Missing Earth Gold, Flour, Salt 5/22/2007 The Alvins met Big Joe

The Alvins met Big Joe as teenagers

Matt Espy makes his solo bow with an album of solo drums

stopped touring

Animal Collective had this to say: “It’s impossible for us to remember the years around Merriweather Post Pavilion without thinking about the live experience

Missing Earth Gold, Flour, Salt 5/22/2007 The Alvins met Big JoeGold, Flour, Salt is a diverse record. It opens with the sparse, but rich Galaxy which layers vocals over acoustic guitar and strings. Parliament of Trees is probably the most similar to Gilbrides work in Swearin, where his Doug Martsch esque vocals live over distorted bass, driving drums, guitar leads and synths. As the record gets into its second half, songs like Ascendant and Holy Death are stripped down to a slow synth y base, and the record