People (Animal Collective EP)

2006 EP by Animal Collective

People

EP by

Animal Collective

Released| October 23, 2006
Recorded| 2005
Length| 18:54
Label| FatCat
Producer| Scott Colburn
Animal Collective chronology
| Feels
(2005)  | People
(2006)  | Peacebone
(2007)

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2020 reissue cover

People is the second EP by American experimental pop band Animal Collective, released in October 2006. The first three songs were recorded during the band's Feels sessions in 2005, while the live version of "People" was recorded on tour in March 2005, just prior to the sessions. The cover originally depicted a "mammy" illustration that was removed for the EP's 2020 digital reissue.

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Rolling Stone| [1]
Pitchfork| 7.1/10[2]

Reviewing the EP for Rolling Stone, Christian Howard praised "Tikwid" but dismissed the rest of the record as "weirder and less memorable, as the band dives into the ether and works up head-trip beauty without giving much to latch on to. With two of four tracks of not terribly interesting studio stuff and one of four a live version of the title track, it's hard to recommend People too strongly".[1]

## 2020 reissue

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In 2020, as a large majority of their back catalogue was to be added to Bandcamp, the band decided to change the artwork for the EP, citing its inclusion of a "racist stereotype", and pledged to donate future royalties from the EP to the Equal Justice Initiative. In a newsletter to fans, they wrote: "There is no way to excuse using a 'mammy' on our artwork, and so we have decided to remove it. We understand now that using a racist stereotype at all causes more damage than an explanation can repair, and we apologize."[3]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Length

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1.| "People"| 6:22
2.| "Tikwid"| 4:18
3.| "My Favorite Colors"| 1:52
4.| "People" (Live)| 6:25
Total length:| 18:54

## References

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1. ^ a b "Rolling Stone : People EP : Review". www.rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on January 14, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
2. ^ "Animal Collective: People EP". Pitchfork.
3. ^ Minsker, Evan (July 3, 2020). "Animal Collective Changing EP Art, Citing 'Racist Stereotypes,' Issue Apology". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved July 3, 2020.

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Animal Collective

* Avey Tare
* Panda Bear
* Deakin
* Geologist

Studio albums|

* Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished
* Danse Manatee
* Campfire Songs
* Here Comes the Indian
* Sung Tongs
* Feels
* Strawberry Jam
* Merriweather Post Pavilion
* Centipede Hz
* Painting With
* Time Skiffs
* Isn't It Now?

Visual albums|

* Oddsac
* Tangerine Reef

Live albums|

* Hollinndagain
* Animal Crack Box
* Live at 9:30

EPs|

* Prospect Hummer (with Vashti Bunyan)
* People
* Peacebone
* Water Curses
* Fall Be Kind
* Keep + Animal Collective
* Monkey Been to Burn Town
* The Painters
* Meeting of the Waters

Singles|

* "Who Could Win a Rabbit"
* "Grass"
* "Peacebone"
* "Fireworks"
* "My Girls"
* "Summertime Clothes"
* "Brother Sport"
* "Honeycomb" / "Gotham""
* "FloriDada"
* "Gnip Gnop" / "Hounds of Bairro"

See also|

* Discography
* Paw Tracks

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* MusicBrainz release group

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