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~ Animal Collective
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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  • Vinyl (3 May 2004)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: Fat Cat
  • ASIN: B0001J3VI8
  • Other Editions: Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 218,644 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Leaf House
2. Who Could Win A Rabbit
3. The Softest Voice
4. Winters Love
5. Kids On Holiday
6. Sweet Road
7. Visiting Friends
8. College
9. We Tigers
10. Mouth Wooed Her
11. Good Lovin Outside
12. Whaddit I Done

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SUNG TONGS plays like a collection of campfire songs for the blissfully deranged. Champions of naive folk, swirling psychedelia, and playground-styled sing-song games, Animal Collective makes music that is difficult to categorize and even harder to resist. Acoustic guitars, primitive percussion, and harmonizing voices are the meat of the sound here, but theresults go leagues beyond the sum of the parts. Circular repetitions, chattering choral interplay, wisps of speech and laughter, and surreal production tricks create a thoroughly disorienting and delightful listen. From the goofy, fluttering phrasing of "Who Could Win a Rabbit" to the lilting harmonies in "College" (which could easily be an outtake from theBeach Boys' PET SOUNDS), Animal Collective oozes with a starry-eyed, back-to-childhood sensibility. But like anyone's youth, SUNG TONGS is full of monsters and things that go bumpin the night. The ominous backwards voices in "Visiting Friends" and the thumping tribal menace of "We Tigers" leave little doubt that Animal Collective has one foot firmly on thedark side. This unique album has the feel of a long journeywith no certain guarantees of return. For the bold and curious, SUNG TONGS is a must.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars C21st Music, 5 May 2004
Some music really is new. Animal Collective's new album has echoes of music past - Friends era Beach Boys, Boredoms, Moondog, Cornelius circa Point - but it's all pulled together in a way that is totally current. You'll notice how upon first listen how it's almost too dense, voices are everywhere, the harmonies are as thick as the best Brian Wilson pieces, each track has a rollicking percussion base, a number of acoustic guitars and noises stutter away. But you'll keep coming back and each time you'll make more sense of it. There's enough melody on this album to keep most regular guitar bands going for a whole career.

Sung Tongs has a youthful exuberence to it that is infectious. I've listened to this album at least ten times since I bought it two days ago! And before you compain - this is no rush of first love. The last album that hit me in this way was Boredoms 'Vision Creation Newsun' and that was three years ago! And I still love that record now.

Sung Tongs - add some music to your day!

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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational, 27 May 2004
I saw Animal Collective live and found myself feeling baffled, amused and inspired all at once. So i bought this album as soon as it was released. It blends a variety of sounds and styles and twists them into an original whole. The music is mostly acoustic although there appears to be electronic manipulation and perculiar effects present. The vocals range from gorgeous harmonies to tribal shouting with unconventional lyrics. It's an offbeat mix of psychedelia, folk, pop and electronics with strange songs structures. I have played it to a number of people but sadly most of them just looked either confused or slightly scared. However, if you are after something weird and different, this may be the best album you'll buy all year. I have no hesitation in giving it 5 stars - pure genius!
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