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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
`Tom Boy' really is a lazy Sunday morning of an album, like most of us it takes the best part of a quarter of an hour to move through the gears and really get going. The good news is that when it finally wakes up it opens it's eyes to a glorious, distinctly tropical new day.
So the first three songs constitute little more than a stretch and a yawn of sleepy beats and repetitive Beach Boys harmonising - they barely register for me, pleasant enough though unmemorable. It is at this point I should admit that I sit on the Avey Tare side of Animal Collective's very own McCartney vs Lennon type debate. Just like Paul I find Noah's compositions can edge towards the cosy, the twee, perhaps even entering slightly trad pop territory thanks to those vocals, while I find Portner's material to be generally more direct, wilder, sometimes excitingly freakish.
This is not to say that I can't appreciate Lennox's approach and this release does contain some of his best ever moments. `Alsatian Darn', particularly the second half, and the lengthy `Afterburner' are both strong tracks that envelop you slowly, eventually drawing you into their expansive tropical soundscapes. This is certainly an album to close your eyes and immerse yourself in. `Scheherezade' is another winner, an Eno influence is in evidence here - it is a simply beautiful and otherworldly moment of meditative calm.
There are also a couple of more straightforward songs to enjoy - `Surfer's Hymn' opens with the sound of the tide lapping on the shore and what sound like heavily layered and sped up wind chimes, and the adorable `Last night at the Jetty' which is built around by far the most addictive vocal performance on the album. The problem is that around every corner is a stretch of music where I start thinking `not a lot actually going on here' and my attention starts to wander - it might be on the seemingly never ending formless vocals and bird sounds/monkey calls (?) on `Friendship Bracelet', it might be listening to the meandering harmonising of the closing `Benefica', nothing so unappealing as to shock you out of the experience and break the spell but enough to take a little gloss off `Tom Boy'.
For Animal Collective fans this is a must and anyone who enjoyed `Person Pitch' should also find much to enjoy here - Panda Bear wakes you up gently into his world and it is certainly a pleasant place to find yourself in, although not so wondrous as to guarantee you won't ever start drifting off and dreaming of leaving for adventures new.
So the first three songs constitute little more than a stretch and a yawn of sleepy beats and repetitive Beach Boys harmonising - they barely register for me, pleasant enough though unmemorable. It is at this point I should admit that I sit on the Avey Tare side of Animal Collective's very own McCartney vs Lennon type debate. Just like Paul I find Noah's compositions can edge towards the cosy, the twee, perhaps even entering slightly trad pop territory thanks to those vocals, while I find Portner's material to be generally more direct, wilder, sometimes excitingly freakish.
This is not to say that I can't appreciate Lennox's approach and this release does contain some of his best ever moments. `Alsatian Darn', particularly the second half, and the lengthy `Afterburner' are both strong tracks that envelop you slowly, eventually drawing you into their expansive tropical soundscapes. This is certainly an album to close your eyes and immerse yourself in. `Scheherezade' is another winner, an Eno influence is in evidence here - it is a simply beautiful and otherworldly moment of meditative calm.
There are also a couple of more straightforward songs to enjoy - `Surfer's Hymn' opens with the sound of the tide lapping on the shore and what sound like heavily layered and sped up wind chimes, and the adorable `Last night at the Jetty' which is built around by far the most addictive vocal performance on the album. The problem is that around every corner is a stretch of music where I start thinking `not a lot actually going on here' and my attention starts to wander - it might be on the seemingly never ending formless vocals and bird sounds/monkey calls (?) on `Friendship Bracelet', it might be listening to the meandering harmonising of the closing `Benefica', nothing so unappealing as to shock you out of the experience and break the spell but enough to take a little gloss off `Tom Boy'.
For Animal Collective fans this is a must and anyone who enjoyed `Person Pitch' should also find much to enjoy here - Panda Bear wakes you up gently into his world and it is certainly a pleasant place to find yourself in, although not so wondrous as to guarantee you won't ever start drifting off and dreaming of leaving for adventures new.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Vinyl
A gigantic masterpiece for 2011. Works on so many levels and has such a beautiful form. Thanks, Noah! -- Take your time again with the next one. It's worth it. Sonic Boom didn't muck it up.
My pre-order arrived as a ltd edition clear DMM vinyl gatefold. There's a superb locked-groove at the end of Side B.
My pre-order arrived as a ltd edition clear DMM vinyl gatefold. There's a superb locked-groove at the end of Side B.
2 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Good tunes absolutely ruined by dreadfull production.
I defy anyone to understand any of the lyrics.
Must have had the echo chamber on double echo,just like Person Pitch.
I won't get fooled again into buying another Panda Bear album.
Dreadfull.
I defy anyone to understand any of the lyrics.
Must have had the echo chamber on double echo,just like Person Pitch.
I won't get fooled again into buying another Panda Bear album.
Dreadfull.
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