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

Consequence of Sound — Ballet Slippers features recordings from the band's 2009 supporting tour. Animal Collective mark 10th anniversary of Merriweather Post Pavilion with new live album Ben Kaye more info

Stereogum — Since Silver Jews and Purple Mountains leader David Berman passed away a couple months ago, a lot of artists have paid tribute to the late musician by covering his songs. Those artists have included his one-time Silver Jews bandmate Stephen Malkmus, ... more info

Stereogum — A couple months ago, Animal Collective shared "Summer Blaze," the A-side to a digital split called New Psycho Actives Vol. 2. The first volume was released about four years ago and featured mixes themed around winter and spring. Today, they've comple... more info

Stereogum — Last month, Mtendere Mandowa announced the first new Teebs album in five years, Anicca, with a great new track called "Studie" that featured Animal Collective's Panda Bear. Today he's back with another new song from it, a collaboration with Sudan Arc... more info

Stereogum — Animal Collective kicked off a six-date tour of the United States this week, and they've been using it as an opportunity to try out some new material. Between their shows at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Monday, Meow Wolf in Santa Fe, New Mex... more info