The Painters

{{Infobox album

| name = The Painters

| type = EP

| artist = Animal Collective

| cover = AnCoThePainters.jpg |

| alt =

| released = February 17, 2017

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Synth-pop

| length = 13:25

| label = Domino

| producer = Animal Collective

| prev_title = Painting With

| prev_year = 2016

| next_title = Meeting of the Waters

| next_year = 2017

}}

The Painters is the eighth EP by American experimental pop band Animal Collective, released on February 17, 2017.{{cite web|last=Strauss|first=Matthew|title=Animal Collective's New Song Is "Kinda Bonkers": Listen|publisher=Pitchfork Media|date=February 13, 2017|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/71539-animal-collectives-new-song-is-kinda-bonkers-listen/}} It is the first extended play released by the band since Monkey Been to Burn Town (2013). The EP serves as a companion to their 2016 studio album, Painting With.{{cite web|title=The Painters EP|publisher=Domino Recording Company|url=http://animalcollective.dominomart.com/the-painters-ep-cd-single}}

Musical style

The Painters continues in the "synth-splattering" pop aesthetic of its polarizing predecessor Painting With.

The first track, "Kinda Bonkers", has been compared to its predecessor's opener "FloriDada". It has been noted for donning a "tribal pulse", musically and lyrically resulting in a piece of "outreach raga-rock."

Critical reception

{{Album ratings

|rev1=Exclaim!

|rev1score=7/10{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/animal_collective-the_painters_ep|title=Animal Collective: The Painters EP {{!}} Exclaim!|website=exclaim.ca|language=en|access-date=2020-09-19}}

|rev2=God Is in the TV

|rev2score=5/10{{cite web|url=http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2017/02/20/animal-collective-painters-ep-domino/|title=Animal Collective – The Painters EP (Domino) {{!}} God Is In The TV|website=godisinthetvzine.co.uk|date=20 February 2017 |language=en|access-date=2020-09-20}}

|rev3=The Independent

|rev3score={{Rating|4|5}}

|rev4=Pitchfork

|rev4score=6.1/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22932-the-painters-ep/|title=Animal Collective: The Painters EP Review {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|language=en|access-date=2020-09-18}}

|rev5=Sputnikmusic

|rev5score=3.0/5{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/72946/Animal-Collective-The-Painters/|title=Animal Collective: The Painters {{!}} Sputnikmusic|website=sputnikmusic.com|language=en|access-date=2020-09-20}}

}}

The Independent rated the album 4 stars, calling it "possibly the perfect Animal Collective release".{{cite web|last=Gill|first=Andy|title=Album reviews: Ryan Adams - Prisoner, Animal Collective - The Painters, and Strand Of Oaks - Hard Love|work=The Independent|date=15 February 2017 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-reviews-ryan-adams-prisoner-animal-collective-the-painters-strand-of-oaks-hard-love-a7582266.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-reviews-ryan-adams-prisoner-animal-collective-the-painters-strand-of-oaks-hard-love-a7582266.html |archive-date=2022-06-18 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live}}

Track listing

{{tracklist

| all_writing = Animal Collective except "Jimmy Mack", by Holland–Dozier–Holland

| total_length = 13:25

| title1 = Kinda Bonkers

| length1 = 3:14

| title2 = Peacemaker

| length2 = 3:16

| title3 = Goalkeeper

| length3 = 2:48

| title4 = Jimmy Mack

| length4 = 4:07

| note4 =

}}

References

Category:2017 EPs

Category:Animal Collective EPs