CNN Showbiz — Fans wandering through the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival this weekend will encounter an ambitious array of audiovisual installations created by bands including Arcade Fire, Animal Collective and Interpol. more info

DrownedInSound — Panda Bear aka Animal Collective's Noah Lennox’s new album, Tomboy, is out this month, having been preceded by several singles on Kompakt (along with an excellent Actress remix of ‘Surfer’s Hymn’, which re-interprets the song for a dancefloor... more info

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Altsounds — Legendary rock trio Meat Puppets announce spring and summer tour dates supporting the release of their 13th LP, Lollipop - out April 12, 2011 on Megaforce Records - including a run of dates with Slightly Stoopid! Lollipop is now available for ... more info

Abeano — When bands play new songs at a show there are only two possible reactions from the fans. One, a groan. “Dudes, we want to hear bonafide hit, not you stumbling through your latest piece of art that, let’s face it, isn’t as good as the last ... more info

Stereogum — Animal Collective is playing shows on their way to their Coachella appearance on Saturday, and according to the Animal Collective message board Collected Animals, they performed up to nine new songs at their Petaluma, California show last night. Cons... more info

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Nialler9 — From Pantha Du Prince’s remix album XI Versions of Black Noise (out next week) which features remixes from Four Tet, Efdemin, Moritz Von Oswald, Animal Collective, Walls and more. The Sight Below’s version pumps up the beats more than the origina... more info

Guardian Music — (Paw Tracks)A note of caution: listen to Tomboy for the first time after a frazzling day and it might just give you a migraine. Noah Lennox's follow-up to his rapturous 2007 album Person Pitch is as demanding and nerve-needling as a hungry, tired t... more info

Stereogum — Last week the Animal Collective bros released an official mixtape for their new … sneakers. That is a thing now. Gotta keep fans on their toes (ouch, sorry). The shoes which you can see here benefit the Socorro island Conservation Fund, and they ar... more info