“Let’s do it again/And again, and again, and again,” Noah Lennox implores on “Gem & I,” a dub-inspired track on Animal Collective’s Isn’t It Now? It’s an odd statement, as the Baltimore-based band that Lennox (a.k.a. Panda Bear) helped form some two decades ago has rarely repeated themselves. But while he and his bandmates are often “changing the name,” to quote the song’s chorus, of whatever era they’re in, Lennox accepts, mere moments later, that he’s “staying the same” no matter how hard he tries to resist.
Much like last year’s similarly contemplative Time Skiffs, Isn’t It Now? finds the group’s members ruminating on their triumphs, failures, and regrets—all before coming to a universal, if a tad rote, understanding that things are constantly changing. Both albums also openly embrace organic instrumental palettes, as opposed to the musique...
Much like last year’s similarly contemplative Time Skiffs, Isn’t It Now? finds the group’s members ruminating on their triumphs, failures, and regrets—all before coming to a universal, if a tad rote, understanding that things are constantly changing. Both albums also openly embrace organic instrumental palettes, as opposed to the musique...
- 9/25/2023
- by Paul Attard
- Slant Magazine
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