Animal Collective "Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished" COLOR:2xLP Grass Green Ali is a masterful work

Ali is a masterful work in which the love surrounding it is just as vital as the music itself

Henry Thomas

as the album was not released in the US until 1980

and draws from a vibrant mix of influences—from ‘70s and ‘80s R&B and classic rock to cumbia

A few years ago

Animal Collective "Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished" COLOR:2xLP Grass Green Ali is a masterful workChiming laments for a childhood's end, the debut album from Animal Collective opens with the phrase "want to hear a secret, I know one," suggesting these secrets just might be buried deep within the flocks of high frequencies, electronic glitches, bleeps and swells that follow. Originally released in 2000 and credited to Avey Tare & Panda Bear prior to the full, collective band name being used on releases, this reissue features remastered audio and