Tangerine Reef
by Animal Collective
  • Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: Aug 17, 2018
User Score
6.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 29
  3. Negative: 5 out of 29
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  1. wowee
    Aug 24, 2018
    10
    The album has a great atmosphere but it's not an album that everybody can listen...........................................................................................................................................................
  2. PaleEyedFever
    Mar 19, 2021
    9
    Heavily underappreciated album. Don't expect another Merriweather Post Pavilion, but do expect to be challenged and forced through an introspective analysis of your own psyche.
  3. BrushedRed
    Aug 17, 2018
    4
    It’s not completely terrible, but it is quite a slog and a drag. I feel maybe I might like this more if I could see the video along with it, but as an album it is quite boring. I thought Jake and Me was definitely a standout. It actually had a bit of personality and reminded me of their Feels days. It’s kinda hard to expect them to make any sort of pop music anymore, and I’m notIt’s not completely terrible, but it is quite a slog and a drag. I feel maybe I might like this more if I could see the video along with it, but as an album it is quite boring. I thought Jake and Me was definitely a standout. It actually had a bit of personality and reminded me of their Feels days. It’s kinda hard to expect them to make any sort of pop music anymore, and I’m not necessarily suggesting they do, but it would be nice to have something not so sparse. Taking this on in one sitting is quite a challenge because it is just that sparse. Is it as bad as NME is saying? No, but that doesn’t make it good either.… Expand
  4. deadbank
    Mar 6, 2019
    8
    Even without the visuals to accompany this album, this album is great. It is absolutely jam packed with some of the most soothing sounds in AC's discography. At times, especially in the second half I feel, Avey Tare's voice can get a bit annoying and tends to draw away from what's going on in the rest of the album. Despite this, AC once again managed to put me in a magical trance forEven without the visuals to accompany this album, this album is great. It is absolutely jam packed with some of the most soothing sounds in AC's discography. At times, especially in the second half I feel, Avey Tare's voice can get a bit annoying and tends to draw away from what's going on in the rest of the album. Despite this, AC once again managed to put me in a magical trance for about an hour.… Expand

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Metascore
60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 18
  3. Negative: 2 out of 18
  1. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Sep 17, 2018
    30
    Since half of experiencing Tangerine Reef comes from experiencing the visuals it accompanies, it’s hard for me to really vibe with this album as a complete thing. Really it feels less than that, like a side table, a bed frame, or a pierced hole in an ear with no earring in it.
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  2. Under The Radar
    Aug 30, 2018
    60
    It doesn't quite get there, though when much of the noise drops away, leaving only a couple of pure notes, "Best of Times (Worst of All)" comes awfully close.
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  3. Paste Magazine
    Aug 29, 2018
    62
    Recorded by Deakin, Avey Tare, and Geologist, Tangerine Reef is also, for better or worse, the first Animal Collective album recorded without Panda Bear, whose melodic gift is frequently missed here.
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