Animal Collective are routinely compared to the Beach Boys, and sure enough founder member Avey Tare's latest solo album, 7s, finds him frolicking in a sonic sandpit like Smile-era Brian Wilson: bursting with technicolour ideas but regularly losing focus and direction.
As with Animal Collective records, there seems to be a constant struggle to strike the optimum balance between obtuse experimentalism and pure gleeful pop. When he gets that balance right, it's glorious - but those moments are sadly few and far between.
Buzz review here.
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