Critics, still in compulsive list-making mode, name best album of 2009 five days into the year
The new Animal Collective record, Merriweather Post Pavillion, isn’t officially out until tomorrow, but indie rock critics are already chorusing its triumph in unison.
Stereogum rushed the gate and is calling it the likely best album of the year, a “masterstroke” of pop genius.
Spin and Pitchfork agree, calling MPP both a new direction for Animal Collective and a refined culmination of the band’s musical progress. Has anyone heard it yet? Thoughts?
“Every generation throws a hero up the pop charts,” I guess. It’ll be interesting to see whether Animal Collective can really secure that kind of status. From the looks of these super early reviews, they’re on their way.
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