I'm not a fan of Bradford Cox, whether it be his psychedelic shoegaze group Deerhunter or solo bedroom-ambience project Atlas Sound. Nor am I a huge fan of current Animal Collective (sorry, Merriweather Post Pavilion lovers). But I am a fan of the recent Panda Bear and Atlas Sound collaboration "Walkabout" (Panda Bear is Animal Collective's Noah Lennox whose own solo album Person Pitch was released to rave reviews in 2007). In fact, for me, "Walkabout" leaves nothing to be desired.While on tour with Animal Collective in Europe, the band inspired Cox to learn more about "sampling and matching up beats." Fortunately for Cox (and fans), Lennox was more than happy to teach. Their song of choice, which also inspired the tutorial, was "What Am I Going to Do?" by mid-60s American garage rock-poppers The Dovers. The result is a great, catchy little summer psych jam. It's nothing over-thought or too experimental, as one might otherwise expect from a collaboration between any AC and Deerhunter members. Rather, the track's simplicity reflects the collaboration as a learning experience for Bradford, although he's not completely unfamiliar with samples (hear the spoken word bit on "A Ghost Story" from his debut solo album Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See but Cannot Feel).
"Walkabout" will appear on Atlas Sound's forthcoming album Logos.
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