Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion Animal Collective have made a universal record that makes the same beautiful sense on headphones by day, or soundtracking the small hours of the morning/night, or, you suspect, stretched out in a field on your back. Whether a state of mind, or a rest stop somewhere along the way, Merriweather Post Pavilion magnificently redefines your sense of direction. ******************** “No one who’s been looking forward to [Merriweather Post Pavilion] should be disappointed. Everything that’s defined the band to this point– all those strands winding through their hugely diverse catalog– is refined and amplified here.” – Pitchfork [9.6/10] “Merriweather Post Pavilion arrives as the group’s most focused collection yet. Not because its borders have narrowed. On the contrary, it attains a sprawling, reach-for-the-sky scope. But the songs are more instantly engaging, the melodies pushed to the foreground of the dense, burbling mixes.” – Chicago Tribune ******************** ANIMAL COLLECTIVE TOUR DATES May 11, 09 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club May 12, 09 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory May 13, 09 New York, NY – Terminal 5 May 14, 09 Boston, MA – House of Blues May 15, 09 Montreal, PQ – Metropolis May 16, 09 Toronto, ON – Sound Academy May 18, 09 Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Hall May 19, 09 Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom May 20, 09 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue May 24, 09 Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom May 25, 09 Portland, OR – Roseland Theater May 26, 09 Oakland, CA – Fox Theatre May 27, 09 Big Sur, CA – Henry Miller Memorial Library May 29, 09 Los Angeles, CA – Wiltern May 30, 09 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues May 31, 09 Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theater Jun 01, 09 Albuquerque, MN – Sunshine Theater Jun 02, 09 Boulder, CO – Boulder Theatre Jun 04, 09 Dallas, TX – House Of Blues Jun 05, 09 Austin, TX – Stubbs Jun 06, 09 Oxford, MS – The Library Jun 08, 09 St. Petersburg, FL – State Theatre Jun 09, 09 Fort Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room Jun 10, 09 Orlando, FL – Club Firestone
