I've been relistening to this album recently and I've decided this the best AC-related album yet. A perfect pop album with the most perfect pop song at a whole 12 minutes long! (Bros.) I like Animal Collective a lot but I often find their albums to be nothing outstanding even though they are usually consistent. But I can actually listen to this album on a loop for a few hours and not get bored.
Oh and I think the Beach Boys comparison is overdone... of course it was influenced by Brian Wilson, that is obvious! This album would have been not as warm without the reverbed vocal harmonies. I'd rather he took something from another artist than make it sound shit, yeah?
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