As if releasing Merriweather Post Pavilion (further solidifying their position as a true "darling of the critics") wasn't enough for oddball group extrodinaire Animal Collective, they decided to throw in an EP to ensure that they would be talked about one way or another (LP or EP) in the upcoming Best of 2009 discussions. Fans of AC will know what to expect here as they harmonize and manipulate, well, anything they possibly can in an effort to create an experimental piece of audio art. That is to say, if you weren't a fan before, Be Kind Fall will do very little in order to change your opinion. This EP plays as a kind of DJ set as songs segue not only from track to track but also into themselves ("Graze" has some kind of weird wind instrument dominated coda). If looking for a conventional EP then investigate elsewhere, these guys have carved their niche in "pop" music and subsequently buried themselves deep into it.
3.4/5.0
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