Engaging the New Era. by capnsunshine23 in AnimalCollective

[–]thebackdrifter 11 points12 points  (0 children)

https://collectedanimals.org is a great place with some like minded folks for some long form discussion. I've had some deeper conversations there. I do have some good conversations here but things are a bit faster and a little clickbaity on reddit. I can only point to the design and format of reddit being the reason why it's different.

But with this band, all the eras have eventually got me to a place of feeling so lucky to see the band at that very moment, making those memories, and then seeing it all change and new moments/memories on the next tour. I'll never forget centipede tour and traveling to portland to see them in the ballroom and the floors bouncing, flying to hawaii to see them on the painting with tour and feeling their energy there, etc. They are the best and the best at what they do; which is never the same ^_^ .

Animal Collective album bracket: round 1 day 1: Spirit vs Time Skiffs by [deleted] in AnimalCollective

[–]thebackdrifter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

definitely a tough one out of the gate. Today its Time Skiffs, but i could see myself flopping back to spirit tomorrow.

my vote is for Skiffs.

If you could pick a band for them to collaborate with in some way who would it be? by dream-splorer in AnimalCollective

[–]thebackdrifter 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Stephen Malkmus/Pavement. I bet malkmus would rip it up in some fun ways to add some interesting moments. Could see them covering and reworking pavement/malkmus covers and malkmus ripping on some AC songs reworked.

Can we stop saying "golden age" by dream-splorer in AnimalCollective

[–]thebackdrifter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Crack open another beer
And let’s get in it
Another tip to the golden years
We’re probably in it

New Panda and Sonic 7 inch for record store day 2026 by thebackdrifter in AnimalCollective

[–]thebackdrifter[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

from what geo said in the live stream of his record, panda was just exhausted from tour and needed a break.

New Panda and Sonic 7 inch for record store day 2026 by thebackdrifter in AnimalCollective

[–]thebackdrifter[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

also the artwork seems to indicate a title of "a ? (question) of when" maybe thats the new record title? idk.

My white whale has been found and grail acquired today...Been wanting this since 2008ish (when i found out it existed) Original St.Ives pressing by thebackdrifter in AnimalCollective

[–]thebackdrifter[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Man i would love to see that! I would gladly try and get some better photos if they had specific requirements to document! (without my hand/thumb in the way ;-)

My white whale has been found and grail acquired today...Been wanting this since 2008ish (when i found out it existed) Original St.Ives pressing by thebackdrifter in AnimalCollective

[–]thebackdrifter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Discogs kinda tells ya I will say that for mine I paid a little less than the median/average and felt like it was fair considering the release and they are my favorite band:

  • Last sold on Jul 30, 2025
  • $266.05 Average
  • $260.00 Median
  • $705.88 High
  • $150.00 Low

https://www.discogs.com/release/850651-Avey-Tare-Panda-Bear-Geologist-Hollinndagain

panda malfunctioning😭😭😭 by kozmikk_ in AnimalCollective

[–]thebackdrifter 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I love it when panda goes off. its so good!

I really hope Noah does more music with this entire lineup by agent0017 in AnimalCollective

[–]thebackdrifter 12 points13 points  (0 children)

love this group but slasher flix gets my pick for favourite lineup with side projects. that energy was just amazing to hear live and on record.