Strawberry Jam
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| Studio album by Animal Collective | |||||
| Released | September 10, 2007 | ||||
| Recorded | January 2007[1] | ||||
| Genre | Avant-garde music/Indie rock/Neo-Psychedelia | ||||
| Length | 43:36 | ||||
| Label | Domino | ||||
| Producer | Scott Colburn | ||||
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Strawberry Jam is the seventh studio album by Baltimore, Maryland natives Animal Collective. It was released on September 11, 2007,[1] and is the band's first release for Domino Records. The title and track listing were revealed by band member Geologist on the Collected Animals message board on May 16, 2007.[2] The press response to Strawberry Jam has been mostly positive, with some lauding its unique sound as a large step forward in the band's evolution[citation needed].
In a pre-release interview with Billboard, member Deakin described the new album as "chiseled" and "shiver-inducing". According to the interview, the majority of the album's songs have been played on the band's live shows from 2005 to 2006, but there would be, "nonetheless, a few new ones that we've never played live."[3]
Two songs that had been played extensively on the band's 2005–2006 concerts, "Safer" and "Street Flash", are not included on Strawberry Jam. Regarding the songs' absences, singer and guitarist Avey Tare said that the band recorded studio versions for both, but decided against including them on the new album, "partially due to their length[s]". "Safer" was eventually released as the B-side of the album's first single, "Peacebone", while "Street Flash" and other studio leftovers appear on the Water Curses EP, released on May 6, 2008.
Strawberry Jam was released on iTunes with an exclusive live version of "Cuckoo Cuckoo".
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[edit] Internet leak
On June 12, 2007, the first three tracks from Strawberry Jam leaked onto the internet. "For Reverend Green", "#1", and "Winter Wonder Land" soon followed on June 18.
The leak was unusual in that it was leaked sectionally over an extended period of time. Geologist stated on the Collected Animals message board that the first batch of promotional copies were watermarked, and each journalist's name would be digitally embedded on any extracted files.[4] On June 19, 2007, a letter from the band's publicist was sent to music journalists regarding the leaking of the first three songs:[5]
Last week three tracks from Animal Collective's new album leaked. Within minutes we were able to track the leak to a writer's CD. That person got in more trouble than you care to hear about and was almost fired. The person was also forced to write an apology letter to an entire staff of people and the head of Domino Records along with other penance.
Animal Collective member Panda Bear talked with Shout Mouth regarding the band's thoughts on the leak:[6]
The only thing we’re really upset about with the leak is that it’s only parts of it. I think there are six songs out there now. People aren’t even able to get the full experience of the album, which bums us all out quite a bit. So if you’re listening leakers [speaking directly into the tape recorder], put up those other three songs, man, pronto.
The remaining three tracks—"Fireworks", "Cuckoo Cuckoo" and "Derek"—were all leaked on July 4, 2007.
[edit] Album art
Avey Tare created and photographed the cover art.
[edit] Track listing
- "Peacebone" – 5:13
- "Unsolved Mysteries" – 4:25
- "Chores" – 4:30
- "For Reverend Green" – 6:34
- "Fireworks" – 6:50
- "#1" – 4:32
- "Winter Wonder Land" – 2:44
- "Cuckoo Cuckoo" – 5:42
- "Derek" – 3:01
[edit] References
- ^ a b Listen Up - Animal Collective BBC Radio Session. Domino Recording Company (2007-01-19).
- ^ Collected Animals ~ View topic - Strawberry Jam
- ^ Animal Collective Finishing Up Domino Debut
- ^ Collected Animals ~ View topic - heard a rumor
- ^ Domino Gets Fired Up About Animal Collective Leak. Shoutmouth.
- ^ Spotlight: Panda Bear. Shoutmouth.
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