Chiming laments for a childhood's end, the debut album from Animal Collective opens with the phrase "want to hear a secret, I know one," suggesting these secrets just might be buried deep within the flocks of high frequencies, electronic glitches, bleeps and swells that follow. Originally released in 2000 and credited to Avey Tare & Panda Bear prior to the full, collective band name being used on releases, this CD reissue features remastered audio, new artwork by Abby and Dave Portner, and the EP of never-before-released material, A Night at Mr. Raindrops Holistic Supermarket.
