Here Comes the Indian, later reissued as Ark, is the first album by the American experimental pop band Animal Collective under that name, which released June 17, 2003 on Paw Tracks. It is the first release by the group on which all four members—Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Geologist (Brian Weitz), and Deakin (Josh Dibb)—perform together. Three earlier albums released by various combinations of these musicians were not billed as Animal Collective until later, however the 2003 album is now considered the band's fourth.
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| Released | June 17, 2003 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic folk[1] | |||
| Length | 44:32 | |||
| Label | Paw Tracks | |||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Pitchfork | 8.6/10[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
| Stylus Magazine | A[5] |
| Uncut | [6] |
Reviewing Here Comes the Indian for Stylus Magazine, Ed Howard afforded the album favorable comparisons to Boredoms' Super æ and Vision Creation Newsun.[5] The Rolling Stone Album Guide described the album as more "claustrophobic" than earlier releases by Animal Collective.[4] Uncut's reviewer compared the band to the Residents, "whose absurdist humour the AC also shares".[6]
2020 reissue
editOn July 2, 2020, following a reissue of the band's discography on Bandcamp, the group announced that the album's title would be changed to Ark, explaining that "having the word 'Indian' in [their] record title sends the wrong message by objectifying the American Indian people." As the band has "drawn countless inspiration [sic] from Indigenous people in America and around the world", they will also be donating a portion of the royalties from the album to Seeding Sovereignty, an indigenous rights and environmental justice charity.[7]
"Ark" is a reference to the title that was given to an early mix of the album that leaked on to the internet, which was also originally then called "Ark". In this incomplete version of the record, most of the vocals had not yet been added, the guitar was more prominent, and the track order was different, with different transitions between songs.[8]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Native Belle" | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Hey Light" | 5:40 |
| 3. | "Infant Dressing Table" | 8:35 |
| 4. | "Panic" | 4:48 |
| 5. | "Two Sails on a Sound" | 12:20 |
| 6. | "Slippi" | 2:50 |
| 7. | "Too Soon" | 6:27 |
| Total length: | 44:32 | |
Personnel
edit- Avey Tare
- Panda Bear
- Geologist
- Deakin
- Nicolas Vernhes – engineer
References
edit- ^ Gumshoe. "Favorite 100 Albums of 2000-2009". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ Pytlik, Mark. "Here Comes the Indian – Animal Collective". AllMusic. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
- ^ Beta, Andy (June 17, 2003). "Animal Collective: Here Comes the Indian". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
- ^ a b "Animal Collective: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 5, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ^ a b Howard, Ed (September 10, 2003). "Animal Collective – Here Comes the Indian – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
- ^ a b "Animal Collective – Here Comes The Indian". Uncut (75): 97. August 2003. Archived from the original on October 27, 2005. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
- ^ Minsker, Evan. "Animal Collective Changing EP Art, Citing "Racist Stereotypes," Issue Apology". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ^ "Animal Collective - Rarities and Bootlegs". Archived from the original on September 15, 2008. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
External links
edit- Review by Rod Smith of Minneapolis City Pages
- Fat cats Animal Collective and Black Dice pounce on Austin by Andrew Ward of The Daily Texan