Based on the thumbnail selected for this post, you could have thought the latest Merriweather Post Pavilion video was some fuzzily focused cinéma vérité, a children’s show spelling lesson, the most eye-bending screensaver you’d ever seen, or an Eric Wareheim-directed hypercolored freak show. The net effect is, alongside having elements of all of those things, it’s just flat out trippy as hell. Fittingly, flowers seem to tie the piece together in some way, and “In The Flowers”‘ metaphorical bloom is when things get particularly psilocybic. Directed by Abby Portner, sister of Avey. Watch it at Animal Collective’s homepage and don’t forget to screw your eyeballs back in afterward.
UPDATE: Check it below:
Merriweather Post Pavilion is an album that came out this year. Before 2009′s over Animal Collective will have one more release, the Fall Be Kind EP, which is out digitally 11/23, and on CD and 12″ on 12/15 via Domino.
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It’s not working for me. Damn and shit blast
creepy, but it’s weird for the sake of being weird. The song is so good, any video would have been fine.
The shame of it is there are lots of parts in this video that would have done well without other bits. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t like the video much.
are they ever gonna do a video that doesnt look so amateurish? i mean they are very popular, there’s probably thousands of talented filmmakers and so on who would kill to get the chance to make them a video, and would do it for free.
I mean it was Avey’s sister that made this one, so if you would fire your sister to hire Michael Bay, then yeah man go for it
Yeaaah, but have you heard her band Drawlings? She opened for them at Bowery. And it was not good. And weird for the sake of being weird. Much like this video.
What I am saying is, good for her for trying but a little cohesiveness goes a long way. And suggesting some established music video director is not the equivalent of Michael Bay (Oh man! If only! The insanity!).
Anyways, Prof. Serious over here is calling it quits. Latron.
have you seen “my girls” or “who could win a rabbit?” because those videos are amazing.
That video is just frightening when you’re on acid.
this video is frightening when you’re expecting something worthwhile.
Don’t worry the brothersport video my friend doing some animations for blows this away
Wonderful. Thanks
finally a video for In The Flowers
The zeitgeist PERIOD…(the way “Slumdog” was as a film even though it could have been so much more than it was)….
I like AC, but they gotta step it up on the video front. Their music is too good for these amatuer looking art school projects. Its interesting, but literally every concept in this video has been executed better elsewhere. it’s fitting, and okay, just not up to par with their music.
peacebone had an awesome music video! weird and hilarious.
and actually, i thought fireworks kind of had an appropriately atmospheric music video even if it was just mostly shots of fireworks and the band playing with flashlights.
this however, does not do it for me.
SHROOOOOMS!
I’m sure Domino can afford Patrick Daughters by now.
they’re not the video kind of band anyway. still thought it was really cool!
video is very good
The video is not amateurish at all. I found the mixing of found footage, along with the filmmakers own shooting creates a very nice atmosphere for the song. The video also does not triumph over the song like many others do. The video and the song work together as an experience, much different from if either stood alone. Perfect.
Weird lookin dude walking down the street! Hipster girl spinning around! Lo-fi footage of amusement park rides! ART!
Fantastic