Pitchfork Forkcast: Video: Animal Collective: "Cuckoo"

Video: Animal Collective: "Cuckoo"

As any Animal Collective fan could tell you, the band has a habit of previewing new material live before releasing it on record. It's a policy that can frustrate people coming to shows to see a group promote its latest album, but it almost certainly keep things fresh for the band itself. We're guessing then that this song, "Cuckoo"-- here recorded live for TVP Kultura, Poland's national arts and culture network, and a part of the group's live sets for the past two years-- is a teaser of the forthcoming Animal Collective album, the first for Domino.