Stereogum — Stereolab and Animal Collective were the first two acts announced for Desert Daze's 2019 lineup. Today, the festival announces the addition of Flying Lotus' immersive 3D show and the Flaming Lips' 20th anniversary The Soft Bulletin performance. The f... more info

JamBase — Animal Collective announced their first tour of 2019, which spans a seven-day span in October. more info

Stereogum — Last month, veteran space-time traveler Panda Bear released his solo album Buoys , a relatively rustic affair that he produced with his old buddy and longtime Animal Collective collaborator Rusty Santos. And today, Panda Bear has dropped his video f... more info

Consequence of Sound — Animal Collective member's new solo album is one of his bests. more info

Stereogum — Paul Maroon of the Walkmen and Jonathan Fire*Eater released a new split 7" last week. I Don't Need a Crowd/The One That Got Away features Noah Lennox, aka Panda Bear of Animal Collective, and Maroon's Walkmen bandmate Hamilton Leithauser. Today, we h... more info

Stereogum — Later this week, Avey Tare, the Animal Collective member otherwise known as Dave Portner, will release the new album Cows On Hourglass Pond. Avey recorded the whole album on reel-to-reel tape in Asheville, and we've already posted the early tracks "S... more info

Consequence of Sound — The single was co-written and co-produced by Animal Collective's Panda Bear. more info

Consequence of Sound — A second taste of the Animal Collective member's upcoming LP, Cows on Hourglass Pond. more info

Stereogum — Now that Panda Bear's latest solo project, Buoys , is in the rearview, the next Animal Collective member is stepping up to the plate. Avey Tare, aka Dave Portner, announced his new album, Cows On Hourglass Pond, at the end of January with "Saturdays... more info

Stereogum — Indie had a big year in 2009. As the first decade of the century drew to a close, there was a slew of major releases from the genre's dominant, or very-soon-to-be-dominant, names. The year kicked off with Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavili... more info