Animal Collective

Animal Collective is a New York based group of like-minded individuals from Baltimore, Maryland. The group consists of Avey Tare, Panda Bear, Deaken, and Geologist, though the lineup varies from album to album. They all met at school and started recording from a young age, playing in various bands, but they all come back to one another in the end. Although the band is often classed as psych folk or noise rock, it is hard to define the Animal Collective sound as they often experiment with new styles and ideas. Other related artists are Terrestrial Tones, Panda Bear (solo), Avey Tare (solo) and jane. The group also runs the record label Paw Tracks on which they have released their own material as well as material by artists such as Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti and the Peppermints.

Discography

• Animal Collective (Soccer Star, 1998)- Panda Bear
• Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished (Animal, 2000) - Avey Tare, Panda Bear
• Danse Manatee (Catsup Plate, 2001) - Avey Tare, Panda Bear, Geologist
• Hollinddagain (St. Ives, 2002) - Avey Tare, Panda Bear, Geologist
• Here Comes the Indian (Paw Tracks, 2003) - Avey Tare, Panda Bear, Deakin, Geologist
• Campfire Songs (Catsup Plate, 2003) - Avey Tare, Panda Bear, Deakin
• Black Dice / Animal Collective "Wastered" (Paw Tracks, 2004) - Avey Tare, Panda Bear, Deakin, Geologist
• Sung Tongs (Fat Cat, 2004) - Avey Tare, Panda Bear
• Who could win a rabbit Single (Fat cat, 2004) - Avey Tare, Panda Bear
• Young Prayer (Solo LP by Panda Bear) (Paw Tracks, 2004)
• Prospect Hummer EP (w/ Vashti Bunyan) (Fat Cat, 2005) - Avey Tare, Panda Bear, Deakin, Geologist (on the track 'baleen sample')
• Feels (Fat Cat, 2005) - Avey Tare, Panda Bear, Deakin, Geologist
• Grass EP (Fat Cat, 2005) - Avey Tare, Panda Bear, Deakin, Geologist