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October 30, 2007
Coral Invaders
Animal Collective - Sponge Luke
There could be a two-part suite where Black Dice's 'Miles of Smiles' follows (almost) seamlessly upon AC's 'Sponge Luke'; both songs possess a fire-eyed nocturnal gleam and menace. 'Miles of Smiles': humidity slick cicadas whirr and grumble, while 'Sponge Luke' has the bubbly kvetching of innumerable lily-bound frogs.
While the Black Dice portion of this imaginary split reminds me oh so strongly of the showers/flowers overlap of April and May (the MoS EP was released right around Easter, I think), and the cool wayward breezes of spring, 'Sponge Luke' feels, always, like it has been stitched together roughly in front of me, and it's a thick-threaded, expansive cloth: a sheet for the summer, a thunderstorm comforter.
Avey Tare's vocals on this have the same sort of kid-party feel heard on certain "Sung Tongs" tracks (I think 'Sponge Luke' actually dates back to that era), which I enjoy. Animal Collective (post-"Feels") seem more interested now in exploring sunny, tractionless, good-time grooves, and I'm hoping at some point that they turn their attention back to the darkly sweet and noisy tactics last used on "Here Comes the Indian" (probably won't happen, I know).
Posted by Kevin at 10:05 PM | Comments (0)