With a well documented history of experimentalism in the pop realm, Animal Collective have earned a loyal legion of followers that await each new musical outing with avaricious anticipation. Merriweather Post Pavillion is the apotheosis of Animal Collective's efforts; a complete and accessible respresentation of the band's numerous interests that has deservedly attracted fervent admiration from writers and fans around the world. Melodic, noisy, abstract, dense and vibrant, the music eludes easy categorization but rewards those that engage with its textured sounds.