Animal Collective

Animal Collective is an American rock band that has been active since 1999. It originates from the New York City music scene, but has its roots in Baltimore. The band members, who all perform under pseudonyms, are David Portner (Avey Tare), Noah Lennox (Panda Bear), Brian Weitz (Geologist) and Josh Dibb (Deakin). The band is characterized by experimental pop and rock music between folk, psychedelia and electronica.

Discography

Studio albums

Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished (August 2000) - Animal
Danse Manatee (July 2001) - Catsup Plate
Campfire Songs (March 2003) - Catsup Plate
Here Comes the Indian (June 17, 2003) - Paw Tracks
Sung Tongs (May 3, 2004) - FatCat Records
Feels (October 18, 2005) - FatCat Records
Strawberry Jam (September 10, 2007) - Domino Records
Merriweather Post Pavilion (January 20, 2009) - Domino Records
Centipede Hz (September 2012) - Domino Records
Painting With (February 2016) - Domino Records

EPs

Prospect Lobster (May 24, 2005) - FatCat Records
People (October 23, 2006) - FatCat Records
Water Curses (May 6, 2008) - Domino Records
Fall Be Kind (November 23, 2009) - Domino Records

Movies

ODDSAC (January 2010, directed by Danny Perez)

Live albums

Hollinndagain (2002) - St. Ives, Paw Tracks
Animal Crack Box (May 11, 2009) - Catsup Plate

Sampler

Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished / Danse Manatee (October 6, 2003) - FatCat Records

Singles

Who Could Win a Rabbit (July 19, 2004) - FatCat Records
Grass (September 26, 2005) - FatCat Records
The Purple Bottle (July 4, 2006) - White label
Peacebone (August 21, 2007) - Domino Records
Fireworks (November 5, 2007) - Domino Records
My Girls (March 23, 2009) - Domino Records
Summertime Clothes (June 29, 2009) - Domino Records
Brother Sport (November 9, 2009) - Domino Records
Transverse Temporal Gyrus (April 21, 2012) Domino Records
Honeycomb / Gotham (May 6, 2012) - Domino Records

Music videos

Who Could Win A Rabbit (Danny Perez)
Grass (Superhate)
Fickle Cycle (Scott Colburn)
Lake Damage (Brian DeGaw)
Peacebone (Timothy Saccenti).
Fireworks (Jon Leone)
Water Curses (Andrew Kuo)
My Girls (Jon Vermilyea)
Summertime Clothes (Danny Perez)
Brother Sport (Jack Kubizne)
In the Flowers (Abby Portner)
Guys Eyes (Patrick O'Dell)
Today's Supernatural (Danny Perez)
Applesauce (Gaspar Noé)
FloriDada (PFFR)

Splits

Wastered (with Black Dice) (2004) - Paw Tracks

Remixes

"Oi bori sujie" (remix by Kočani Orkestar in collaboration with Taraf de Haïdouks), released on Electric Gypsyland Vol. 2 (November 17, 2006).
"Little Bird" (remix by Goldfrapp), released on the Caravan Girl UK 7″ picture disc and digital EP of the same name (June 30, 2008).
"Mirando" (remix by Ratatat), released on the Mirando single (February 3, 2009).
"Zero" (remix by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs), released on Zero 7″ #2 and on iTunes (February 24, 2009).
"Love Like A Sunset" (remix by Phoenix), released on the remix album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (Phoenix Remixes) (October 20, 2009) and as free download
"Welt am Draht" (remix by Pantha du Prince), released in June 2010 as free download

Guest appearances and sampler contributions

"Forest Children Risen" on the sampler U.S. Poplife Vol. 13: Northeast Newcore, Parallel Universe of Exterior and Interior (January 2001, released only in Japan on Contact Records) as Avey Tare and Panda Bear.
"In the City That Reads" on Arto Lindsay's album Invoke (June 25, 2002, Righteous Babe Records), as Avey Tare, Deaken, Geologist, Panda Bear.
"The Kite" on the sampler They Keep Me Smiling (July 20, 2004, United Acoustic Recordings), as Animal Collective.
"Seeing Twinkles" on the sampler Music for Plants (June 2005, PerfectIfOn), as Deaken and Geologist.
untitled on Visionaire #53 - Sound (December 1, 2007, Visionaire Publishing/LLC) as Animal Collective

Solo releases and side projects

Panda Bear:

Panda Bear (1998, Soccer Star)
Young Prayer (2004, Paw Tracks)
I'm Not/Comfy in Nautica (Single) (2005, UUnited Acoustic Recordings)
Bros (Single) (2006, Fat Cat Records)
Carrots (Single) (2007, Paw Tracks) (Split 12″ with Excepter).
Person Pitch (2007, Paw Tracks)
Take Pills (Single) (2007, Paw Tracks)
Tomboy (Single) (2010, Paw Tracks)
You Can Count on Me (Single) (2010, Domino)
Last Night at the Jetty (Single) (2010, FatCat Records)
Surfers Hymn (Single) (2011, Kompakt)
Tomboy (2011, Paw Tracks)
Doin' right (2013, together with Daft Punk)
Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper (2015, Domino)

Jane (Panda Bear and Scott Mou):

Paradise (2002, self-released)
COcOnuts (2002, Psych-o-Path records)
Berserker (2005, Paw Tracks)

Avey Tare:

Crumbling Land (2003, Fat Cat Records) (split 12″ with David Grubbs).
Lucky 1 (Single) (2010, Paw Tracks)
Down There (2010, Paw Tracks)

Terrestrial Tones (Avey Tare and Eric Copeland of Black Dice):

Blasted (2005, Psych-o-Path records)
Oboroed/Circus Lives (2005, UUnited Acoustic Recordings)
Dead Drunk (2006, Paw Tracks)

Avey Tare & Kría Brekkan:

Pullhair Rubeye (2007, Paw Tracks)

Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks:

Enter the Slasher House (2014, Domino)