Listeners would usually expect some sort of change from a new Animal Collective output. In Merriweather Post Pavillion, there are no cathartic Avey Tare screams that you get from "Grass" or "For Reverend Green" and there are minimal wordless hooks which are abundant in "Leaf House", "Did You See the Words", "Fireworks" or "Winter Wonder Land". Avey Tare and Panda Bear still have many hooks. Only this time, they are lyrical.
In the opening track, Avey Tare sings about wishing to be in two places at the same time so that he won't miss his lover when he's gone for weeks (on a tour I guess). Midway through, this song wonderfully explodes into confettis of celebration as if he has solved his dilemma. "Brother Sport" sounds like an advice to decide on your own and not be so narrow-minded. With lyrics in this album such as "Am I really all the things that are outside of me?" and "I don't mean to seem like I care about material things like a social status", Panda Bear tries to debate about over-worldly possessions. "Bluish" suggests that Avey Tare is still struck by cupid's arrow. Its chorus replaces cupid's bow for a harp-like sound. That said, "Bluish", "Brother Sport" and the first two songs are my favourite so far.
MPP is a futuristic Pet Sounds. This will seem like another tiring Beach Boys comparison but Brian Wilson will be honoured to have inspired Avey Tare and Panda Bear. Listen how "Guys Eyes" is denser and more convoluted than "God Only Knows", vocal-wise. In parallel with the album's cover art, AC has produced some 3-dimensional soundscape.
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