Learn what makes Animal Collective tick. From the sunny sheen of Gilberto Gil and lilt of English folk to the driving rhythms of Daft Punk and techno, the band's wide-ranging, crate-digging influences have made them one of the most innovative and popular indie rock acts around. After starting out as a noisy experimental act, the group borrowed from previous generations of musical innovators to shape their singular sound. Hear it all with this set of the band's key influences.