- Album list
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Animal Collective is an American experimental pop band formed in Baltimore, Maryland in 2003. Its members and founders are Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Deakin (Josh Dibb), and Geologist (Brian Weitz). The band's music is characterized by studio experimentation, vocal harmonies, and an exploration of various genres which include freak folk, noise rock, ambient drone, and psychedelia. Records released under the name 'Animal Collective' may include contributions from any or all of its members. In the case of Dibb, who often takes breaks from recording and performing with the band, his time off does not constitute full leave.
The band members met in school and started recording together in various forms of collaboration from a young age. Originally a duo comprising Lennox and Portner, the collective was not officially established until all four members came together for the album Here Comes the Indian (2003). Most prior collaborations between the band members were then retroactively classified under Animal Collective's discography. In 1999, they established the record label Paw Tracks, issuing what is now considered their debut album, Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished (2000), as well as work by other artists. In 2009, the band released their most commercially successful album, Merriweather Post Pavilion, which Uncut magazine called: 'one of the landmark American albums of the century so far'.
Members
Avey Tare (David Portner; vocals, guitar, synthesizer, sequencer, keys, piano, percussion, autoharp)
Name comes from 'tearing' apart the name David (Davey), hence Avey Tare. It is not related to the word 'avatar'.[94]
Panda Bear (Noah Lennox; vocals, drums, percussion, samples, synthesizer, electronics, guitar)
Name comes from the panda he drew on tapes he made for friends of the first set of songs he ever wrote.[95]
Deakin (Josh Dibb; guitar, synthesizer, vocals, percussion, sequencer, sampler, drum pad, bass guitar)
Name comes from letters he used to write to other members under the name Conrad Deacon.[nb 4]
Geologist (Brian Weitz; electronics, samples, minidiscs, vocals, synthesizer, piano, percussion)
Name comes from the headlamp he wears in order to see the electronics during live shows.[97] A friend mistakenly assumed Weitz studied geology in college; however, he studied marine biology.[94]
Touring members
Jeremy Hyman - drums (2016–present)
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