| The Painters | |
| Type: | EP |
| Artist: | Animal Collective |
| Cover: | AnCoThePainters.jpg |
| Released: | February 17, 2017 |
| Genre: | Synth-pop |
| Length: | 13:25 |
| Label: | Domino |
| Producer: | Animal Collective |
| Prev Title: | Painting With |
| Prev Year: | 2016 |
| Next Title: | Meeting of the Waters |
| Next Year: | 2017 |
The Painters is the eighth EP by American experimental pop band Animal Collective, released on February 17, 2017.[1] It is the first extended play released by the band since Monkey Been to Burn Town (2013). The EP serves as a companion to their 2016 studio album, Painting With.[2]
The Painters continues in the "synth-splattering" pop aesthetic of its polarizing predecessor Painting With.
The first track, "Kinda Bonkers", has been compared to its predecessor's opener "FloriDada". It has been noted for donning a "tribal pulse", musically and lyrically resulting in a piece of "outreach raga-rock."
The Independent rated the album 4 stars, calling it "possibly the perfect Animal Collective release".[3]