Stereogum — Earlier this year, Animal Collective released the album Isn’t It Now?, which contained the 22-minute song “Defeat.” Today, Philly musician Moor Mother shared a psychedelic remix of the LP, collaging it all into a little less than four immers... more info

Stereogum — Avey Tare has been busy this year. In February, Tare released his solo album 7s . Then, in September, Tare’s band Animal Collective came out with Isn’t It Now? , their big return-to-form LP. Today, Avey Tare’s got a new track in the world,... more info

Stereogum — In 1970, the English folk singer Vashti Bunyan released one album, Just Another Diamond Day, before slipping into obscurity. That album didn’t sell, but it became a cult favorite, especially among the artists of the ’00s freak-folk world. Buny... more info

Stereogum — A couple of months ago, London indie-pop trio Girl Ray released Prestige , the new album that they recorded with Animal Collective collaborator Ben H. Allen. Girl Ray started out making twee, lo-fi jams, but their sound has consistently grown mor... more info

Consequence Of Sound — The follow-up to last year's Time Skiffs also marks the band's longest record to date. Animal Collective Share New Album Isn’t It Now?: Stream Carys Anderson more info

JamBase — Release Day Picks this week highlight new albums by Wilco, Lindsay Lou, Animal Collective, Grateful Dead, lespecial and Polyrhythmics. more info

Stereogum — I wish I could say that I loved Daniel Lopatin’s 2013 masterpiece R Plus Seven the first time I heard it. But, in all sincerity, it’s an album that scared the absolute shit out of me for many years. As a teenager, I religiously watched Animal ... more info

Stereogum — Meditations On Crime is a new collaborative project. The project’s debut single is a team-up between Julia Holter and and Harper Simon (aka the son of Paul Simon and Peggy Harper). “Heloise” features lyrics by Holter and Simon, who also pro... more info

Sweeping The Nation — What sort of year was 2015? Well, its biggest selling track was 2014's Uptown Funk, which gives some indication of how stagnant the middle of the decade was. There was of course a major populist upheaval at the end as Adele's 25 became Britai... more info

Consequence of Sound — Ballet Slippers celebrates the tenth anniversary of Merriweather Post Pavilion Animal Collective release live album Ballet Slippers: Stream wrengraves more info