Animal Collective - Fall Be Kind Jazz-Rock Mark Smith towers over the

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Carlton Barrett (drums)

Animal Collective - Fall Be Kind Jazz-Rock Mark Smith towers over theAfter releasing one of the best reviewed albums of 2009, Animal Collective followed ten months later with one of the best EPs of the year, Fall Be Kind. An easily digestible slice of the band at their best, the five tracker amplifies the circular harmonies of Merriweather Post Pavilion, but substitutes a slightly more laid back feel compared to the dense, frenzied sound of Merriweather. The opener "Graze" begins with atmospherics and tremulous lyrics,