Animal Collective

I realize I am putting this out really late. I always put this off until winter break, thinking I’ll have tons of time to listen to the albums, but always underestimate how much I actually need to listen to. But honestly, that isn’t a bad thing. I think we are living in a time where [...]

Merriweather Post Pavilion kicked off everyone’s year with some crazy album art, so it’s only fitting (no pun intended) to close it out the same way! Stereogum says it’s for your girls…

So, tons of great music came out over the last month as we were studying for finals. In an effort to reward our viewers for sticking around, I have loaded this post with everything worthy of your ear’s time. From their latest release Fall Be Kind EP (this is the song that has been getting [...]

For the past two years, the band has been working on a ‘visual album’, and it’s set to debut this January at the Sundance Film Festival. Guitarist/singer Avey Tare had the following to say about it: “It’s kinda like a psychedelic film , it’s not like a narrative film or anything… There are more cohesive [...]

After breaking out with Merriweather Post Pavilion (Merriweather Post Pavilion), AC fans should be sitting comfortably awaiting the album’s follow-up EP Fall Be Kind, which is out 12/14 on Domino. In the meantime, check out this track that is part of the Brothersport 10″ that was just released. “Bleeding” (Live): If you’ve seen AC live [...]

After their 2007 album Strawberry Jam, the band put out an EP (Water Curses) of tracks that they wrote during the same time period that didn’t quite fit on the record. Turns out they’re during the same thing this Winter after their summery hit Merriweather Post Pavilion. Fall Be Kind, a play on “fall behind”, will [...]

According to the most intelligent music critics I’ve ever heard, older folks are more likely to be down with Young Jeezy than Animal Collective. As a part of Scrapple.tv’s Breakfast At Sulimay’s web video series, three very seasoned listeners got a taste of new releases from both Jeezy and Animal Collective. First, they get to [...]

I just realized Merriweather is kinda remixable! Hatchmatik takes a standard techno approach to the song, which isn’t necessarily bad, but some of the dynamics of the original get ruined aka the first a cappella. That Gigamesh one though… MP3: Animal Collective: “My Girls” (Hatchmatik Disco Version)

I can guarantee one thing: Sasquatch will not pull a Langerado. A handful of big names overlap with Bonnaroo, but that’s not a bad thing considering how far apart they are from each other: Sasquatch is in Washington state and Bonnaroo (lineup) is in Tennessee. Both still have more artists to add, but already it [...]

The king of summer festivals is back on the beautiful 700-acre Manchester farm in June (11th-14th), and the announcement of (some of) the performers came this morning. The lineup is packed full of big names and great accompanying artists. Metallica and Kanye are gone this year (YES!), and Phish is bringing back Bonnaroo as a [...]