Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Andrew St Clair Blondes & Avey Tare @ PS1 Warm Up on July 31st Avey Tare and Deakin of Animal Collective were among the DJs at PS1 Warm Up on Saturday, July 31st. Other sets & performances included... more info

XLR8R — Not unlike his oft-lauded bandmate Panda Bear, Animal Collective frontmammal Dave Portner (a.k.a. Avey Tare) will soon be releasing his first solo album, entitled Down There. read more more info

Undercover, Australia — Following the news of Animal Collective’s Panda Bear releasing a solo album, Avey Tare announces his own. more info

NME — 'Down There' is due out on October 26 more info

Stereogum — Following in Panda Bear’s footsteps, Avey Tare has himself a lone Animal album coming out this fall. Down There, recorded by the most elusive of Animal Collective members Deakin, is Avey’s first complete solo outing. It was reportedly inspired by... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Pitchfork has posted that Dave Portner a.k.a. Avery Tare from Animal Collective has announced his debut solo album. The album is titled Down There and will be released on October 26th via Animal Collective’s own label, Paw Tracks. It will consist o... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Young Man - Five (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Young Man - Heart of Chambers (Beach House cover) (MP3) Recent Frenchkiss signee Young Man will be opening for his label-mates Local Natives at their Beach at Governors Island show on August 7th.... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Over halfway through the year and I am unimpressed.  Eminem's new album is pretty good and definitely a return to form.  But the best of the year?  It's not even the best Em album.  Maybe 3rd best.  And Massive Attack, Morcheeba, and MGMT have a... more info

NME.COM - Reviews Blog — The release of Animal Collective's visual album 'ODDSAC' this week has given reviewers the breadth and length of these isles a chance to exercise their already VDU-atrophied eyes. Not just a film with soundtrack, watching it as a DVD is the only way ... more info

Guardian Music — It started out as a proposal for a tour doc, but 'visual album' follow-up to Merriweather Post Pavilion, ODDSAC, is more countercultural arthouse meets B-movie shlockNot that he'd admit it, but there must have been times when Josh Dibb has wondered i... more info