I'm really concerned about how I'm going to handle reviewing a bad album here on One Day One Album. I freaking LOVED Merriweather Post Pavilion. The first time I listened through it, I wasn't sure exactly what the hell I was listening to. It seemed to he a strange mix of Polyphonic Spree and MGMT vocally, sung over a weird version of Radiohead.
On my second listen, I realized this odd combination was amazing. Some of the tracks are super catchy and caused uncontrollable foot tapping. Other tracks just had me in awe, making me feel overwhelmed. Not like about to cry, but just completely incapable of comprehending fully what I was hearing, an experience I only get when listening to Sigur Ros.
My favorite track is definitely My Girls. I'm not really sure why, it's just a ton of fun. It was that song that really made me appreciate how good this album was. It also happened to be the song that stopped me from having Kanye's Runaway on repeat.
Overall, I give it an 8/10. There were times where I thought it was a bit boring, but they were few and far between. Definitely going to be a gateway into more Animal Collective and will definitely make me struggle to find motivation to listen to tomorrow's album, like what My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy did today.
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