Sung Tongs
by Animal Collective
  • Record Label: Fat Cat
  • Release Date: Jun 1, 2004
Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. Austin Chronicle
    50
    You can imagine a modern-day Syd Barrett coming up with similar ideas after being locked in a closet with a laptop.
  2. The Wire
    60
    The best stuff views the world through the sunkissed psychedelic lens of Brazilian psych-troupe Os Mutantes; the lesser material just sounds like lite Brian Wilson. [#243, p.59]
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Awards & Rankings

42
#42 Best Album of 2004
54
#54 Most Discussed Album of 2004
35
#35 Most Shared Album of 2004

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User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 106 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 98 out of 106
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 106
  3. Negative: 3 out of 106
  1. TonyF
    Jul 13, 2006
    10
    my favorite collective album, blew me away when i first heard it and still gets me going whenever I put it on. It's truly unique and a my favorite collective album, blew me away when i first heard it and still gets me going whenever I put it on. It's truly unique and a step forward for music experimentation.… Full Review »
  2. deadbank
    Mar 1, 2019
    8
    This album gives me feelings that I am unable to put into words.
    Favorites: Leaf House, Who Could Win a Rabbit, Winters Love, Kids on    This album gives me feelings that I am unable to put into words.
    Favorites: Leaf House, Who Could Win a Rabbit, Winters Love, Kids on Holiday, Sweet Road, Visiting Friends, College, We Tigers, Whaddit I Done
    Least Favorites: The Softest Voice, Good Lovin' Outside    … Full Review »
  3. XavierBlaq
    Dec 26, 2013
    8
    For anyone who has never listened to any Animal Collective except for Merriweather Post Pavillon and/or Centipede Hz, be prepared for the factFor anyone who has never listened to any Animal Collective except for Merriweather Post Pavillon and/or Centipede Hz, be prepared for the fact that this album is vastly different from those two. Sung Tongs is a strange and experimental folk album that contains little to none of the electronic-style that characterizes these two albums. That said, it goes from freaky to beautiful sometimes within the same song, and while a few of its tracks drag a little too long, it still stands as a great album by a great band.… Full Review »
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