| Eucalyptus | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Avey Tare |
| Cover: | Eucalyptus_Cover.jpg |
| Recorded: | 2017 |
| Genre: | Electroacoustic |
| Length: | 62:29 |
| Label: | Domino |
| Prev Title: | Down There |
| Prev Year: | 2010 |
| Next Title: | Cows on Hourglass Pond |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
Eucalyptus is the second solo studio album by American recording artist Avey Tare. Released on July 21, 2017, it is Avey Tare's second album, following his 2010 debut Down There,[1] Recorded by fellow Animal Collective bandmate Joshua Dibb, it features past collaborators Eyvind Kang and Angel Deradoorian.
A press release by Domino described the album as "an electroacoustic movement through leaves, rocks and dust. Written on sunlit bedroom afternoon in Los Angeles, practiced in the dark early hours of the California twilight, and slept on under Big Sur skies."[2]
Portner wrote the album by himself in 2014, but due to commitments with his band Animal Collective he set the material aside. In an interview with Stereogum, Portner elaborated on the writing of the album:[3] His friend and bandmate Josh Dibb proposed properly recording the album in 2016. The two recorded the album together at their respective homes.[4]
A week before properly announcing the album, Domino Records mailed out several packages to a handful of recipients. In the package was a tiny puzzle, which displayed the album art once assembled. The label on the box listed the track listing and personnel.[5]
All tracks written by Avey Tare.
The track "Selection of a Place" also appears on Animal Collective's Meeting of the Waters EP, although it is listed on the EP as the "Rio Negro Version". The two tracks only share similarities in lyrics and chord progression.
Credits adapted from AllMusic.[6]
| Chart (2017) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7] | 15 | |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8] | 37 |