As always, the aesthetic of Animal Collective (as well as Perez) is unabashedly esoteric and at times indulgent. “There are more cohesive moments in it, but then there are some that are a little more abstract,” founding member Avey Tare told NME. Of course, producing a coherent, conventional narrative is hardly the point, as the visceral dreamscape offered here calls to mind the sinister, surreal, and sometimes campy works of David Lynch, Matthew Barney, and Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead series. Moreover, the largely instrumental music on Oddsac may not reach the exuberant heights of songs like “My Girls”, but the soundtrack does effectively sustain the group’s trademark mix of electronic and global music with Spector-esque pop. And when the filmmakers open their supremely inward-looking work to more natural, outdoor scenery, the effect proves quite magical, serving (like it probably should) as an apt complement to Animal Collective’s aural oddities.

Oddsac will be released on DVD July 27.