Animal magic - at times

On Tuesday I found myself wondering whether I should give Animal Collective another try. Four days on, and Alexis Petridis' Guardian review of Painting With is little help either way - even if it is very well written. The gist of Petridis' argument is that the new record has some sublime moments but others that are "almost supernaturally annoying". So, very much like all of its predecessors, then...