One Sentence Review: Merriweather Post Pavillion is not Animal Collective's catchiest effort but it is their most effortlessly immersive, Brian Wilson-esque album and thus their most important. 9.4/10
More Detail: 2007's Strawberry Jam was the Animal Collective equivalent to the Talking Head's Fear of Music. Incredibly catchy, at times danceable and poppy, if not somewhat scattered. This year's Merriweather Post Pavillion seems to be their Remain in Light: immersive, more impressive, more effortless, and thus more rewarding of an entire listen-through.
This time they mix the distance of Feels with the ricocheting psychedelia of Strawberry Jam, minus Tare's screaming (which are somewhat missed this time around) to create something truly entrancing. Also missed is the catchiness of their previous effort, which definitely won them a legion of new fans.
No matter, Merriweather Post Pavillion feels like a much more worthwhile effort. They've made a hit album without having any hits in it, except for Brothersport, which will get stuck in your mind more severely than the first time you heard For Reverend Green.
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