''People'' is the second EP by American

experimental pop Experimental pop is pop music that cannot be categorized within traditional musical boundaries or which attempts to push elements of existing popular forms into new areas. It may incorporate experimental music, experimental techniques such as m ...

band

Animal Collective Animal Collective is an American experimental pop band formed in Baltimore County, Maryland. Its members consist of Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Geologist (Brian Weitz), and Deakin (Josh Dibb). The band's work is cha ...

, 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

Reviewing the EP for ''

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'', 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".

2020 reissue

In 2020, as a large majority of their back catalogue was to be added to

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, 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

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. 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."

Track listing

References

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