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Animal Collective’s Avey Tare and Geologist Launch Croz Boyce, Debut Album Out May 8 on Domino

The instrumental collaboration grew from remote file swaps, with Josh Dibb contributing to mixing.

Overview

  • The self-titled nine-track LP is scheduled for May 8 on Domino, with the full track list published.
  • Lead track “Hanging Out With a Blueberry Pop” is available with an underwater video directed by explorer Joseph Ricketts.
  • Portner and Weitz built the material by exchanging parts remotely after their 2022 duo piece “Brown Thrasher,” then met only for mixing.
  • The Croz Boyce name originated from a shared Dropbox folder created soon after David Crosby’s death, which the label says is not a musical tribute.
  • Animal Collective has not played a proper live show since September 2022, and Panda Bear is slated for Primavera Sound in Barcelona and Porto in June.