Animal Collective – Brother Sport, 10″ Vinyl Giveaway
21 Nov
When I initially heard “Brothersport,” before the rest of Merriweather Post Pavillion had been released, I was hooked for about a minute. But then that wacky noise kept whining; the song went into some weird place I didn’t expect. I quickly dismissed it as “typical Animal Collective,” which, until this year, I had a hard time getting into.
Then Merriweather came out. I revisited the song. And revisited it again. And again. And again. Until I realized it might just be the best track of 2009.
Now that “Brother Sport” has actually been released as a single, I can gush about it as much as I want.
It actually starts off with one of Animal Collective’s most accessible, catchy refrains to date. “Open up your, open up your, open up your throat,” sing Avey Tare and Panda Bear, bouncing off each other as quickly as the springy noises in “Lion In A Coma.” It’s all on top of a simple guitar hook and the usual AC “whoops” and “whaps.”
Then comes the kicker: you’ve got to open up your throat “MATT!” The song explodes. “Support your BROTHER sports BROTHER” ping-pong Tare and Bear back and forth as “Brother Sport” evolves into layers of sound building and building until your mind is about to explode.
And finally, to end this brilliant, epic track, AC close out with some more afro-beats, sing-along lyrics, and a sense of pure, simple, unadulterated joy that is so perfectly conveyed throughout MPP. “Keep it real, keep it real, shout out.”
The genre is undefinable. The sound is totally original. The result is something truly remarkable, a song that rightfully closes out the best album of 2009, and perhaps the decade, on an unbelievably high (and fun) note.
PMA is giving away the newly released 10″ single featuring “Brother Sport” and the ten-minute live opus, “Bleeding.”
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I hope I win.
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Love the single’s artwork.
Eli.Cassel@trincoll.edu
I compete!
Matt!!!!
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@chrisbethuy Would love this vinyl!
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easily one of the best tracks of the year.
I love it!
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So good.
Love this song.
I. Love. AC.
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Brothersport is only rivaled by Fireworks and possibly Grass
bro sport
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Seriously, you have to let me win. After downloading this album and not listening to it, one day I was on shuffle and this song sprung up. I immediately went through the whole album and loved it. I automatically made a playlist for best songs of 2009 and making this number 1.
I’ve been waiting for this to come out on vinyl to add to my small vinyl collection consisting of my favourite albums and favourite singles. This is one of them…
Please, please please let me get what I want?
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Christoph Etzlsdorfer
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luis is the man
This is my comment that registers me for the giveaway.
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This is the comment that does the thing that I was commenting about earlier.
I feckin’ love your site. Thanks for introducing me to bands/songs I would have never heard otherwise.
And I’m not just saying this to get the vinyl
Adam Wasowski
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Love the album and this is by far the best track.
great song!
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PMA
rbyee@colby.edu
Oh so fantastic,
Please can I have Brother Sport?
Much thanks if I win.
I think a Haiku deserves to win,
don’t you?
much love, PMA. awesome giveaway.
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denise.
MPP+PMA = rocks my socks!
Tim Ellis
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Retweeting now
love this song
love the album
love the artwork
perfect!
Best show I’ve been to this year hands down. I would love to have this in my collection!
Best show I’ve been to this year hands down. I would love to have this in my collection!
Whooops!
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“Brother Sport” is my favorite song of the year by far
please, please, pleeeeeeeeeaaaase
wow this would be sweet to win
email transcribed. is ‘taste’ anyone else’s favorite track off mpp?
Fantastic song. I think it came 5th in my best of 09
I tried to describe this band to my dad and i could fit it into any genre and at work it feels wrong that i have to organize it in the rock pop section. they truely the most important band since the clash
That artwork is pretty sweet. Hard to choose a favorite song off of Merriweather, but it’s between this song, In the Flowers, My Girls, and Summertime Clothes. Definitely the perfect closer to a fantastic album.
hi!
I love this track!!! Definitely one of the best of the year… and it would look mighty tastey on my shelf right next to all of these other animal collective albums (wink, wink)!
Hi There, PMA is one of my favourites sites, Congratulations!!!
Hey Adam,
you just can’t get away from Animal Collective. Their melodies will haunt you, for life. As a single, I’m not a huge fan of the song (not the best song of ’09, or is it?). In its place as the MPP finale, it is unbelievable. I may just have to get the record (if I don’t win the draw)
Oh man! My favourite track from the album, very underrated.
Love this song.
The vinyl artwork is extremely tasteful yet subtle.
MPP along with Fall Be Kind made this year fantastic overall for music.
when does the vinyl giveaway end cuz i want dat shizzzzz
my apologies if this is the wrong place to ask this question – but I was just interested in what theme you are using for this site? I really like it. Keep up the awesome work
My first time to this website. I like it. Love the vinyl too.
MMmmm gotta love me some Animal Collective with Animal Fries and a Grilled Cheese.