Tribal drums.  Unintelligible vocals. Screaming.  Whooshing noises.  Explosions.  For the first few minutes of “Good Girl/Carrots” you could be forgiven for thinking that you’ve walked into the new Mel Gibson movie as opposed to the latest release from Animal Collective member Panda Bear.  The film’s on later, form an orderly queue, amuse yourselves in the bar, or go shout drunken anti-semitism in the street, whatever.

Although perhaps those here for the film will hear the above-mentioned chaotic rumble dissolving into its blissed-out Brian Wilson-isms and be converted to the church of Noah Lennox.  The Beach Boys influence is even stronger on “Comfy In Nautica”, which could have walked into Smile, ordered itself a pina colada, casually patronised Mike Love, and exited without leaving a tip, all entirely unnoticed.  Words and sounds reverberate within the twelve minutes of “Bros”’s heat haze, rendering it dreamlike, a reimagining of a remembrance of a beautiful experience you can’t be entirely sure you ever had in the first place.  Feel them flows.

It is quite brilliant, and could be the record for those who find the endearingly unfocused Animal Collective records too one-dimensional.  It will certainly leave you with a smile on your face (NB: I make no such guarantee to those here for the Mel Gibson movie).

Listen to “Comfy In Nautica” here.  Buy it from Fat Cat.