Now that my decrepitude has begun in earnest (I'm many months north of 30 these days...) I don't get out to the shows like I used to. The rock and or roll just takes it out of me too much, especially on a school night, especially up in Boston. Now, Wednesday was the first day of school, and only a few bands can lure me out after such an important day. Animal Collective is one of them.
Hungout in Foxboro until it was time for the show. The show was at the Avalon, on Landsdowne Street, literally across the street from Fenway. Of course the Orioles or some other bunk ass AL team were in town so parking was nigh on impossible. After 45 minutes of fruitless driving around, I finally settled on a parking lot (35 dollars...ouch) after Stephen texted me saying that they were about to go on.
I got there right as they launched into "Peacebone" off of Strawberry Jam. They were just a three piece, where was Deaken? But rest assured, those of you who have a chance to catch their fall tour, Avey, Panda Bear, and the Geologist were kicking out the jams aplenty.
As Avey, howled, barked, and moaned into the mike, Panda Bear pounded the skins, and the Geologist twiddled the knobs. After "Peacebone," they played al ot of new things I wasn't familiar with until Panda switched to keyboards or computers or something too, and they began to harmonize on "Who Could Win a Rabbit?" with totally different backing music. More awesomenew stuff until the encore of "Leaf House" and "Fireworks." No Feels stuff, but after what I've heard about their live sets and them touring one set ahead of their current recorded output, I guess I'm glad I recognized anything. Trust me, see this show if it comes your way...
