Animal Collective
"Centipede Hz"
(Domino)
2 1/2 stars (Out of 4)
There's an awful lot of shouting on the new album by Animal Collective. That won't surprise anyone who's followed this Baltimore-born outfit since the early 2000s, when it was nibbling at college radio with freaky tribal-noise records like "Danse Manatee" and "Here Comes the Indian." In 2009, though, Animal Collective emerged from its underground burrow with "Merriweather Post Pavilion," a sparklingly melodic psych-pop collection that crashed the Top 20 on Billboard's album chart and established the band as indie rock's go-to feel-good crew. (Hit up YouTube to see David Letterman attempting to suss the group's DayGlo-clad backup dancers.)
