Avey Tare

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Avey Tare
Live in September 2007
Background information
Born	April 24, 1979 (1979-04-24) (age 30)
Genres	Experimental rock Electronic music Folk music New Weird America Naturalismo
Instruments	Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Synthesizers, Percussion
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Paw Tracks, FatCat Records, Domino Records, Catsup Plate, St. Ives, UAAR,
Associated acts	Animal Collective, Avey Tare & Kría Brekkan, Terrestrial Tones
Website	[1]

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 New York City. ^[1]

Animal Collective and other musical projects

Avey Tare had met Animal Collective's Deakin (Josh Dibb), 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.

His sister is Abby Portner, New York City artist and musician, who creates the majority of Animal Collective's artwork.

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) - FatCat Records
• Feels (October 18, 2005) - FatCat
• 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) - FatCat
• People (October 23, 2006) - FatCat
• Water Curses (May 6, 2008) - Domino
• Fall Be Kind (December 15, 2009) - Domino

Compilations

• Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished / Danse Manatee (October 6, 2003) - FatCat

Singles

• "Who Could Win a Rabbit" (July 19, 2004) - FatCat
• "Grass" (September 26, 2005) - FatCat
• "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)

References