It is well known that the men of Animal Collective are big fans of the Grateful Dead. They have described that they perform their live shows around the same structure that the Dead are known for. And they even sampled one of the Dead's songs "Unbroken Chain" on their unreleased songs "What Would I Want Sky". I don't know much about the Dead / don't listen to them. All I know is that they have a huge following, have managed to stay popular for 4 + decades, and that the guidance counselor in "Freaks and Geeks" recommends their album American Beauty to calm down to. The song "What Would I Want Sky" has been played at Animal Collective's live shows and has stumbled around the internet for a while. Yet, it has never been released. According to Animal Collective's management, they were able to clear the rights to the sample. This marks the first ever officially licensed Grateful Dead sample. David Portner aka Avery Tare said on Pitchfork.com said this about releasing "What Would I Want Sky":
"Hopefully, we're gonna do a kind of 'Brother Sport' EP at the end of the year, with the extra tracks and maybe 'What Would I Want Sky'. I think that would be sweet."
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