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How Avey Tare Made a Whole Album Out of Necessity

How Avey Tare Made a Whole Album Out of Necessity

The songs on Avey Tare's Cows on Hourglass Pond emerged from a need for material for a live show, but you wouldn't assume that when sucked in by their soothing, intricate surrealism. Tare speaks about his creative process, the technical forces driving the record, and where he's at lyrically.

“Gotta Stay Up ‘Til the Sunrise”: An Interview with Animal Collective’s Avey Tare

“Gotta Stay Up ‘Til the Sunrise”: An Interview with Animal Collective’s Avey Tare

Animal Collective's Avey Tare talks with PopMatters about his California album Eucalyptus and the importance of space and mystery in music.
Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks: Enter the Slasher House

Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks: Enter the Slasher House

Because everything -- the drums, the reverb, the extra blips and bloops that end up sounding like blahs -- is in such excess, it’s an exhausting listen to get to the end.