Animal Collective - Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've VanishedChiming laments for a childhood's end, the debut album from Animal Collective, Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished opens with the phrase "want to hear a secret, I know one," suggesting these secrets just might be buried deep within the flocks of high frequencies, electronic glitches, bleeps and swells that follow. Originally released in 2000 and credited to Avey Tare & Panda Bear prior to the full, collective band name being used on releases,

My Drug Buddy

her third home city in as many albums

is rife with an otherworldly presence

Guitarist/vocalist Rebecca Gillieron says of it: "I used to be an editor

the vocalist styles also draw from the equally powerful history of the French chanson singers to create a truly unique combination

Ben Pirani

Make time for a deep soul moment

traffic jams

The pair found that by using equipment they barely understood

innovative arrangements

The intention was for the single to be able to be played at 33

singing on countless sides