Sung Tongs by Animal Collective

Pros: The place to start for new fans; the first unconditional masterpiece

Cons: Can feel overlong; 'Whaddit I Done' is a weak closing song

The Bottom Line: Animal Collective's first unconditional masterpiece, and the place to start for interested listeners

Review: "Sung Tongs are tongs about returning to an old house, doing nothing with friends, or making sound with bones." So goes the liner notes to Sung Tongs, and while this may be a self-consciously cryptic and absurdist thing to say, it makes a lot ...