Stereogum — Brian Weitz, better known as Geologist of Animal Collective, is a huge NHL fan. Although he moved to Baltimore as a teen, he grew up in Philadelphia, and he’s a die-hard Flyers supporter. Now, he’s written an essay for Sports Illustrated remember... more info

Stereogum — Animal Collective’s next album is finished, and on a recent AnCo message board thread, Spacemen 3’s Pete “Sonic Boom” Kember noted that it’s a “super sweet one” featuring a “lotta vocal trade-offs” and “seems to these eers like yo... more info

Stereogum — Panda Bear’s latest record, Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper, already got an outtakes collection of sorts with the Crosswords EP, but it turns out the Animal Collective member has even more where that came from: Today, he’s shared a mix called Sw... more info

Stereogum — Feels turned 10 yesterday, and Animal Collective have honored the occasion by sharing a full live recording of a show they played in Chapel Hill, NC in 2004. Highlights include classic Feels tracks like “Banshee Beat,” “The Purple Bottle,” an... more info

Stereogum — Levitation Fest will return to Austin in the spring of 2016 (4/29-5/1 to be exact) with a beyond impressive lineup. Headlining the bill is Brian Wilson performing all of Pet Sounds alongside Al Jardine, as well as Animal Collective, Flying Lotus, the... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Dates and the initial lineup for the 2016 Levitation Festival have been announced. Formerly known as Austin Psych Fest, the three-day festival returns to Carson Creek Ranch from April 29 - May 1 and will feature Brian Wilson performing... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Panda Bear at Pitchfork Fest 2015 (more by James Richards IV) In addition to Panda Bear's new album Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper and his remix EP, the Animal Collective member just surprise-released a new five-song EP called... more info

Stereogum — It’s been nearly three years since Animal Collective released Centipede Hz, their last album, and the members of the band seemed perfectly content doing their own respective things. We knew that they were working on something, but that’s all we k... more info

Stereogum — Animal Collective’s fuzziest member, Panda Bear, released Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper in January. Noah Lennox is bringing his smeared, electronic-mashing solo work to New York for three shows during this fall’s CMJ Music Marathon, and to go ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Guardian listed the essential Saul Bellow novels. SPIN interviewed Doug Martsch about the new Built to Spill album Untethered Moon. The moment Saul Bellow found his literary voice. Vashti Bunyan and Josh Dibb (Deakin) of Animal Collective discuss... more info