Changes: Avey Tare

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Name	David Portner
Alias	Avey Tare
Born	April 24, 1979
Origin	Baltimore, MD
Active	2000-present
Instruments	Vocals, Guitar
Bands	Animal Collective Terrestrial Tones Avey Tare & Kría Brekkan
Genre	New Weird America
Label	Paw Tracks, Fat Cat, Domino, Catsup Plate, St. Ives, UUAR

Avey Tare (born David Portner, April 24, 1979) is an avant-garde musician and founding member of Animal Collective. Portner lives with his wife Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir (ex-Múm) in the Chinatown section of Manhattan.

Animal Collective and other musical projects

Avey Tare had met Animal Collective's Deakin (Josh Dibbs), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), and Geologist (Brian Weitz) in high school. For years, the four of them had swapped homemade recordings, shared musical ideas and performed in different group configurations. Avey Tare recorded the Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished album with Panda Bear, and initially released the recording on the band's own Animal label in 2000.

After high school, Avey Tare and Geologist moved to New York City to attend NYU and Columbia University, respectively. Panda Bear and Deakin had eventually moved to NYC, and the band became more collaborative in nature. They finally settled on the name "Animal Collective".

Avey Tare's other projects and releases include Terrestrial Tones with Eric Copeland of Black Dice, a split 12" with David Grubbs, and a LP with Valtýsdóttir (aka Kría Brekkan) called Pullhair Rubeye.

Discography with Animal Collective

Albums

Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished (2000) - Animal
Danse Manatee (2001) - Catsup Plate
Hollinndagain (2002, 2006) - St. Ives, Paw Tracks
Campfire Songs (March, 2003) - Catsup Plate
Here Comes the Indian (June 17, 2003) - Paw Tracks
Sung Tongs (May 3, 2004) - Fat Cat Records
Feels (October 18, 2005) - Fat Cat
Strawberry Jam (September 10, 2007) - Domino Records - US #72, UK Indie #13
Merriweather Post Pavilion (January 12, 2009) - Domino Records

EPs

Prospect Hummer (May 24, 2005) - Fat Cat
People (October 23, 2006) - Fat Cat
Water Curses (May 6, 2008) - Domino

Singles

"Who Could Win a Rabbit" (July 19, 2004) - Fat Cat
"Grass" (September 26, 2005) - Fat Cat
"The Purple Bottle" (July 4, 2006) - White label
"Peacebone" (August 21, 2007) - Domino
"Fireworks" (November 5, 2007) - Domino

Splits

Crumbling Land split 12" (w/David Grubbs) (2003, Fat Cat Records)
Wastered (w/ Black Dice) (2004) - Paw Tracks

Discography with Terrestrial Tones

Blasted (2005, Psych-o-Path records)
Oboroed/Circus Lives (2005, UUAR)
Dead Drunk (2006, Paw Tracks)

Discography with Kría Brekkan

Pullhair Rubeye (2007, Paw Tracks)

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 ==Animal Collective and other musical projects==
-Avey Tare had met Animal Collective's [[Deakin]] (Josh Dibbs), [[Panda Bear]] (Noah Lennox), and [[Geologist]] (Brian Weitz) in high school. For years, the four of them had swapped homemade recordings, shared musical ideas and performed in different group configurations. Avey Tare recorded the ''[[Spirit They’re Gone, Spirit They’ve Vanished]]'' album with Panda Bear, and initially released the recording on the band's own [[Animal]] label in 2000.
+Avey Tare had met Animal Collective's [[Deakin]] (Josh Dibbs), [[Panda Bear]] (Noah Lennox), and [[Geologist]] (Brian Weitz) in high school. For years, the four of them had swapped homemade recordings, shared musical ideas and performed in different group configurations. Avey Tare recorded the ''[[Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished]]'' album with Panda Bear, and initially released the recording on the band's own [[Animal]] label in 2000.
 After high school, Avey Tare and Geologist moved to New York City to attend NYU and Columbia University, respectively. Panda Bear and Deakin had eventually moved to NYC, and the band became more collaborative in nature.  They finally settled on the name "[[Animal Collective]]".