listening parties

last night i went to a listening party for the new animal collective album that comes out in january. it was weird i guess. going to harlem to sit a room with people to listen to some tunes for an hour. made me realize how no one really gets together for the sole purpose of listening to music. shows are different with the energy going back and forth between performer and crowd. well i lie. i am sure there are groups of people that get together and nerd out. but this was a bizarre, no one talk and everyone nod their head to the beat, party. the album was not as good as their last but, the sound system was too bass heavy for their music i think. and the room was a long rectangle. so it wasn't an ideal listening space, but i got to hear it early, so i can't complain.