Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion -2009- 320kbps Access
Merriweather Post Pavilion received near-universal acclaim, earning a rare 9.6 from Pitchfork and topping dozens of year-end lists. It proved that experimental music did not have to be abrasive; it could be warm, inviting, and celebratory. It paved the way for the decade's wave of synth-heavy indie pop and chillwave, influencing artists from Caribou to Tame Impala.
Merriweather Post Pavilion (recorded without guitarist Deakin) marked a radical pivot toward electronic instrumentation. Inspired by Panda Bear’s sample-heavy solo masterpiece Person Pitch (2007), the band traded their guitars for Eventide effects processors, Roland SP-555 samplers, and synthesizers. At the time, the band consisted of a
Released on January 6, 2009, through Domino Records, Merriweather Post Pavilion is the eighth studio album by the American experimental pop group Animal Collective. At the time, the band consisted of a trio—Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Avey Tare (Dave Portner), and Geologist (Brian Weitz)—after the temporary hiatus of guitarist Deakin. The album's title is a tribute to the Merriweather Post Pavilion, a Frank Gehry-designed outdoor amphitheater in Columbia, Maryland, where band members attended concerts in their youth. At the time
