Animal Collective are not an inherently nostalgic band, even though they certainly embody a certain time and aesthetic in indie rock history. They're also not a terribly active band. All four members are very busy, but they live in different parts of the world and don't assemble at full force all that often. So it was a big deal when AnCo announced a quick run of shows where they would play their 2005 classic Feels in full for the first time ever. After running into ticketing issues with bots and glitches, they added a couple more shows , but this still amounts to a very brief episode in the band's life. It means that every one of these Feels shows is special.

On Wednesday night, Animal Collective played the first of their Feels shows at the Knockdown Center in Queens. Their buddy Eric Copeland, of Black Dice and Terrestrial Tones, opened the show. This was AnCo's first full live set in four years. Even when they toured more actively, many of the songs from Feels were not regular parts of their setlists.…