Painting With is the 10th album by Animal Collective, released February 19, 2016.
It’s the first album recorded without Josh “Deakin” Dibb since 2009’s Merriweather Post Pavilion. Dibb left in order to finish recording his solo album.
It’s also the first album where the band decided to write their songs in the studio, rather than working them out onstage over the course of a tour. A considerable portion of the album was recorded at EastWest Studios in Hollywood, in the room where Brian Wilson recorded Pet Sounds and Smile.
The album was first released through the speakers of the Baltimore-Washington International Airport, where it played on a loop the evening of November 25, 2015.
It has three unique covers, each depicting a member of the band: Panda Bear, Avey Tare and Geologist. The limited edition vinyl copy also included a zoetropic turntable slipmat, a set of stickers which say “Painting with” in different languages and a bonus 7" with two outtake songs.