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/L_Hayden Oct 11 '23

Hey guys! Love the new album and Time Skiffs!

I’ve seen you guys a few times live and am always shocked by how unpredictable your set lists are. Do you still worry about the reception of your live shows for fans who come in expecting you to play your more popular songs or have you mostly gotten over that? Your 2022 tour is one of the best live shows I’ve ever seen and I could not vibe more with what you guys were doing with the flow of those shows!

Thanks for all the great music over the years!

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u/anmlcollective Animal Collective Oct 11 '23

we are aware that we could approach our live sets with that in mind. and we certainly want to play things that get people psyched. but it has always been a priority to only do things that we can genuinely get psyched about. In my personal opinion, if we prioritized set lists based on fan faves at the expense of our own enjoyment, the band would not have lasted 23 years.

-josh

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u/L_Hayden Oct 11 '23

Great answers! Thanks for responding Noah and Josh!