Animal Collective Isn't It Now? plants 5 Dirty Black Summer

5 Dirty Black Summer

with the notable exception of "21st Century Schizoid Man

The traditional folk song "Sloop John B

Wynton Kelly

He's shamelessly bold about the allure of the trap

Animal Collective Isn't It Now? plants 5 Dirty Black SummerAt this point, it is almost impossible to say what makes for a classic Animal Collective album; the standard fluctuates with the weather, your temperament, whatever chemicals may or may not waft through your mind. But from start to finish, first listen to last, Isnt It Now? absolutely lands as a classic, its mix of playfulness and earnestness, glittery pop and tessellated textures seeming to synthesize and update all that has ever made and still makes