Here Comes the Indian / Ark
Studio album by
Animal Collective
ReleasedJune 17, 2003
GenrePsychedelic folk[1]
Length44:32
LabelPaw Tracks
Animal Collective chronology
Campfire Songs
(2003)		 Here Comes the Indian / Ark
(2003)		 Sung Tongs
(2004)

Here Comes the Indian, later reissued as Ark, is the first album by the American experimental pop band Animal Collective under that name, which released June 17, 2003 on Paw Tracks. It is the first release by the group on which all four members—Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Geologist (Brian Weitz), and Deakin (Josh Dibb)—perform together. Three earlier albums released by various combinations of these musicians were not billed as Animal Collective until later, however the 2003 album is now considered the band's fourth.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork8.6/10[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
Stylus MagazineA[5]
Uncut[6]

Reviewing Here Comes the Indian for Stylus Magazine, Ed Howard afforded the album favorable comparisons to Boredoms' Super æ and Vision Creation Newsun.[5] The Rolling Stone Album Guide described the album as more "claustrophobic" than earlier releases by Animal Collective.[4] Uncut's reviewer compared the band to the Residents, "whose absurdist humour the AC also shares".[6]

2020 reissue

On July 2, 2020, following a reissue of the band's discography on Bandcamp, the group announced that the album's title would be changed to Ark, explaining that "having the word 'Indian' in [their] record title sends the wrong message by objectifying the American Indian people." As the band has "drawn countless inspiration [sic] from Indigenous people in America and around the world", they will also be donating a portion of the royalties from the album to Seeding Sovereignty, an indigenous rights and environmental justice charity.[7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Native Belle"3:52
2."Hey Light"5:40
3."Infant Dressing Table"8:35
4."Panic"4:48
5."Two Sails on a Sound"12:20
6."Slippi"2:50
7."Too Soon"6:27
Total length:44:32

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Gumshoe. "Favorite 100 Albums of 2000-2009". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  2. ↑ Pytlik, Mark. "Here Comes the Indian – Animal Collective". AllMusic. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ Beta, Andy (June 17, 2003). "Animal Collective: Here Comes the Indian". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Animal Collective: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 5, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Howard, Ed (September 10, 2003). "Animal Collective – Here Comes the Indian – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Animal Collective – Here Comes The Indian". Uncut (75): 97. August 2003. Archived from the original on October 27, 2005. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  7. ↑ Minsker, Evan. "Animal Collective Changing EP Art, Citing "Racist Stereotypes," Issue Apology". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
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