My Old Kentucky — New videos from two of our favorite releases so far this year. While Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion holds down the number one spot for many cooler-than-yous, Woods' Songs of Shame may still be too under-the-radar to end up on many ye... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — LA RECORD: I notice some writers making cracks about glowsticks and jam bands--what do you think makes people use that for cheap jokes? Noah Panda Bear: I'd say that the music just isn't those people thing and I think that's... more info

AngryApe — more info

Culture Bully — Music video for "Summertime Clothes" by Animal Collective from the album "Merriweather Post Pavilion." more info

Pasta Primavera — “Daily Routine” was probably the last track I expected to be remixed off of Animal Collective’s Merriweather Post Pavilion.  The tempo nad rhythmic timing are complex and I thought it would be difficult for a DJ to translate this into a new ... more info

Rollo & Grady — Patterson Hood The Low Anthem Time: 1:30pm - 2:00pm Stage: Sonic MP3: The Low Anthem - To Ohio Patterson Hood & The Screwtopians Time: 2:15pm - 2:45pm Stage: Sonic MP3: Patterson Hood - Heavy and Hanging Animal Collective Time: 2:50pm - 4:00pm Stage... more info

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