The Painters is the eighth EP by American experimental pop band Animal Collective, released on February 17, 2017.

[3] It is the first extended play released by the band since Monkey Been to Burn Town (2013).

[4] The Painters continues in the "synth-splattering" pop aesthetic of its polarizing predecessor Painting With.

[1] It has been noted for donning a "tribal pulse",[1] musically and lyrically resulting in a piece of "outreach raga-rock.

"[5] The Independent rated the album 4 stars, calling it "possibly the perfect Animal Collective release".