Pitchfork

[Posted Friday, October 10th, 2003 02:00:00 Pitchfork Central Time]

According to our pals across the Atlantic at Fat Cat, Animal Collective are reissuing their first two records (the ones recorded under their original moniker, Avey Tare). The group's Danse Manatee and the simply fucking stellar Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished will be dropped together in a double-disc package. The reissue includes a new eight-page booklet featuring artwork by the band and photographs by Hisham Bharoocha of Black Dice. Heat! Tracklists:

Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished:

01 Spirit They've Vanished
02 April & The Phantom
03 Untitled
04 Penny Dreadfuls
05 Chocolate Girl
06 Everyone Whistling
07 La Rapet
08 Bat You'll Fly
09 Someday I'll Grow To Be As Tall As The Giant
10 Alvin Row

Danse Manatee:

01 Manatee Danse
02 Penguin Penguin
03 Another White Singer (Little White Glove)
04 Essplode
05 Meet The Light Child
06 Runnin' The Round Ball
07 Bad Crumbs
08 The Living Toys
09 Throwin' The Round Ball
10 Ahhh Good Country
11 Loblakely Dress
12 In The Singing Box

The band have also finished recording material for a new split twelve-inch with Chicago's own David Grubbs. The disc will be released on Fat Cat in November. Tracklist:

01 David Grubbs: "The World Brushed Aside"
02 David Grubbs: "Theme from 'Horizontal Technicolour'"
03 Avey Tare: "Crumbling Land"
04 Avey Tare: "Misused Barber"
05 Avey Tare: "Abyss Song (Abby's Song)"

And as previously reported by Pitchfork's own Rob Mackey, Animal Collective is currently out on a tour, doin' a few dates with Four Tet. Dates:

10-10 Nottingham, England - Rescue Rooms *
10-11 Exeter, England - The Cavern *
10-13 Liverpool, England - Magnet *
10-14 Edinburgh, Scotland - The Venue *
10-15 Glasgow, Scotland - Renfrew Ferry *
10-16 Newcastle, England - The Egypt Cottage *
10-17 Oxford, England - The Wheatsheaf
10-18 London, England - Rough Trade (in-store)
10-20 Cambridge, England - The Portland Arms
10-20 Bristol, England - Cafe Unlimited
10-22 London, England - The Arts Cafe
10-24 Lisbon, Portugal - Numero Festival

*with Four Tet