Alternate gig poster by “Freedom” of Collected Animals

In my post-Merriweather Post Pavillion excitement I was looking around for some other Animal collective goodies. Upon exploring the Collected Animals message board, I found out that there was a recording of the first Animal Collective show I ever saw. WRFL brought in AC to play a show in Lexington in April of 2005 — my second semester of college.

At the time I thought Animal Collective were a bit weird and didn’t really enjoy the show that much. I had fun because I was young and hadn’t been to many shows, but I didn’t know enough to be able to put their songs in any sort of context other than “huh?” They were nice guys, though. I have a signed Cricket Press gig poster from this show (the one above, sans setlist) and talked to them for a bit at a bar after the show (I was only 18 — shhh). But now, going back and listening to this recording, I think I would have enjoyed it at least a little more if I’d seen it at 22. Luckily we live in an age when I — and you — can listen to it any time we want.

ZIP Animal Collective – Live at Arts Place – Lexington, KY 2005

Animal Collective at Arts Place – Lexington, KY 4/30/05
MP3: Animal Collective – People
MP3: Animal Collective – Country Fuck (Turn Into Something)
MP3: Animal Collective – Lake Damage (Loch Raven)
MP3: Animal Collective – Antelope (Did You See the Words)
MP3: Animal Collective – Grass
MP3: Animal Collective – Banshee Beat
MP3: Animal Collective – We Tigers
MP3: Animal Collective – Kids on Holiday
MP3: Animal Collective – BBB (Purple Bottle)

Animal Collective’s newest record Merriweather Post Pavillion is out tomorrow on vinyl and Jan 20th on CD. It’s beautiful.