Animal Collective- Centipede Hz: 5.7/10

     Yay, finally an album with little to no feels.  At least I hope so, for the sake of your common sense.  Also an album that I didn't like with almost every fiber of my being!  Huh, is it weird to get excited by the idea of mediocrity?  Anyways, I could just describe this album as a 'Merriweather Post Pavilion' clone, but those of you who aren't familiar with Animal Collective (in other words, the lucky portion of you) might need a little background knowledge and some actual explanation. Damn, give a brother a break.  Well, this being the new Animal Collective album, there was a bit of a cultish worshipping going on...all for the sake of this "okay" album.  Hipsters gonna hip.  As you can already tell by my tone, I am not impressed with this album, but I've gotta say, Animal Collective set a high bar for any future recordings, so maybe they shouldn't have rushed this one with such a rabid fanbase set up on esteemed boards such as /mu/ and rateyourmusic (sarcasm).
    
     For one, they try too hard to be quirky, and if you didn't know, quirkiness gets annoying after a while, and I'm just hoping for them to produce something that's actually objectively good.  They added a tinge of latin music into the overall cacophony of noises that usually accompany their neo-psychedelic sound. I guess it's to try and be "multi-cultural", but whenever I actually try and listen I end up laughing because I can't get the term "burritocore" out of my head.  I'm being too overly critical, it's got some good songs that you could possibly perceive as catchy, but you know that Animal Collective is far from entry level (also sarcasm).
     It's a fun album to party to, something lighter and not as serious as the music I usually tend to respect, but I've got to appreciate their persistent releases of unique sounding releases that always manage to get creative in both good and bad ways.  They have an average discography, but there are some gems among the failed attempts to make silly but enjoyable music.  This album has some of them, so I can't totally undermine it, and that's coming from someone who really hates upbeat music.

5.7/10

Tracklist:

1. "Moonjock" - 5:04
2. "Today's Supernatural" - 4:18
3. "Rosie Oh" - 2:57
4. "Applesauce" - 5:34
5. "Wide Eyed" - 5:00
6. "Father Time" - 4:35
7. "New Town Burnout" - 6:01
8. "Monkey Riches" - 6:46
9. "Mercury Man" - 4:18
10. "Pulleys" - 3:31
11. "Amanita" - 5:39

Sample Track- Applesauce:

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