Animal Collective - Sung Tongs

The fizzing sound that drags you into 'Leaf House', the opening number on Sung Tongs, is the noise that marks your descent into a primal state. And, by the end of this Animal Collective record, you might not return to your modern, odious self. If AC do anything, it's to remind you of your potential as a good human, that community need not be about making money from one another, nor positing yourself in a position of power. 'Kids on Holiday' is the hidden gem here, the childlike demeanour that marks this group of friends at their must supple and appealing. It's the kind of experimentation that lay the foundations for Noah Lennox's (Panda Bear's) debut record, and the refinement of popular experimental music that is Merriweather Post Pavilion. (Daniel Greenwood)