''Here Comes the Indian'' is the first album by the American

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under that name, released June 17, 2003 on

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. It is the first release by the group on which all four members perform together:

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(David Portner),

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(Noah Lennox),

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(Brian Weitz), and Deakin (Josh Dibb). Three earlier albums released by various combinations of these musicians were not billed as Animal Collective until later; the 2003 album is now considered the band's fourth. In 2020, the band renamed the album ''Ark'' because they felt the first title objectified Native Americans.

Reception

Reviewing ''Here Comes the Indian'' for '' Stylus Magazine'', Ed Howard afforded the album favorable comparisons to Boredoms' '' Super æ'' and ''

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''. ''

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'' described the album as more "claustrophobic" than earlier releases by Animal Collective. ''

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''s reviewer compared the band to

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, "whose absurdist humour the AC also shares".

2020 reissue

On July 2, 2020, following a reissue of the band's discography on

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, the group announced that the album's title would be changed to ''Ark'', explaining that "having the word 'Indian' in heirrecord title sends the wrong message by objectifying the American Indian people." As the band has "drawn countless inspiration from Indigenous people in America and around the world", they will also be donating a portion of the royalties from the album to Seeding Sovereignty, an indigenous rights and environmental justice charity.

Track listing

Personnel

* Deakin * Nicolas Vernhes – engineer

References

External links

Review
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