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Avey Tare Biography

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  • Born: April 24, 1979
  • Years Active: 2000s-present
  • Member of: Animal Collective
  • Genre: Rock & Alternative

Best known as one of the founding members of experimental/indie rock outfit Animal Collective, Avey Tare was born David Portner on April 24, 1979. Outside of the Animal Collective fold, the New York City-based multi-instrumentalist has released a handful of noisy, psych-rock albums with Eric Copeland of Black Dice under the Terrestrial Tones moniker, a collaboration with múm vocalist (and ex-wife) Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir called Pullhair Rubeye and a 2010 solo album titled Down There. ~ James ChristopheR Monger, Rovi

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