“The palm-tree aesthetic seems like a way to put some distance between oneself and certain realities that aren’t too ‘chill.’”

“Hey, we’re musicians! Let’s fuck around in the studio a little more!”

Animal Collective & Danny Perez at the Guggenheim

“I don’t want to use the word “liberated,” but that’s really how I feel.”

“Something heavy and hallucinogenic.”

And three suggestions to help save the major music industry

From “Vision Creation Newsun” to “What Do You Think”

From “Mount Eerie” to “The Getty Address”

From “Gamelan into the Mink Supernatural” to “Knife Play”