Animal Collective's Strawberry Jam (in 5 Minutes) | Liner Notes

The story of indie rock in the 21st century could very well be told through Animal Collective: formed by longtime friends Dave Portner (Avey Tare), Noah Lennox (Panda Bear), Josh Dibb (Deakin), and Brian Weitz (Geologist), the group took shape in the vibrant early-aughts New York City noise scene.
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Animal Collective's Strawberry Jam in 5 Minutes

[@thesoundofsilence77]

"Their most accessible album" that would be Merriweather imo

[@TheoMatz]

I think they meant to the date that this album was released

[@scylla019]

I think Feels is more accessible

[@TheFilmsKaper]

@@scylla019 no way

[@myautobiographyafanfic1413]

How does it feel being wrong?

[@mikeexits]

@@scylla019 Definitely

[@CipherSerpico]

I think “Fireworks” is the best song they’ve ever written and one of greatest songs of the century.

[@grimshawr]

One day in 2010 or 2011, I was exiting a light rail station in Seattle while singing Fireworks to myself. Someone was walking down the sidewalk singing a different part of the song too, and we had a moment when we met. I'll never forget that.

[@westernfriend]

@@grimshawr Seattle seems like a place that would happen

[@77788hhh]

heavily agree

[@camjo_9314]

Has anyone ever talked about animal collective without mentioning the beach boys?

[@liquidpebbles7475]

if you talk about oasis you talk about the beatles if you talk about animal collective you talk about the beach boys, can you deny the influence in ALL of their albums?

[@sirmelancholia]

They’re massively influenced by The Beach Boys.

[@hickorymccay2994]

My friend, who doesn't listen to the Beach Boys, loves Animal Collective.

[@bgilley8199]

@@hickorymccay2994 fortunately for your friend, Animal Collective listens to the Beach Boys.

[@ALTROTOPIA]

@@liquidpebbles7475 where's the beach boys influence on stgstv, danse manatee, here comes the indian or centipede hz lmaoo

[@nickguyone]

Strawberry Jam is the best album because it's like, the perfect middle piece of Feels and MPP. Also, For Reverend Green is the bes song they've ever written.

[@GodsNode]

nick aguilar Rev Green is a classic.

[@SnekChrmr]

Nick Aguilar Alvin Row tho

[@saturatedneowax]

Nick Aguilar Alvin row

[@mikeexits]

It's like the "When You Die (MGMT)" of the Animal Collective universe. Busts your consciousness through the veil and integrating it with Superconsciousness.

[@mcgrane1234]

Bring back the Pitchfork Classic documentaries!!!

[@dubduboverlord5095]

Damien McGrane YES. They should do one on the making of feels and the feels tour

[@depressioncherries]

this was the first album I ever bought. love animal collective

[@Bandstand]

The Avalanches Since I Left You in 30 mins or I'mma riot

[@SidnerTheNiceGuy]

Oh you

[@jreynosoj]

There he is

[@royalblue2229]

Bandstand bandstand I love your profile pic

[@mrkillums8219]

I love you daddy

[@saturatedneowax]

@@royalblue2229 he changed it :0

[@NadaCero]

This album is one of the best ever because "Derek" is a song about Noah Lennox's dog telling him to wrap his pecker. Thank you Based Panda Bear.

[@barkdog]

nah that line is actually not about his dog, he’s said it’s referring to something his old basketball coach told him and his friend in the car on the way to a game

[@birddangler3697]

My Liner Notes wishlist: "The Sunset Tree" - The Mountain Goats "Let It Be" - The Replacements "You're Living All Over Me" - Dinosaur Jr. "Illmatic" - Nas "Something to Write Home About" - The Get Up Kids "Complete Discography" - Minor Threat "Hard to Earn" - Gang Starr "Mecca and the Soul Brother" - Pete Rock & CL Smooth "We've Got It From Here" - A Tribe Called Quest "I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning" - Bright Eyes "Reconstruction Site" - The Weakerthans

[@trash_bender420]

This is just one of those albums that gets to me man

[@austinrice2686]

me too man

[@trash_bender420]

@@austinrice2686

[@themusicaljunkie37]

This album has such a deep place in my soul. I gone through so much with their record playing in the background. From first time moving out to an intense break up.. it gets me emotional just listening to peacebone

[@Matlawk]

Peacebone really scared 2 of my friends that primarily listened to Led Zeppelin, then they stole some weed from me.. damn you animal collective

[@dasdead]

good lmao

[@palbo4]

This made me really happy, thanks for making this

[@MischiefMemoirs]

I love animal collective 😍

[@EdibleEthnos]

Mischief Memoirs I love your concert vlogs! Had to subscribe.

[@sideshowtim89]

woman vocalizing man speaking backwards

[@ISuckOffCops]

t.price89 classic

[@Olhado256]

One of the albums that really formed me as a listener.

[@sswpp8908]

I have only this month started getting into Animal Collective and I already love this album.

[@yahstino]

Spencer Williams dude you're in for so much fun. They literally became my favorite band ever in just a matter of days.

[@droogster]

My favorite band of all time.

[@blingblingstarmie-5294]

I love this series!! Would love to see videos for endtroducing, what's going on and aeroplane over the sea

[@michaelsparkman8174]

TEN YEARS BABYYYYYYY!!!! Also wtf "east coast recording environs" Fool they recorded Sung Tongs in Lamar, CO and Feels in Seattle

[@Maximillion666]

One of my fav albums and fav AC album.

[@paz5283]

The greatest album of all time

[@skatealex1]

Strawberry Jam was AC's album that probably got me the most into them when it came out. Also remember seeing them on that tour. I got so high I blacked out for a few minutes at that show. Good times.

[@FF-ch9nr]

I feel like every AnCo album deserves a liner note vid 🙏🙏🙏

[@adamcastelsay]

Possibly the best band of the 2000s

[@estudiosfolkloreiberoamericano]

Adam Tortellini and now Death Grips is the best band of 2010s

[@osirister]

you can tell someone is either 12 or/and a fan of Fantano when they say that Death Grips is the best band of the 10s... like do you really believe what you say

[@EclecticoIconoclasta]

Death Grips=Godz

[@jamesp296]

I totally agree. AC best of 2000s. DG best of 2010s

[@imeanokaysureman]

Adam Tortellini And Rodriguez is super underrated

[@owRekssjfjxjxuurrpqpqss]

Jam of a lifetime

[@jammyjamzz]

Ryan dum dum cha

[@dubduboverlord5095]

badum screeching synthesizers and pounding drums

[@SEGAClownboss]

Awright, AnCo! This video made me reconsider Strawberry Jam, which I usually didn't regard among my favourites. My favourite one is Sung Tongs.

[@Retro_Naut]

I am so happy they made a video about this!

[@superstan66]

Still my favorite Animal Collective's album

[@nitetimerxdio2762]

I'm the only one out of everyone I have in my life that listens to this

[@mikeexits]

Hello :)

[@supersaumon1631]

An album I will cherish all my life.

[@nasseh3587]

For Reverend Green is the best on the album tbh

[@kwanjaisa]

peacebone

[@ethanmcalaster1291]

Diggity dong, your opinion is wrong

[@kwanjaisa]

who you talking to?

[@ethanmcalaster1291]

Nasseh Micheal.

[@yahstino]

Safer, if it counts

[@Karlagrammar]

I miss this series so much.

[@lhmmhl]

They were smoking a bunch of Salvia while they were recording in Tucson. Which as someone who smoked that pure insanity 1 time I cannot understand.

[@kennypyne7821]

When Avey said "AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!" I felt that

[@Shrimpy08]

To quote peacebone: YONKERS YONKERS YONKERS dododo YONKERS YONKERS YO YO

[@thecitizenjoan]

Feels was there best album in my Opinion but they are the Fathers of Millennial Indie Rock So All their albums were amazing. I ❤️ Panda Bear for Life I met him after a show once and he still looks 20 and was extremely nice

[@sashahoward4156]

the subtitles saying "woman vocalizing man speaking backwards at 3:12

[@codeninja100]

omg this album is a classic ❤

[@alejandrosandoval5207]

Hey thanks! Its one of my favorites and I've loved to see this video

[@esoteric_Derek]

This is fuggin' brilliant. Like some George RR level stuff. Freakin' hilarious too. Almost sounds like real words and names. Lol!!

[@esoteric_Derek]

Wait, he just said MGMT.. Thats a real band... Is this all real??

[@yahstino]

Strawberry Jam Sung Tongs Feels Stgstv(Alvin fucking Row) Mpp Hcti Centipede Campfire Songs Danse Manatee Painting with Favorite albums aside, my favorite work ever from them is easily the Fall Be Kind EP... fucking magical. Ac at their peak.

[@musicalman1995]

I love Painting with though :(

[@yahstino]

musicalman1995 Not saying I don't, it just really disappointed me after how long they'd been away. Seemed so rushed.

[@pvail329]

My favorite album I think

[@Latexpunk]

Favorite band

[@nathanieldarkundeath]

Great album!

[@chrisbeal2804]

This was awesome. Thank you for this

[@ethanporette1333]

anco’s first chorus was in april and the phantom and it be so good

[@brysonthomas8183]

Super informative video! Thanks!

[@biplab7444]

For reverend green is possibly the best song ever written

[@michaelkeech9505]

#1 on Conan was so ballsy

[@paulsmartialarts]

Apparently AnCo were icing each other while they recording this, and started the trend for bros icing bros

[@calabreseee]

merriweather post pavilion deserve too

[@calabreseee]

your opinion ;)

[@musiciantrapper]

Just passed 100k views!!

[@GodsNode]

Great video. I didnt know they played #1 on Conan lol, thats awesome.

[@Asapyo93]

Do Bloc Party's "Silent Alarm" please

[@EclecticoIconoclasta]

Do Limp Bisket please

[@gisellediamonds5303]

Oh, you’re an animal collective fan? How many times have you watched this video? 🤔

[@sirmelancholia]

My favorite AC album by a decent margin.

[@joshuabreslin5249]

Do Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures in 5 minutes

[@vaderdaniels]

10 years later wow I'm old

[@MagicTurtle643]

Here for my obligatory AnCo fan pedantry. Their first true chorus was probably not Peacebone. Grass definitely has a chorus. And I'm sure arguments could be made for others.

[@kwanjaisa]

AUGH AUGH AUGH AUGH AUGH

[@CouveTJ]

THIS ONES FOR REVERAND GREEN FOR REVERAND GREEN or FOEVER AND GREEN FOREVER AND GREEN.

[@kaiwood6471]

Chores and Fireworks are better than anything on MPP

[@warhellride]

Hey you guys should do one for Brand New's The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me!!

[@explanationmark_]

great video, I like the editing a lot. a quick question: you mentioned MGMT coming up towards the 2010s but do people generally see them as a rock band like they do Grizzly Bear, etc.?

[@kebab_boi]

You guys lied. It’s not 5 minutes. It’s 5 minutes and 1 second.

[@gnomefuel]

clicked thinking it would literally be the album condensed to 5 minutes, u let me down

[@TheOrangeMamba]

B O N E F I S H

[@Ladude5]

the best animal collective album. fight me.

[@pdogcentra8648]

I'd agree, if Feels didn't exist. Also if were including ep's also Fall Be Kind is godlike.

[@eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeo]

Feels is the better album. Sorry.

[@AnarchyApple]

I personally like Campfire and Spirit better.

[@Retro_Naut]

i do like this album a lot i must agree, but I also really like sung tongs

[@jamesp296]

never understood how feels could be better than this. this is the best album ive ever heard

[@my_wheelhouse]

Who here spiritposting??

[@Autissm420]

my wheelhouse the rarest of posting

[@Gh0st652]

WE OUT HERE MEETING THE LIGHT CHILD

[@petricore_gabby]

my wheelhouse hiya!!

[@lucalycan]

More like spirit they've gone posting, ha

[@basielu]

aye

[@calebjones7948]

Do The Avalanches-Since I Left You

[@Keepmovingson]

Grass has a chorus

[@dubduboverlord5095]

OH LOOK AT MEEEEEE

[@stevebob240]

What is the picture at 2:40 from? It seems like a movie I had watched as a child that I have not been able to find since.

[@ffabiang]

THE FRIGHTENED BABIES POO

[@jasayassa6065]

hi Brian Wilson :3

[@harperellenburg]

FUUUUUUUCK YEAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSS

[@creeperbrofist2002]

If you say "Dada-esque" instead of "dadaist" are you still really really smart 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@Orpple]

creeperbrofist2002 frick

[@olivercornford8353]

It doesn’t mean the same thing though

[@gasboy122]

Best band.

[@baby665100]

do one of these for brand new pls

[@kierancappie9095]

Do No Age; Nouns pleasse

[@HappyAudioUwU]

Do since I left you next

[@BigDaddy-dw4tj]

I came here thinking this was a 5 minute recipe

[@twingtwang5547]

Plz do sung tongs or person pitch. Plz do a neil young album.

[@midnightskate]

what's the first neil young album i should listen to? i picked one at random a while back and wasn't that into it

[@cnonymous]

its "Deakin"

[@nathanbruner2049]

Hounds of Love when?

[@MoisesVindel]

We Need the national boxer in 5 minutes

[@pebblenapkins]

TUCSON

[@porkfriedrice1530]

This is like stage 3 anco fan music. I wouldn’t recommend that as the first. Although nowadays it’s probably more normal idk

[@mildmagician2764]

Death grips is the new Animal collective

[@brennenspice6098]

Drew Definetely, I completely agree

[@what1574]

song at 1:50?

[@antoniovelazquez1056]

Cuckoo cuckoo

[@ZGGuesswho]

the runoff from animal collective mostly sucked very badly but I always liked them personally

[@HannahHavco]

Only reason anyone knows them is because of pitchfork.

[@rachelsabath9730]

Please to blind lemon

[@pvail329]

I still don't see them as "pop" though. It's more a rock band then pop band to me

[@EclecticoIconoclasta]

Do Corey Feldman´s Angelic 2 the Core

[@davidlongoria8607]

Can y'all do Achtung Baby by U2

[@_Smile_Today]

Can we get one on Lovage : music to make love to your old lady by

[@nikkikiska]

"the group took shape in the vibrant early 00's new york city noise seen." ???? Try again.

[@TheJADFilms]

pitchfork sucks but animal collective is bznz

[@benibbotson2014]

One of the most repulsive album covers though.

[@saturatedneowax]

Bruh I’m eating strawberries rn