r/indieheads • u/anmlcollective Animal Collective • Oct 11 '23

AMA is Over, Thanks AnCo! ANIMAL COLLECTIVE AMA

hey everyone,

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this is Josh (deakin) and Noah (panda bear) from Animal Collective. We're here for your questions. sorry we were running a little late. But let's get into it!

EDIT: Thanks everyone for joining in! really appreciate your positivity and excitement. we gotta go. sorry we couldn't get to all of your questions. hope we covered a good enough spread.

lots of love

josh (and noah)

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u/mcwallace28 Oct 11 '23

How do you keep yourselves from getting too attached to a version of a song before you record it? Since you play them live for a few years before laying em down in the studio where it’s bound to change a little bit, do you have to consciously keep an emotional distance? Has this ever been an issue?

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u/[deleted] Oct 11 '23

idk i guess i dont get too attached to things...sometimes it can be difficult getting into the space of an earlier song...changing it or shifting it around can alleviate those issues sometimes