Animal Collective Talks to Me 

The best band in the world. This is our Beatles.

Oh man. Deakin's vulnerability on this interview is admirable. Sleep Cycle is such a great record. Royal and Desire might be the best song on Time Skiffs. Hopefully Josh realizes he is just as talented and vital to the band as Dave & Noah.

You can’t just ask them “What would I want?” And have animal collective reply with “Sky” for over an hour straight and call it an interview, Anthony

You know it's a good interview when Panda Bear is answering multiple questions

Josh Dibb breaks my heart. He seems a such a sweet man with no self worth. He is so talented and valued by people like me and doesn’t believe the hype for him and love for him and his craft.

It's so awesome that AnCo is still together making top tier work, what a rarity.

You guys really opened up your throats on this one

Loved hearing josh talk about his process this candid. Wild to me that he thought everyone would laugh at what I think is one of the best albums ever

he should've called it "Animal Collective Speaks to Me" and we'd all say "me too, man" and high five a lot

Deakin has been so open and honest in his interviews lately. I hope he realizes how much that helps regular folk. I look up to Deakin so much and hearing he struggles with a lot of the same stuff I do is very endearing to me. Very brave to be so open like that.

Animal collective da 🐐 no 🧢

Much love to Deakin, Sleep Cycles is my fav AnCo solo release ❤ I make music too and feel the same way a lot of the time, so hearing him talk about it made me feel a little more seen.

Noah specifically mentioning Death Grips as being the band he feels they have some sonic connection to is absolutely mind blowing to me. AnCo was my first love but Death Grips have been the second since I was in high school. I’ve never heard hardly anyone draw a connection between them but I have felt that there is some similarity, some explanation for why both are my absolute favorites by a mile. To hear the first connection drawn be from Noah himself is just unbelievable, I can’t believe he said that.

Animal Collective is by far my fav psych rock/alt band. Legends.

great to see AnCo releasing quality work even after all these years!

did not expect p&a bear to be so talkative to both mention death grips and say "total fucking bullshit"

Honestly never would've expected Fantano to do an AnCo interview, was so excited to see this

It's one of their best records to me, but I also think all their music is awesome. I liked time skiffs a whole lot but this one really really connected with me. I enjoy not having expectations when I listen to them

Legendary band. You get them, or you don't. And that's perfectly OK. AnCo loves to push the boundaries and they've had the opportunity to be boring and they didn't. So special. Thanks Tony, Noah, and Josh for this great, insightful dive in. Blessings 🙌

Man, I love hearing Josh talk about anything, just such a sincere and passionate dude, and a total genius and slept-on musician. It's so funny to see him play a bit of peacekeeper here, This really reminds me of the infamous 'van' interview with Josh Noah and Dave many years ago, that's one of my favorites tbth. It shows all their personalities so well. Dave has a lot to say about the Musicality, Noah wants to take a nap/is searching for something that interests him in the questions, but keeps it respectful as he can (read in many an interview about his anxiery issues, I had the same stuff growing up) Josh gets really in the grit about the tech and recording of their work. That interview's great cuz they were all so young, but so aware of stuff that was happening and so experienced too. I think in that original interview when Josh came along he was ALL about recording everything and making sure they had like, a catalog of sounds and stuff over the years, and it really helped streamline their music making process.. So its total gold that he probs felt 'bad' about struggling to finish his work. It's hard to be 'good' at something for other people and not for your own stuff. So that was just.. an awesome nugget of info. I remember the 'fallout' over Sleep Cycles' development, I fully understand his lack of confidence with it and the stress!! One of the early 'kickstarter turbulent' things I can remember in general, people thought he 'scammed' them because it took so long for the album to drop, sucks ass. I remember in indie circles he was talked about foul for SO LONG (I never understood it, but def didn't 'get' his work till SC came out, its integral to 'understanding' the Deak). I think its incredible that just ONE solo release put all of that to bed. And its awesome the rest of the band was so supportive and activley helping him push it thru. F yeah. Good friends LOVE these guys to death, thanks for the interview. Wanted to really hear from Brian and Dave as well, but if you've been a fan you know an interview with al 4 can be super elusive heh.

so looking forward to deakin's new record, hope he takes all the time that he needs

Panda saying Oddsac is his favorite record -- and meaning it with his full heart -- is why I fuck with this band so hard. And I can't get into that record at all lol

Really appreciate Josh's honesty in this interview

Deakin, Sleep Cycle is a top 3 anco related release for me. You made a masterpiece

Fantanos first few questions revolved around critics thoughts on their releases and monetization of their music...as if their most popular song wasn't clear about their thoughts on both. I feel like Panda seemed annoyed by the implications of some of these questions.

Car Keys has been my favorite song they've made in a while. Can't wait to listen to the new stuff.

Take a drink every time Fantano says the word Pitchfork.

isn't it now is so incredible 🤧🤧 thanks for stride rite, josh!

Can't believe I missed this interview!! Thanks so much for this!

Great interview Melon! You responded well to the flow of the conversations, adjusting when to wait and when to interject. Was not expecting this collab but the world is a better place now that it exists

loved to see this conversation!

love these guys

Deakin is so cool he seems like such a sweet and honest guy

I'm part of your hardcore fanbase and I will tell you the new record is also one of my favorite things you've done. An incredible piece of art.

Panda Bear always has some sagely NBA analogy lol

Saw them in Des Moines Iowa this year and they were so good. You could tell they are very experienced performers

We appreciate your dedication and hard work. Keep working hard.

thank you for doing this interview! lots of great insights

Awesome to see this interview! Defeat is one of my favorite songs you've ever done, as someone who's been listening for 15 years - it's an amazing experience on its own. Most of the rest of the album is superb as well, especially Genies Open, though there are times it gets a little whimsical or goofy on songs like Gem & I and All The Clubs which I think dampens the experience for me. I also found the outro to be a bit long winded at first, but it's grown on me with time. Overall I love the direction of the band right now, and I'm continuing to really enjoy this album. Keep it up!

Defeat is beautiful. Makes me weep.

40:17 panda's smile is everything

Noah looks like he's gonna be filming tiktoks in that room lol

Best band of all time

21:20 "you know, albums that make the fans scratch their heads more" **Noah scratching his head**

Really love what I've heard of the new album.

God I LOVE Sleep Cycle SO SO MUCH, never would have thought it would be such a tough release for deakin also, Death Grips and AnCo have long been my favourite artists, I'm glad they see DG as peers too. two very unique sounds.

If you quickly scroll the cursor over the timeline of the video it looks like Noah is having a party

Solid interview, might have to check these guys out

Yeah dude, AC is just a band man. A really fucking good band. In fact, the best band…because they’re my favorite band. And it’s okay if you don’t feel the same.

I feel like Anthony might’ve been taken aback by how these guys took the reins of the conversation, and he was just relegated to making interjections. Great interview nevertheless, really awesome to see these guys open up. New album is so refreshingly AWESOME

What an amazing interview, I wish every future interview is more of AnCo members taking the reigns and sharing details of how the band works and approaches music.

i love deak, sleep cycle is one of my fav anco albums

Fantano needs to stop answering his own questions every time, man really loves the sound of his own voice way to much to be an interviewer

Only in an AnCo interview could Death Grips be brought up by someone who isn't Fantano himself

Dope as hell for this one

its a minor thing, but the snare on this album sounds amazing

57:14 god damn deakin

I struggle with depression and anxiety and it was really nice to have that reminder that doing nothing is the best way to stay stuck in it. I know it, but that external reminder and validation of what I know really hit me. So did the advice to learn to trust yourself. I love this band. I've loved them since an ex-girlfriend introduced me to them and we went to a showing of Oddsac on our third date. They resonate with something in me that no other band or music do.

So new Deakin and new Panda Bear on the horizon. Hell yee. Cool interview btw!

Glad to hear that Centipede Hz is getting better wider reception. I think it only caught hell because AnCo doesn't operate like most bands and have a linear progression like Radiohead, for example.

Im surprised this interview wasnt just a loud beeping sound for an hour (PS I love AC)

Awesome!!! Lovee AC🤍

Isn't it Now Review WHEN

Nice of Anthony to sit down with Panda Bear and Jerry Seinfeld

That was some real talk. Good one, especially the latter half.

man anthony you really just ask them about the reception of their albums all the time. i get that it's your thing but it would be interesting to hear more unique questions about them.

At least from My perspective, defeat is the best song animal collective has ever put out. That song makes me feel crazy things.

WOW I AM SO DELIGHTED I LOVE THEM SO MUCH!!! SO AWESOME NOAH SAID THEYRE SONICALLY CONNECTED TO DEATH GRIPS INCREDIBLE I LOVE BOTH BANDS!! AMAZING INTERVIEW!!!! IM SO HAPPY I GOT TO SEE THEM FOR MY BDAY LAST YEAR, I HEARD GENIES OPEN AND DEFEAT THEN AND IT WAS AMAZING SO GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY WOW

Love these guys - good interview antfant

Thank you for this interview. Fantano went beast mode on this one.

its been about 1 day since i first watched and it still bugs me that fantano just lets out a big ugly laugh when p&a earnestly gives righteous praise for oddsac

stride right is my favorite song of the new record. more solo deakin would make me very happy

Oh god I can't wait to hear Deek and Panda's new collaboration record.

Saw Avey on his 7s tour. Transcendental.

1:45 you’re right, Noah. Isn’t it now is waaaaay better than time skiffs

this was an instant watch

I remember the video of you and Meriweather LP in the car ☺️☺️☺️

NEXT WE NEED ANCO X NARDWUARD

Deakin rules. We love you dude!

Aw what a great interview. I love Deakin man.

This interview was a splattered burrito on the windshield of life

amen.

josh is so precious

Damn this was a great listen

thank you anco, fantano, not a terrible interview 👍

I look forward to the day where everyone can move past the post-MPP hype and re-evaluate Centipede Hz as a great album that deserved way more than its lukewarm-at-best reputation suggests. Such a fun, messy, exciting record.

Centipede Hz has some of AnCo’s best-written songs on it.

I told the guys they should operate the touring unit like a jam band. Better for fans, more fun/lucrative for them.

After watching this video,

You never stop surprising me with your interviews!! Who's next, Barack El Bama?!

Isn't it Now is excellent. For me, better than Time Skiffs by quite a long way.

MY GIRLS

To me (I reiterate, to me) Animal Collective is my Beach Boys. I find them musically similar to what the experience may have been like decades ago. The medium and delivery channels are vastly different now, and the discerning listeners are the actual vectors through which these sounds reach a mass audience. Deakin nails it in his explanation. The difference is that the Beach Boys could ride the wave of a limited technical bandwidth of the delivery mechanism, whereas today the talent and noise both travel on an equal delivery medium. If you're reading this, you likely get what I am saying.

❤🎉 stride rite is such a classy mature song. I love it. Where's the record review, Fantano?

1:06:32 cheese

HOT DAMMMMMMM!!!

Fuck yeah

great job, anthony :)

For me feels encompasses everything animal collective is like I guess I mean a show case of all their sounds and attitudes sorry if I sound pretentious

YEESSS