In 2000, in Baltimore, MD, David Portner (aka Avey Tare) and Noah Lennox (aka Panda Bear) established Animal Collective with the issue of Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished on their own Animal imprint.
It was the first of a series of captivating releases exploring the fringes of folk, noise rock, ambient, drone, and twisted psychedelia. Joined by their friend Geologist (aka Brian Weitz), Avey Tare and Panda Bear released Danse Manatee (Catsup Plate) in 2001, followed by a live release documenting their debut tour with Black Dice. Here Comes the Indian (Paw Tracks), featuring Deakin (Josh Dibb) for the first time, was issued in 2003 to considerable acclaim, and the Collective backed it up with the droning, folky simmer of Campfire Songs, again for Catsup Plate. (FatCat also became the group's European sponsor, issuing their first two albums as a package and signing them for future releases.)
Animal Collective returned in May 2004 with Sung Tongs, a mysterious, frag...
| Mon, Jan 12, 2009 | 7:00 PM | CLUB NME, KOKO | London, United Kingdom |
| Tue, Jan 13, 2009 | 8:00 PM | School Of Arts | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| Wed, Jan 14, 2009 | 8:00 PM | Club Academy | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Thu, Jan 15, 2009 | 7:00 PM | Brighton Concorde 2 | Brighton, United Kingdom |
| Fri, Jan 16, 2009 | 8:00 PM | Bataclan Music Hall | Paris, France |
| Sat, Jan 17, 2009 | 7:00 PM | Stuk | Leuven, Belgium |
| Sun, Jan 18, 2009 | 8:00 PM | Postbanhof Berlin | Berlin, Germany |
| Tue, Jan 20, 2009 | 8:00 PM | Grand Ballroom | New York, NY |
| Wed, Jan 21, 2009 | 8:00 PM | Bowery Ballroom | New York, NY |
| Thu, Jan 22, 2009 | 8:00 PM | Metro/Smart Bar | Chicago, IL |
| Fri, Jan 23, 2009 | 8:00 PM | Henry Fonda Theatre | Los Angeles, CA |
| Sat, Jan 24, 2009 | 7:00 PM | The Troubadour | Los Angeles, CA |
| Tue, Mar 24, 2009 | 7:00 PM | The Forum | London, United Kingdom |
| Sat, Sep 12, 2009 | 8:00 PM | NY | Monticello, NY |
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