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Sung Tongs in Bloomington, MN
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On
Sung Tongs
, their first record distributed by
FatCat
, the two-man
Animal Collective
come on like sun-scorched acid eaters gathered around the campfire, strumming and grinning while they weave their material out of cyclical singalongs and tight harmonies. Surprisingly, both for fans as well as new additions, that marks a much more accessible sound for a group that had previously probed the outer limits of
prog
and
psychedelia
. (Still, back to basics is the right place for a collective that released three albums in 2003.) Immediately called to mind here are
the Holy Modal Rounders
and, to a lesser extent,
the Incredible String Band
. While
certainly don't share the intimate knowledge of
folk
music or the expert musicianship of
the Holy Modals
or
the ISB
, they do understand the importance of repetition in reaching altered states, and they indulge in many naturalistic post-production enhancements to get there.
"Leaf House"
"Who Could Win a Rabbit"
open the record with a cozy atmosphere created from soaring harmonies and
Beach Boys
-type bungalow percussion. From there, with only a few exceptions,
devolves into the loosest of jam sessions, a midsummer night's dream of pixilated picking in similar company with the lengthy mid-album interlude (
"Green Typewriters"
) during
the Olivia Tremor Control
's
Dusk at Cubist Castle
. Although the duo didn't record nearly enough material to justify checking out quite so soon,
is a striking record, a breath of fresh air within
experimentalist
indie rock
. ~ John Bush
Sung Tongs
, their first record distributed by
FatCat
, the two-man
Animal Collective
come on like sun-scorched acid eaters gathered around the campfire, strumming and grinning while they weave their material out of cyclical singalongs and tight harmonies. Surprisingly, both for fans as well as new additions, that marks a much more accessible sound for a group that had previously probed the outer limits of
prog
and
psychedelia
. (Still, back to basics is the right place for a collective that released three albums in 2003.) Immediately called to mind here are
the Holy Modal Rounders
and, to a lesser extent,
the Incredible String Band
. While
certainly don't share the intimate knowledge of
folk
music or the expert musicianship of
the Holy Modals
or
the ISB
, they do understand the importance of repetition in reaching altered states, and they indulge in many naturalistic post-production enhancements to get there.
"Leaf House"
"Who Could Win a Rabbit"
open the record with a cozy atmosphere created from soaring harmonies and
Beach Boys
-type bungalow percussion. From there, with only a few exceptions,
devolves into the loosest of jam sessions, a midsummer night's dream of pixilated picking in similar company with the lengthy mid-album interlude (
"Green Typewriters"
) during
the Olivia Tremor Control
's
Dusk at Cubist Castle
. Although the duo didn't record nearly enough material to justify checking out quite so soon,
is a striking record, a breath of fresh air within
experimentalist
indie rock
. ~ John Bush
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