Animal Collective Prep New Live Album For 'Sung Tongs' 20th Anniversary Reissue

Animal Collective will release a new live album as part of a special 20th anniversary reissue of their 2004 LP, Sung Tongsout October 4 via Domino.

Sung Tongs Live at The Theater at Ace Hotel records a 2018 concert in Los Angeles, during which Animal Collective's Avey Tare and Panda Bear performed Sung Tongs in its entirety (also adding a performance of Sung Tongs-era deep cut, “Covered in Frogs”). Accompanying the reissue announcement is the pair's live rendition of “Kids on Holiday,” which retains the tumultuous folk surrealism of the original, but with new percussion adding a powerful live energy.

Its 20th anniversary Sung Tongs will get a special double LP vinyl edition, with one disc pressed on ruby ​​red vinyl and the other on canary yellow. Sung Tongs Live at The Theater at Ace Hotel It will likewise arrive as a two-LP set, pressed on neon orange and pale green vinyl (the live album will also be released digitally). All physical forms are available in pre-order now.

Sung Tongs was a critically acclaimed independent success upon its release in 2004 and helped cement Animal Collective's place as one of the most exciting and inventive groups of the new millennium. In his original review, Rolling rock called Sung Tongs “One of the most creative and accomplished records you'll hear this year,” packed with myriad references, but still “its own thing” with “abundant skill and talent.”

Its 20th anniversary Sung Tongs is actually one of two Animal Collective anniversaries this year, the other being 15 years for their 2009 classic, Merriweather Post Pavilion. This album also received a special new vinyl edition, complete with a limited 10 inch edition of “My Girls” with a live BBC Session version of “From a Beach” on the flip side.

Sung Tongs Live at The Theater at Ace Hotel Tracklist
Leaf House – Live
Who could win a rabbit – Live
The Softest Voice – Live
Covered In Frogs – Live
Winters Love – Live
Kids on Vacation – Live
Sweet Road – Live
Visit Friends – Live
College – Live
We Tigers – We Live
Mouth Wooed Her – Live
Good Lovin Outside – Live
Whaddit I Done – Live