Stereogum — Avey Tare’s got a solo LP out soon, Deakin is heading out on tour with Paw Tracks’ Sanskrit-chanting psych troupe Prince Rama,  all three were on hand for Saturday’s installment of the MoMA WarmUp. The Animal Collective duo and their label sig... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Prince Rama - Lightening Fossil (MP3) Deakin & Avey @ PS1 on July 31st (more by Andrew St. Clair) Hot off their sets at PS1, Animal Collective's Deakin and Brooklyn's Prince Rama will be going on tour in September.... more info

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