Animal Collective

Animal Collective is an American experimental pop band formed in Baltimore County, Maryland. Its members consist of Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Geologist (Brian Weitz), and Deakin (Josh Dibb). The band's work is characterized by an eclectic exploration of styles, including psychedelia, freak folk, noise, and electronica, with the use of elements such as loops, drones, sampling, vocal harmonies, and sound collage. AllMusic's Fred Thomas suggests that the group "defined the face of independent experimental rock during the 2000s and 2010s." The band members met in school and started recording together in various forms of collaboration from a young age. 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. The band's 2007 album Strawberry Jam was their first to chart on the Billboard 200. Their 2009 follow-up Merriweather Post Pavilion was the band's most commercially successful album, reaching No. 13 on the US chart; its reverb-heavy psychedelic pop sound proved highly influential to independent music of the subsequent decade. Records released under the name "Animal Collective" may include contributions from any or all of its members. Evolving from early collaborations between Lennox and Portner, the collective was not officially established until all four members came together for the 2003 album currently titled Ark. Most prior collaborations between the band members were then retroactively classified under Animal Collective's discography. In the case of Dibb, who often takes breaks from recording and performing with the band, his time off does not constitute full leave.

Jetty (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000000Z

FEELSLive 04/05 - 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Feels (20th Anniversary) - 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Sung Tongs (Live at the Theatre at Ace Hotel) - 2024-10-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Isn’t It Now? - 2023-09-29T00:00:00.000000Z

Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished (Remastered 2023) - 2023-05-12T00:00:00.000000Z

The Inspection (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - 2022-11-18T00:00:00.000000Z

Time Skiffs - 2022-02-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Crestone (Original Score) - 2021-02-16T00:00:00.000000Z

Ballet Slippers - 2019-11-22T00:00:00.000000Z

Tangerine Reef - 2018-08-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Painting With - 2016-02-19T00:00:00.000000Z

Live at 9:30 - 2015-09-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Centipede Hz - 2012-09-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Merriweather Post Pavilion - 2009-01-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Strawberry Jam - 2007-09-09T00:00:00.000000Z

Feels - 2005-10-16T00:00:00.000000Z

Sung Tongs - 2004-05-31T00:00:00.000000Z

Ark - 2003-06-16T00:00:00.000000Z

Campfire Songs - 2003-03-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Hollinndagain - 2002-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Danse Manatee - 2001-06-30T00:00:00.000000Z

Spirit They’re Gone, Spirit They’ve Vanished - 2000-07-31T00:00:00.000000Z

Grass (demo) - 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Love On the Big Screen/Buddies On the Blackboard - 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000000Z