If Merriweather Post Pavilion is the Pet Sounds of the 21st century, then “My Girls” is Animal Collective’s equivalent of “God Only Knows”. No other song in my mind crosses the experimental with the accessible so effortlessly. This is a beautiful, synth-soaked soundscape. There’s nothing else like “My Girls” out there. The lyrics are so un-rock & roll. The song lacks a definable progression. And, at times, it feels like we’re listening to art more than music.

“I don't care for fancy things. Or to take part in the freshest wave. But to provide for mine who ask. I will, with heart, on my father's grave.”