I have an unadulterated love for most things 80s New Wave, so Baltimore’s Animal Collective is already a guilty pleasure. There’s a little more to it than this–AC mixes in a little proggy noise with their New Order-esque melodies, with a bonus being how strikingly a song like “Also Frightened” resemble, if only remotely, the calliope behind The Beatles’ “Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite.” While drawing on the ghosts of British pop-rock past, Animal Collective aren’t shy about letting their own influences sway the band–here’s a couple of clips of the band from The Red Bull Music Academy Site, playing “Headphone Highlights” and at an appearance at Chairman Mao’s in NYC.