Feels (20th Anniversary Edition) – Animal Collective CD

Bursting at the seams with infuriatingly catchy hooks, Animal Collective are capable of conjuring an epic chorus or towering build-up from a seemingly scant palate, then moulding it into compositions that would engage readers of Smash Hits and Mojo alike. Opening with ‘Did You See the Words’, Animal Collective take the non-Waco bollocks of the Polyphonic Spree, lace through some psychedelic swerves then bring to boil with a 20-foot tall, balls-to-the-wall chorus. Ouch. Elsewhere, ‘The Purple Bottle’ is high-speed glam-folk, ‘Banshee Beat’ is a quivering waterlogged composition laid out bare, whilst ‘Turn Into Something’ is a sugar-rush of high-octane pop. Animal magic. This 20th anniversary edition features four recently unearthed demos and b-sides from the ‘Feels’ era.

Disc 1
1. Did You See the Words – Animal Collective (5.15)
2. Grass – Animal Collective (2.59)
3. Flesh Canoe – Animal Collective (3.44)
4. The Purple Bottle – Animal Collective (6.48)
5. Bees – Animal Collective (5.38)
6. Banshee Beat – Animal Collective (8.22)
7. Daffy Duck – Animal Collective (7.34)
8. Loch Raven – Animal Collective (4.59)
9. Turn Into Something – Animal Collective (6.29)
Disc 2
1. Must Be Treeman (Bonus Track) – Animal Collective
2. Fickle Cycle (Bonus Track) – Animal Collective
3. People (Bonus Track) – Animal Collective
4. Tikwid (Bonus Track) – Animal Collective
5. My Favorite Colors (Bonus Track) – Animal Collective
6. Banshee Beat (Demo) – Animal Collective
7. Bees (Demo) – Animal Collective
8. Grass (Demo) – Animal Collective
9. Tikwid (Demo) – Animal Collective