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New Animal Collective Video - "Peacebone"

A love story between a bizarre-looking being with bad teeth and an alien? Why not! Animal Collective mines cohesive beauty out of structure-averse bleeps, snarls, and screams, so making an intergalactic liaison between two fang-led specimens seem cutesy is rather perfect. Initially hiding behind a mask that's part Burger King/part McKinely High Fighting Norseman, out comes our hero, taking his gal pal out for a day of park frolicking; carnival walking; and freaky, extra-terrestrial make-out sessions. It's like Earth Girls Are Easy meets Thelma And Louise. Isn't it romantic?

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What the...what the FUCK!???!???

This is the most fucked music video I've seen so far this century...jesus christ.

Awesome song, though.

Posted by: Evan at 08/22/07 11:34 AM | Reply
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Wow! Been putting that bong to good use I see...

Posted by: Ju Bean at 08/22/07 11:58 AM | Reply
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Haha that was great!

Posted by: Darryl at 08/22/07 2:15 PM | Reply
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So, this morning I saw this video was posted and I was totally excited, so I said to myself "Hey, I should wait and watch that this afternoon when I take my lunch break." So I was sitting here with a plate of microwavable beef stew just now trying not to throw up the entire time. Big mistake.

Posted by: Zayin_451 at 08/22/07 4:48 PM | Reply
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Who eats beef stew for lunch?

Also,
Great video.
Nothing too ground-breaking but still unique and captivating which, for some reason, seems harder and harder for music videos to do these days.

Posted by: Steve at 08/22/07 6:08 PM | Reply
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brilliant song - disturbing video

Posted by: seth at 08/22/07 7:23 PM | Reply
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I actually love this quite a bit. It's rather beautiful in its own bee-girl-finds-true-love kind of way.

Posted by: james runs free at 08/22/07 10:59 PM | Reply
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It's kind of sweet, actually. You guys are a bunch of lightweights. Go watch some Lynch, Greenaway, and Jodorowsky and get back to me.

Posted by: mrs at 08/24/07 12:21 AM | Reply
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The song has really grown on me. I loved "Feels" and am sure I will like "Strawberry Jam" as well. Yeah, if you think this is weird just go get yourself some Fantomas.

Posted by: Brett at 08/24/07 6:26 AM | Reply
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The music video is so bizarre, but I loved it. Great cinematography.

Oh, and "Peacebone" is a brilliant song of course.

Posted by: Dylan at 08/25/07 3:34 PM | Reply
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