Strawberry Jam is the seventh
studio album by Baltimore, Maryland based band
Animal Collective. It was released on
September 11,
2007,
[1] and is the band's first release for
Domino Records. The title and track listing were revealed by band member Geologist on the Collected Animals message board on
May 16,
2007.
[2] The press response to
Strawberry Jam has been mostly positive, with some lauding its unique sound as a large step forward in the band's evolution. In a pre-release interview with Billboard, member Deakin described the new album as "chiseled" and "shiver-inducing". According to the interview, the majority of the album's songs have been played on the band's live shows from 2005 to 2006, but there would be, "nonetheless, a few new ones that we've never played live."
[3] Two songs that had been played extensively on the band's 2005–2006 concerts, "Safer" and "Street Flash", are not included on
Strawberry Jam. Regarding the songs' absences, singer and guitarist
Avey Tare said that the band recorded studio versions for both, but decided against including them on the new album, "partially due to their length[s]". "Safer" was eventually released as the B-side of the album's first single, "
Peacebone", while "Street Flash" and other studio leftovers will appear on the
Water Curses EP, expected to be released on April 8, 2008.
[4] Strawberry Jam was released on
iTunes with an exclusive live version of "Cuckoo Cuckoo".
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