Stereogum — MPP remixes are nothing new, but St. Louis electro composer Phaseone gives "Daily Routine" a chillier, downtempo vibe without over-laboring, painting-by-numbers, or sucking the life from the original. And that's new! It's at Mad Decent. more info

Stereogum — Listen to bits of the Vitamin String Quartet's takes on "Eraser" and "Banshee Beat" (among other indie favorites) here and In Rainbows there. Nervous, Apocalyptica? more info

I Guess I'm Floating — What the hell happened to Annuals? They used to be a band with gargantuan potential, a band that Pitchfork described as being a perfect combination of Animal Collective, Arcade Fire and Broken Social Scene. Be He Me was a tremendous debut, a very o... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — The Antlers “Hospice” is one of the better records to grace 2009, yet it is getting overshadowed by the big guys. (As in Grizzly Bear, Animal Collective, Phoenix, etc…). Critics such as NPR have called the album “One of the most beautiful... more info

NME - Pinglewood — Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti. The name is a mouthful, but weirdly suitable, and, as the guy who co-founded Paw Tracks with Animal Collective, freak folker Mr Pink deserves his billing. He's a mysterious dude who hides out in the Hollywood Hills, sin... more info

New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FL — Animal Collective has released nine albums in the past nine years, all challenging, all imperfect but innovative, all substantially different. Some are placid, others orgiastic; some are convincingly reminiscent of dreams and drug trips, others convi... more info

XLR8R — Germany's Melt! Festival gears up for its 12th year, and with the multi-day event just a little over a month away, organizers are busy finalizing the lineup. It's been known for a little while that Aphex Twin will headline the event, alongs... more info

Stereogum — Blog readers had so many options on Friday night in L.A. -- Passion Pit, Lykke Li, SVIIB and Black Moth Super Rainbown all in town -- and still the ticketless masses chose the Wiltern sidewalk for even a shot at getting into Animal Collective's so... more info

Pasta Primavera — It’s hard to think any remix could top any of the originals on Animal Collective’s Merriweather Post Pavilion.  Stones Throws’ Dam-Funk gave it a shot with their light synth rework of “Summertime Clothes”.  It’s definitely no where ... more info

Rawkblog — All photos by Cayla McCrae Rawkblog contributor Cayla McCrae trekked out to the Gorge in Washington last weekend for this year’s edition of the Sasquatch! Music Festival — a three-day event that saw the likes of Nine Inch Nails, Animal Collective... more info