Core News — “Panda Bear, aka Noah Lennox, joins the party as Mary Anne’s guest … This is the man responsible for shaping a lot of the alternative music scene in the 21st century with his influential band Animal Collective. Lennox was born in Baltimore, Mar... more info

Stereogum — Sometimes when I listen to Animal Collective I feel like I’m peering through a kaleidoscope into heaven, and other times I’m pretty sure I’m vomiting through a fault line into hell. Setting aside the question of whether that disconnect is inten... more info

Stereogum — One of Stereogum’s beloved holiday traditions is premiering a cover tune by Norwegian pop auteur Sondre Lerche. Last year he bestowed us with “Wrecking Ball,” and before that he’s done songs by Animal Collective, Owen Pallett, and Beyoncé. N... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — If you missed out on getting tickets in the BV presale for the Alvvays show at Bowery Ballroom, you can get them in the general on-sale, starting today at noon. Tickets for the Iggy Azalea, Nick Jonas and Tinashe... more info

Stereogum — Listening to Shabazz Palaces’ “#CAKE” is already a weird enough experience, so leave it to perennial freaks Animal Collective to make it even weirder. Their remix of the Lese Majesty song devolves what was already a pretty deconstructed track i... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — As discussed, Animal Collective are on a DJ tour which hits NYC tonight (11/14) at Brooklyn Bowl with Avey Tare, Geologist and Deakin in tow. It also returns to that same venue on December 12 without Avey Tare. Tickets... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — First Avey Tare put out a spooky video today and now his bandmate Panda Bear has followed suit. Those Animal Collective guys sure love Halloween! This one's a second teaser for his new album, Panda Bear Meets the Grim... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Animal Collective member Avey Tare put out the debut album with his band Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks earlier this year, and they've now made a short film for its song "Catchy (Was Contagious)." Here's what director Abigail Portner had... more info

Stereogum — Early next year, Glaswegian indie pop deities Belle And Sebastian will return with Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance, their first proper studio album since 2010′s Write About Love. The band recorded this one in Georgia with producer Ben H. Allen III... more info

Stereogum — Yellerkin is the duo of Adrian Galvin and Luca Buccellati, Brooklyn pop experimentalists who seem to have ingested Animal Collective and Passion Pit in equal measure. “Tools,” their new single, brings a wanton, whimsical spirit to bold, bright sy... more info