Yellow Wings and 5 Rings (Precious!)

Keepaway - Yellow Wings (buy)

"Yellow Wings" has the vocal gibberish sample and prominent rhythms that are most often associated with Animal Collective. A song that features more layers of percussion than harmony, it also feels instantly similar to Caribou's "Odessa." At times the snare drums sound like a marching band, but this is clearly the accessible offspring of Animal Collective; says Pitchfork, "Keepaway also have an inclination toward indie-rock accessibility, allowing them to sidestep the formlessness that can suffocate more strict A.C.-devotees."

Merriweather Post Pavillion's inspiration however is left plainly on "5 Rings." The ooh ahh harmonies and hardly-there-except-for-texture guitars sound almost stolen. Even the cryptic lyric that is repeated through the song seems to harken back to AC, where words often have less significance than their inflection.
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