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Bonefish returns for spooky season, where we hang with the dissident filmmaker/artist Danny Perez and talk his cult classic visual album ODDSAC (15:53). We go deep on one of the best things in the AC universe. Also discussed: horror films and Bonefish recs. Happy spookin’!

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We conclude our Panda Bear series with BUOYS, the lowkey 6th album from Noah Lennox (06:50). We talk about dad trap, autotune, process over result, and how Buoys now sounds like a detour compared to the "reset" Noah intended it to be at the time.

Also discussed: our first Bonefish grill review, and the latest installment of Bonefish Recs (03:00)

Floating Mountains by Soshi Takeda

Dysnomia by Dawn of Midi

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Christian and Justin chat with founding Gang Gang Dance member Brian DeGraw (13:04) about the early 00s experimental scene in New York City that included groups like Animal Collective and Black Dice—an alternate history of Meet Me in the Bathroom.

They discuss moving from DC to NYC in '98, being a Manhattan band in a Brooklyn scene, feeling unattached to solo work, piano playing as meditation, and writing music for film. This episode includes snippets of unreleased solo music from  DeGraw.

Other topics include record-breaking drum circles, cruise ship concerts during a solar eclipse, and how a freak tragedy years ago birthed a well of creativity for Brian and his friends.

Prior to the interview, the boys discuss Shabaka's new single featuring Floating Points and Laraaji, which Animal Collective record would work as a Broadway stage adaptation, what the AC boys are up to at the moment, and  more.

Unlock Part 2 of our conversation with Brian over at our Patreon! We talk Brian's visual art, his collaborations with Animal Collective and Boredoms, and a lot more:  patreon.com/bonefishpod

Watch: LAKE DAMAGE— A "weird tour film" that Brian made of Animal Collective live footage during the Feels era: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztEne_0y-6E

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Episode 22: Strawberry Jam Deep Dive

The boys go long on maybe the best AC album of all time: Strawberry Jam, the explosive 7th album from Avey Tare, Panda Bear, Deakin and Geologist. Christian and Justin also discuss 2007 as a crossroads for indie rock, steel drums, samples, some casual Beatles comparisons, salvia, and Green Day?

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In this episode we chat with electronic artist and Animal Collective superfan Maral (10:13), who opened for Panda Bear & Sonic Boom and Avey Tare for their 2023 west coast dates. We talk about how she fell in love with Strawberry Jam, how the band has influenced her sonic journey, and how she found her place in music.

Also discussed: Panda Bear & Sonic Boom's Honda commercial placement, Pizza Hut and Crayola, PB's interview with the Ion Pack, Iranian folk, AC fandom, Live AC bootlegs, fat beats, and more.

Watch the video for Maral's new song out this week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmHUwx3xsMU

Listen to Maral's compilation of live Animal Collective bootlegs for Dublab here: 
https://www.dublab.com/archive/time-away-with-maral-animal-collective-live-bootlegs-05-06-23

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This week the bonefish boys take a look at Avey Tare's 3rd solo album, "Cows on Hourglass Pond," which turned 5 this year. 

They also discuss some upcoming new music from the likes of MGMT, Vampire Weekend, Amen Dunes and more. 

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The Bonefish Boys go deep on Animal Collective's magnum opus—giving a song by song breakdown, discussing early live versions, samples and recording techniques used, and more! 

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Also check out our other new episode about Merriweather Post Pavilion with Larry Fitzmaurice, out now. 

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On Merriweather’s 15th anniversary, we are joined by writer Larry Fitzmaurice (7:07) to discuss AC’s world-beating 8th album, a glitch in the Billboard matrix that dosed normies everywhere and was declared album of the year one month into 2009. What a time folks. Thanks for going on this journey. 

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We're also excited to announce the launch of our Patreon, and subscribers can access our exclusive Merriweather Deep Dive episode right now! The podcast takes time to prepare, produce and edit, so any help is much appreciated and honestly will probably go towards supporting Animal Collective and more music... We’re here because you’re here. TY

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Christian and Justin talk about the recent news of Pitchfork's demise, and then dive into listener-submitted comments and questions about Animal Collective (14:20). 

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