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Animal Collective‘s latest studio record Isn’t It Now? is centred around the 22-minute track Defeat, a single which had preempted the LP’s announcement when it was premiered back in June.
Backed by The Challenge, the B-side was a notable story itself in being built from improvised jams across 11 different live shows between March-September 2022.
“The only time it was even discussed was after shows late in the touring cycle when it took on its own identity,” Geologist said of it.
‘How did we feel about the Strung intro?’ often provided the answer to ‘how was the show?’ But the discussion always ended at what happened that night, without any detailed critique, and never with how it might happen the next. We became aware the same discussions were happening amongst our fans, who were recording, uploading and listening to the shows each night.