Stereogum — When posting about WAVVES, aka the one-man project of 22-year-old San Diego-based Nathan Williams, in The Outsiders, I made the caveat that "he seems like he's ready to explode from the starter gate" via two new records -- one upcoming on De Stijl Fa... more info
Popdose — Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009, Domino)
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The optical illusion cover for Animal Collective’s latest and eighth release, Merriweather Post Pavilion, is more than something fun to look at while under the ... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Ratatat @ Terminal 5 in September (more by Leia Jospe) Evan Mast, or E*vax, is an electronic music artist. He and his brother E*rock run the Audio Dregs record label. His first album, Parking Lot Music, was released on 04... more info
The Lipster — The clever Animal Collective men have used some proper sick artwork for their new album Merriweather Post Pavilion. And by "sick" we do not mean "wow, amazing" (what do you think we watch, Channel U? Oh). It is making us feel like we want to be sick.... more info
All About Jazz — The 2009 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival will take place June 11-14 at The Farm in Manchester, TN featuring:
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band
Phish
Beastie Boys
Nine Inch Nails
David Bryne
Wilco
Al Green
Snoop Dogg
Elvis Costell... more info
JamBase — First Album: Dave Portner (Avey Tare) / Animal Collective
This is very strange, I would have never brought this up before... but I remember buying a Tiffany single when I was younger, and the song was "It Could Have Been." It was a real emotional... more info
NME — Bruce Springsteen, Phish, Beastie Boys, Nine Inch Nails, TV on the Radio, Wilco, Al Green, David Byrne, Snoop Dogg, Animal Collective, The Mars Volta and MGMT are among the acts announced to play Bonnaroo this year. more info
NME — Bruce Springsteen, Phish, Beastie Boys, Nine Inch Nails, TV on the Radio, Wilco, Al Green, David Byrne, Snoop Dogg, Animal Collective, The Mars Volta and MGMT are among the acts announced to play Bonnaroo this year. more info
Allmusic Blog — It’s the 50th anniversary of the plane crash that claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and J.P. Richardson (a.k.a. the Big Bopper). [NYDailyNews.com]
Bonnarooo has unveiled it’s official 2009 lineup, with featured headlining stints by... more info
XFM.co.uk — Fresh off the heels of new album ‘Merriweather Post Pavilion', Animal Collective tell Xfm they're already working on their next project… more info