Pitchfork — Photo by Kathryn YuJust as was suspected, Merriweather Post Pavilion is indeed the full-length studio follow-up to Animal Collective's excellent 2007 long-player Strawberry Jam, as confirmed in today's official press release on the matter. The disc, ... more info

XLR8R — Word was out this week that Animal Collective has a new album in the works, and while details about it are few and far between right now, a strange-yet-intriguing video on the band's site suggests there may be a set tracklisting for Merriweather... more info

Stereogum — Earlier this week Animal Collective's website started spitting up cryptic things about something called Merriweather Post Pavilion, which diligent Animal scout Gorilla Vs. Bear was quick to speculate was the title of a new LP from the band due in Ja... more info

Pitchfork — Click on over to Animal Collective's webspot and point your mouse toward the scribble that reads Merriweater Post Pavilion. No, seriously, do it! You'll be greeted by a sorta stoned sounding voice laconically announcing something like "uh, that track... more info

The Music Slut — Merriweather Post Pavilion is due in January.The set will include:1. In The Flowers2. My Girls3. Also Frightened4. Summertime Clothes5. Daily Routine6. Bluish7. Guys Eyes8. Taste9. Lion In A Coma10. No More Runnin'11. Brother SportLearn more about th... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — An addendum to that highly (okay, totally) speculative post from the other day: here is the tracklisting for the new Animal Collective record, Merriweather Post Pavilion, according to the band:1. In the Flowers2. My Girls3. Also Frightened4. Summerti... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Kathryn YuThe Satan Fish on Animal Collective's website has spoken!! And, well, it all came out demonic gobbledygook. Nobody at AC home Domino Records is talking either, so we can't translate the Satan Fish's words into plain English just ye... more info

Silent Uproar — Animal Collective have posted a cryptic clip on their website promoting something called Merriweather Post Pavilion for January 2009. Pitchfork thinks it's a new album, but there's no official word. more info

Pitchfork — Much like Panda Bear, to whom he's often compared, El Guincho can conjure an engaging world of sounds all by his lonesome. And much as Panda Bear's Noah Lennox is often found roaming with Animal Collective, El Guincho's Pablo Diaz-Reixa too has a cre... more info

Bridging The Atlantic — While scoping the far reaches of the BTA email, I came across these guys from Spain who go by the name of my favourite time traveling car. Delorean remixed The Mystery Jets' "Half in Love With Elizabeth" and have turned it into a piano-banging, uplif... more info