Campfire Songs

AlbumMar 01 / 20035 songs, 42m 13s
Avant-Folk Psychedelic Folk Free Folk
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Animal Collective’s 2003 album Campfire Songs. An idea originally thought up by Avey Tare and Panda Bear while in college, Campfire Songs is not a record of songs sung around a campfire but a record that hints at songs emerging from the fire itself: “We wanted to give the music the feeling and atmosphere of the outdoors and the warmth of a fire, so people could bring it indoors.”

7.1 / 10

Originally recorded in 2001 and released in 2003 under the name Campfire Songs, this eponymously titled album serves as a record of the early experiments in melodic atmospherics by members of what would eventually become the Animal Collective (featuring Panda Bear, Avey Tare, and Deakin).

7 / 10

The eight LPs Animal Collective released in the past decade display a wider, wilder range of styles than most mainstream acts endeavor to explore.

Album Reviews: Animal Collective - Campfire Songs

4.0 / 5

Animal Collective - Campfire Songs review: An overlooked gem by one of the most rewarding bands on the scene today.