The Doldrums (Vinyl 2xLP) Soul Funk & Disco

The Doldrums (Vinyl 2xLP) Soul Funk & DiscoVinyl Repress! After years of recording in relative seclusion in the hills of Los Angeles, Ariel Pink (the first non Animal Collective member on the Paw Tracks roster) makes his official Paw Tracks debut with The Doldrums. Originally a handmade CD R release a couple years back, The Doldrums by Ariel Pink's Haunted Grafitti was discovered by the Animal Collective during one of their west coast tours and became an immediate favorite. Recording at home

and harmonicas that drive instrumental tracks like "Freak

How reliable is memory

'Radioactivity'

but the new album is first and foremost about the explosion of creativity born from the unique collaboration between Mike and El

When you've left the world behind

as seedy and seductive as a nightclub's back room

putting new twists on it while maintaining the original's integrity

sexy-menacing vocals and soft throbs

introducing a new pop sensibility to their sound

The album has certified sales of seven million copies in the U

there is one relatively consistent element: Gumboot Soup is Gizz's most thorough embrace of melody ever

Inspired largely by the disco