocals that give it a creepy edge. Samples and background noises are also more prominent too which gives the album another dimension.

So overall it is another great album, different but brilliant. The songs sound fresh and inspired and I've listened to nothing else since it was released. I've no idea what they'll do next but I can't wait.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars I woke up this morning... 27 Sep 2007
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
It's true, I did wake up this morning full of an ageing mans' woes. As a remedial measure, I decided to listen to my new arrival, 'Strawberry Jam". It was the right thing to do...AC have a rare talent, they make me smile, not so much with amusement, but with pleasure. Pascal Comelade has the same affect on me, as do 'The Fiery Furnaces", and it is perhaps no surprise that I find resonances of both musicians in Animal Collective. The music is complex, clever and inventive, often sounding like the strangest fairground sideshow underpinned by a Philip Glass foundation. I'm also tempted to say 'Band of Holy Joy' meets 'Eyeless in Gaza', or 'Clap your Hands, Say Yeah' meets 'Steve Reich', but those kind of comparisons are very subjective, and I don't wish to paint AC critically speaking into a corner at a time when their freshness and exuberance serve them so well.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Another ingenius splash of colour 29 Jun 2008
Format:Audio CD
I saw Animal Collective in Summer 2007, after falling in love with such an original and mesmerising sound and was blown away by their live performance. Little did I know that what we heard that evening was to become Strawberry Jam a few months later, and what an exciting arrangement of music it is. Throwing noises and rhythmic sounds with a subtle electronic upbeat style AC have done it again, creating in my opinion one of the best albums of last year.
You just have to hear the opening of Peacebone to understand what I mean. Overall a completely otherworldly sensual experience with the highlights of Reverend Green, Fireworks and of course the magnificent Peacebone. If you enjoy the wave of new experimental audio or are looking for something completely different, ceck out Animal Collective and Strawberry Jam.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?   Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Sublime
I simply have to pass my own opinion of this record, it is truly fantastic. As it has been said many times, AC's work is somewhat divisive, some of my friends love it but some just... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Arcade
4.0 out of 5 stars its not great but its good
animal collective are probably one of the weirdest bands you will ever hear and i suppose they're like marmite you love them or you hate them. Read more
Published 22 months ago by jezzar
5.0 out of 5 stars Glorious sweet heaven
I first heard '#1' on a CD sampler from Uncut magazine and was greatly impressed
and then read the 4 star reviews in Q and Uncut magazines and decided to buy
the album. Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2009 by Troy 13
5.0 out of 5 stars The more is listen the less i want to
This isnt as good as 'feels' or 'sung tongs'. Its not even better than the new record they are going to release. Read more
Published on 27 Dec 2008 by V. Ward
2.0 out of 5 stars Odd
This is wierd stuff. I stumbled upon this by accident and thought it might be worth a go with several glowing reviews. I was wrong. Read more
Published on 30 April 2008 by Richard B. Cockbain
4.0 out of 5 stars yeahyeahYESYS
I'm not sure how this happened, this isn't the Animal Collective I know! Where's the aimless folk and forced quirkiness? Read more
Published on 8 Jan 2008 by 77
5.0 out of 5 stars Strawberry Jam Forever!
take note of the other reviewer who said this may make a lot of your recent album purchses sound boring and uninspired! Read more
Published on 1 Oct 2007 by D. Salmon
5.0 out of 5 stars Messy but sweet
This is great! It's like a really hectic, psychedelic mixture of They Might Be Giants, The Beach Boys, The Beta band and loads of other great stuff all mixed up with weird dinosaur... Read more
Published on 5 Sep 2007 by B. Kirchner
Search Customer Reviews
Only search this product's reviews

Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   
Related forums


What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?


Listmania!


Look for similar items by category


Feedback


jim-exselecky Privacy Statement jim-exselecky Delivery Information jim-exselecky Returns & Exchanges