Fall Be Kind EP = Ear Sugar

Animal Collective's newest release, Fall Be Kind EP, is yet another victory for the group: alas, The Almighty Collective has yet to disappoint. As always, this record is filled with crunchy and erratic vibrance. It seems these guys know just how to pluck at my heartstrings with their more recent, outstanding variations on the simple pop formula. Yet, the magic of the Collective's version on pop: it never gets old. Not to me, at least. I digress. What I love so much about Fall Be Kind (you know, besides everything), is that it seems to be the perfect dramatic foil of its predecessor, Merriweather Post Pavillion. This may undoubtedly be because Avey Tare has said that some of the tracks on the new EP were "too dark" and were cut from Merriweather, and it is apparent: the two perfectly compliment each other.

Notable Tracks: All (5 songs) 28mins:20secs of it, seriously.