Animal Collective

Biography

Animal Collective is an American experimental rock group from Baltimore, Maryland. Formed in 2000, the group combines psychedelic folk, noisy influences and post-pop. It consists of Avey Tare (alias David Porter), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Deakin (Josh Dibb) and Geologist (Brian Weitz), long-time friends who met during their primary and secondary education in Baltimore, Maryland. Animal Collective is also the founder of the Paw Tracks label on which some of their productions have been released as well as those of artists such as Ariel Pink and Peppermints. The group formed from a childhood friendship in Baltimore County, Maryland. Noah Lennox and Josh Dibb met there and became friends during their second grade (equivalent to CE1 in the French education system).