Animal Collective @ Terminal 5 5/13/09

Listening to their early material, a mix-up of sound experiments and
tribal chanting freak-outs (an acquired taste, for sure) you would
never expect Animal Collective to adopt an almost jam band aesthetic to
their live set. But that’s just what it felt like. Reworking older
numbers to fit the harmonious, deep-bass grooves prevelant on their new
album, the set flowed like a masterful DJ set. Jamming for almost 2
hours straight with no interruption, their catchy harmonies melded
together with every other voice as the packed house rode the psychedlic
waves along with the group. Best live show of the year so far.
Perpetual envelope-pushers, we can’t wait to see what these guys roll
out with next.