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

Stereogum — Death Cab For Cutie and the Dismemberment Plan had a mutual respect for each other, so much so that they embarked on a joint Death And Dismemberment Tour in early 2002. This weekend sees the two bands reuniting on the same lineup for Chicago’s A.V.... more info

Stereogum — This fall, Animal Collective are embarking on a DJ tour across America (sans Panda Bear, who will be touring solo and possibly working on an album or something). For an idea of what an AnCo DJ set might sound like, you can listen to a set recorded a ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Avey Tare at Pitchfork Fest 2014 (more by James Richards IV) While Panda Bear will be busy touring this year, the other members of Animal Collective will go on another DJ tour. The new tour brings them back to Brooklyn... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Panda Bear at Warsaw in May (more by PSquared) Still no word on when Animal Collective member Panda Bear's new album, tentatively titled Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper, is coming out, but he did just announce another tour. This... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Animal Collective at Governors Ball 2013 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Animal Collective's two main songwriters, Panda Bear and Avey Tare, are currently busy with their solo projects, which is probably at least partially why we haven't heard from... more info